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Besa-Edelmaier vs. Atty. Arevalo

MARIE JUDY BESA­-EDELMAIER, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. RESTITUTO M. AREVALO, RESPONDENT.

A.C. No. 9161 | 2022-12-07

EN BANC

D E C I S I O N
 
DIMAAMPAO, J.:
 
At the vortex of the instant case is an administrative complaint[1] for violation of the Code of Professional Responsibility filed by complainant Marie Judy Besa-Edelmaier against respondent Atty. Restituto M. Arevalo docketed as CBD Case No. 07-1925 before the Commission on Bar Discipline of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP-CBD). Complainant seeks this Court's disposition to impose the penalty of suspension or disbarment upon respondent.

The precursor facts unfurl as follows:

 
In February 2003, complainant engaged the legal services of respondent, then a senior...