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Lao vs. Causing

JACKIYA A. LAO, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. BERTENI C. CAUSING, RESPONDENT.

A.C. No. 13453 (Formerly CBD Case No. 19-5956) | 2022-10-04

D E C I S I O N
 
PER CURIAM:
 
Before Us is a Complaint[1] dated February 11, 2019 filed by Jackiya A. Lao (Lao) charging Atty. Berteni C. Causing (Atty. Causing) with violation of the Lawyer's Oath as well as Rules 1.01 and 7.03 of the Code of Professional Responsibility (CPR).
 
The Antecedents

In the complaint, Lao alleged that on January 18, 2019, Atty. Causing published in his Facebook account a draft and yet to be filed copy of his Complaint-Affidavit for Plunder,[2] accusing Lao and other persons of the crime of Plunder.[3]

Atty. Causing allegedly resorted to the use of social media to make his sister, Lyndale...