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Marjorie F. Samaniego Vs. Atty. Andrew V. Ferrer

MARJORIE F. SAMANIEGO, Complainant, versus ATTY. ANDREW V. FERRER, Respondent.

A.C. No. 7022 | 2008-06-18

RESOLUTION


QUISUMBING, J.:

For resolution is the Complaint of Marjorie F. Samaniego against respondent Atty. Andrew V. Ferrer for immorality, abandonment and willful refusal to give support to their daughter, filed before the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) and docketed as CBD Case No. 04-1184.

The facts are as follows:

Early in 1996, Ms. Samaniego was referred to Atty. Ferrer as a potential client. Atty. Ferrer agreed to handle her cases[1] and soon their lawyer-client relationship became intimate. Ms. Samaniego said Atty. Ferrer courted her and she fell in love with him.[2] He said she flirted with him and he succumbed to...