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Atty. Aguirre vs. Atty. Reyes

ATTY. PEDRO B. AGUIRRE, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. CRISPIN T. REYES, RESPONDENT.

A.C. No. 4355 | 2020-01-08

FIRST DIVISION
 
 
D E C I S I O N
 
LAZARO-JAVIER, J.:
 
The Case
 
Almost a quarter of century ago, complainant Atty. Pedro B. Aguirre charged respondent Atty. Crispin T. Reyes with multiple violations of the Code of Professional Responsibility (CPR), i.e. Rule 3.01, Rule 8.01 in relation to Rule 19.01, and Rule 10.03 in relation to Rule 12.02.
 
 
Antecedents
 
Atty. Aguirre's Complaint[1] dated December 1, 1994
 
Atty. Aguirre essentially stated:
 
Atty. Reyes violated Rule 3.01[2] by making false claims in his memo[3] dated December 20, 1993 addressed to the Board of...