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Spouses Concepcion vs. Atty. Dela Rosa

SPOUSES HENRY A. CONCEPCION AND BLESILDA S. CONCEPCION, COMPLAINANTS, VS. ATTY. ELMER A. DELA ROSA, RESPONDENT.

A.C. No. 10681 | 2015-02-03

EN BANC
 
D E C I S I O N

PERLAS-BERNABE, J.:

This is an administrative case that stemmed from a Verified Complaint1 filed by complainants Spouses Henry A. Concepcion (Henry) and Blesilda S. Concepcion (Blesilda; collectively complainants) against respondent Atty. Elmer A. dela Rosa (respondent), charging him with gross misconduct for violating, among others, Rule 16.04 of the Code of Professional Responsibility (CPR).

The Facts
 
In their Verified Complaint, complainants alleged that from 19972 until August 2008,3 respondent served as their retained lawyer and counsel. In this capacity, respondent handled many of their...