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Rivera vs. Atty. Dalangin

SYLVIA R. RIVERA, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. BAYANI P. DALANGIN, RESPONDENT.

A.C. No. 12724 | 2020-07-28

FIRST DIVISION
D E C I S I O N
 
LOPEZ, J.:
 
It is imperative that all lawyers live by the law.[1] Any lawyer who engages in deceitful conduct deserves administrative sanctions. One such instance is present in this complaint for disbarment against a lawyer who exhibited dishonesty in feigning that he did not represent a client resulting in violations of the rules on notarial practice.
 
ANTECEDENTS

Sylvia Rivera, the surviving spouse of the late Teofilo Rivera, and Nicasio Rivera, Teofilo's son from another woman, filed a civil case for annulment of documents, cancellation of title and damages against Felipe Pecache and...