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De Mesa vs. Atty. Olaybal

MARIA EVA DE MESA, COMPLAINANT, V. ATTY. OLIVER O. OLAYBAL, RESPONDENT.

A.C. No. 9129 | 2018-01-31

D E C I S I O N
 
BERSAMIN, J.:
 
We stress, yet again, the fidelity that the attorney owes towards the client. A violation of such fidelity warrants the sanction of the attorney with suspension from the practice of law.
 
Antecedents
 
The complainant charges respondent Atty. Oliver O. Olaybal with betrayal of trust and confidence, malpractice and gross misconduct as a lawyer.
 
The complainant avers that the respondent was her counsel in her criminal cases for violation of Batas Pambansa Blg. 22, specifically: Criminal Case No. 88229, filed in the Metropolitan Trial Court in Pasig City (Pasig Case), Br. 72, and Criminal...