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Heir of Unite vs. Atty. Guzman

HEIR OF HERMINIGILDO* A. UNITE, REPRESENTED BY HIS SOLE HEIR, FLORENTINO S. UNITE, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. RAYMUND P. GUZMAN, RESPONDENT.

A.C. No. 12062 | 2018-07-02

R E S O L U T I O N
 
PERLAS-BERNABE, J.:
 
This administrative case stemmed from a Petition for Disbarment[1] filed on December 9, 2014 by Florentino S. Unite (complainant), as the sole heir of Herminigildo A. Unite (Herminigildo), before the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP), against respondent Atty. Raymund P. Guzman (respondent) for violation of Rule 10.01 of the Code of Professional Responsibility (CPR), his oath as a lawyer, and the 2004 Rules on Notarial Practice (Notarial Rules).[2]
 
The Facts

In his Petition for Disbarment, complainant alleged that on December 19, 2012, respondent notarized a Deed of Self...