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Tan vs. Pangan

TOMAS G. TAN, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. DENNIS C. PANGAN, RESPONDENT.

A.C. No. 12878 | 2023-01-31

D E C I S I O N
 
LEONEN, SAJ.:
 
A lawyer who issues worthless checks is guilty of gross misconduct and violates Canon 1[1] and Rule 1.01[2] of the Code of Professional Responsibility.[3]
 
While the Court is mindful of exercising its power to disbar only for the most imperative of reasons,[4] the Court will "not hesitate to impose the penalty of disbarment when the guilty party has become a repeat offender."[5]
 
This resolves a disbarment complaint filed against Atty. Dennis C. Pangan (Atty. Pangan). The Report and Recommendation of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines recommended that Atty. Pangan...