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Mar Yuson vs. Atty. Jeremias R. Vitan

MAR YUSON, complainant, vs. ATTY. JEREMIAS R. VITAN, respondent.

A.C. No. 6955 | 2006-07-27

EN BANC
 
D E C I S I O N
 
 
PANGANIBAN, C.J.:
 
Once again this Court exhorts members of the bar to live up to the strictures of the Lawyers' Oath, the Code of Professional Responsibility, and the Canons of Professional Ethics. Otherwise, they shall be sanctioned by this Court.
 
The Case
 
Before us is a Letter-Complaint [1] for the disbarment of Atty. Jeremias R. Vitan, filed by Mar Yuson with the Commission on Bar Discipline (CBD) of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP). Respondent was accused of taking advantage of complainant's generosity and credulity.
 
On August 5, 2004, IBP-CBD directed Atty....