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Elanga et al. vs. Pasok

LOURDES E. ELANGA AND NILO ELANGA REPRESENTED BY THEIR ATTORNEYS-IN-FACT EVELYN E. VELOSO AND MELLY ELANGA, COMPLAINANTS, VS. ATTY. RUTILLO B. PASOK, RESPONDENT

A.C. No. 12030 | 2020-09-29

EN BANC
 
D E C I S I O N
 
HERNANDO, J.:
 
This is a Complaint[1] for disbarment filed by complainants Lourdes E. Elanga (Lourdes) and Nilo E. Elanga (Nilo) against respondent Atty. Rutillo B. Pasok (Atty. Pasok) before the Integrated Bar of the Philippines Commission on Bar Discipline (IBP-CBD) for alleged violation of the Lawyer's Oath and the Code of Professional Responsibility (CPR).

The Facts:

Atty. Pasok is the legal counsel of the plaintiffs[2] in Civil Case No. 204 against the Elangas for Partition, Recovery of Ownership and Possession, Accounting and Share, Attorney's Fees and Damages pending before...