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Calixto vs. Baleros

JOY CADIOGAN CALIXTO, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. CORA JANE P. BALEROS, RESPONDENT. [A.C. No. 13912] RIMAS GAWIGAEN CALIXTO, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. CORA JANE P. BALEROS, RESPONDENT.

A.C. No. 13911 | 2023-10-03

D E C I S I O N
 
LOPEZ, J., J.:
 
Fundamental is the rule that the Supreme Court is the constitutional institution empowered to promulgate rules concerning the admission and practice of law. In line with its constitutionally mandated duty, this Court is likewise the prime authority in determining the discipline and the disbarment of erring lawyers. However, in the exercise of its authority, this Court must ensure that all of its issued guidelines are expansive enough to allow its application to unforeseeable circumstances that may so arise. In this regard, this Court shall resolve a novel issue of when a lawyer's period of...