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Julian Penilla Vs. Atty. Quintin P. Alcid, Jr.

JULIAN PENILLA, Complainant, - Versus - ATTY. QUINTIN P. ALCID, JR., Respondent.

A.C. No. 9149 | 2013-09-04

FIRST DIVISION

DECISION

VILLARAMA, JR., J.:

Before this Court is an administrative complaint 1 tiled against respondent Atty. Quintin P. Alcid, Jr. for violation of the lawyer’s Oath and the Code of Professional Responsibility, and for gross misconduct in the performance of his duty as a lawyer.

The antecedent facts follow:

Complainant Julian Penilla entered into an agreement with Spouses Rey and Evelyn Garin (the spouses) for the repair of his Volkswagen automobile. Despite full payment, the spouses defaulted in their obligation. Thus, complainant decided to tile a case for breach of contract against the ...