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Atienza vs. Evangelista

MARIA LUZ ATIENZA, complainant, vs. VICENTE EVANGELISTA, respondent.

A.C. No. 1517 | 1977-11-29

R E S O L U T I O N

FERNANDO, J:

Membership in the bar is an exacting responsibility. It is, to quote from Justice Cardozo, "a privilege burdened with conditions." 1 It imposes, at the very least, the obligation of attending with due zeal and diligence to a client's cause. In a complaint filed with this Court by Maria Luz Atienza, respondent Vicente Evangelista, a member of the Philippine Bar, was charged with unprofessional conduct unbecoming a member of the bar. It was alleged that he was remiss in attending to her case with the Manila City Fiscal's Office notwithstanding his having been retained and paid for his services. He was...