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Uy vs. Atty. Fermin Gonzales

WILLIAM S. UY, Complainant, versus ATTY. FERMIN L. GONZALES, Respondent.

A.C. No. 5280 | 2004-03-30

R E S O L U T I O N


AUSTRIA-MARTINEZ, J.:

William S. Uy filed before this Court an administrative case against Atty. Fermin L. Gonzales for violation of the confidentiality of their lawyer-client relationship. The complainant alleges:

Sometime in April 1999, he engaged the services of respondent lawyer to prepare and file a petition for the issuance of a new certificate of title. After confiding with respondent the circumstances surrounding the lost title and discussing the fees and costs, respondent prepared, finalized and submitted to him a petition to be filed before the Regional Trial Court of Tayug, Pangasinan. When the petition was...