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San Juan vs. Atty. Venida

ETHELENE W. SAN JUAN, Complainant, vs. ATTY. FREDDIE A. VENIDA, Respondent. Present: SERENO, CJ, CARPIO, VELASCO, JR., LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, BRION,* PERALTA, BERSAMIN, DEL CASTILLO, PEREZ, MENDOZA, REYES, PERLAS-BERNABE, LEONEN, JARDELEZA, CAGUIOA,JJ

A.C. No. 11317 | 2016-08-23

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
 
EN BANC
 
DECISION
 
PER CURIAM:
 
Before this Court is an administrative complaint filed by Ethelene W. San Juan (Ethelene) against respondent Atty. Freddie A. Venida (Atty. Venida) for violation of the Lawyer's Oath and the Code of Professional Responsibility.
 
Sometime in 2007, Ethelene required the services of a lawyer to handle the petition for the declaration of nullity of her marriage that she was considering to file. Ethelene's mother referred her to Atty. V enida, whom she engaged to file the case on her behalf. Atty. Venida agreed to handle the case...