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Valeriano U. Dalisay vs. Atty. Melanio Mauricio, Jr

VALERIANA U. DALISAY, Complainant, versus ATTY. MELANIO MAURICIO, JR., Respondent.

A.C. No. 5655 | 2005-04-22

D E C I S I O N 


SANDOVAL-GUTIERREZ, J.: 

The instant case stemmed from a verified letter-complaint dated February 21, 2002 filed with this Court by Valeriana U. Dalisay against Atty. Melanio "Batas" Mauricio, Jr. for demanding and receiving exorbitant attorney's fees but did not take any action on her case. 

In her complaint, Dalisay alleged that she was impressed by the pro-poor and pro-justice advocacy of respondent, a media personality. So she engaged his services as her counsel in Civil Case No. 00-44, wherein she is the defendant, pending before the Municipal Trial Court of Binangonan, Rizal. After consulting with...