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DOMINIC PAUL D. LAZARETO, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. DENNIS N. ACORDA, RESPONDENT.

DOMINIC PAUL D. LAZARETO, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. DENNIS N. ACORDA, RESPONDENT.

A.C. No. 9603 | 2015-06-16

EN BANC
 
DECISION

PER CURIAM:

Before the Court is the present administrative case which arose from the affidavit–complaint for disbarment[1] filed with the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) on July 7, 2006, by Dominic Paul D. Lazareto (Lazareto) against Atty. Dennis N. Acorda (respondent), for violation of the Code of Professional Responsibility.[2]

The Antecedents
 
Lazareto, eldest son of the late Damaso R. Lazareto, for himself and on behalf of his co-heirs (family), specifically charged respondent with violating the following provisions of the Code of Professional Responsibility:

CANON 1 – A LAWYER SHALL UPHOLD THE...