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Heir of Unite vs. Guzman

HEIR OF HERMINIGILDO A. UNITE, REPRESENTED BY HIS SOLE HEIR FLORENTINO S. UNITE, AND HEIR OF ODYLON UNITE TORRICES, REPRESENTED BY SOLE HEIR MIGUEL B. TORRICES, COMPLAINANTS, VS. ATTY. RAYMUND P. GUZMAN, RESPONDENT.

A.C. No. 13636 | 2023-02-22

 D E C I S I O N
 
LAZARO-JAVIER, J.:
 
Antecedents

In their Complaint[1] dated January 27, 2015, Florentino S. Unite (Florentino), sole heir of Herminigildo A. Unite (Herminigildo), and Miguel B. Torrices (Miguel), sole heir of Odylon Unite Torrices (Odylon), (hereafter referred to as complainants) sought the disbarment of Atty. Raymund P. Guzman for violations of: 1) Rule 1.01[2] of the Code of Professional Responsibility (CPR); 2) Lawyer's Oath; and 3) the 2004 Rules on Notarial Practice under A.M. No. 02-8-13-SC.[3]

Complainants alleged they are the legal and compulsory heirs of Teodora A. Unite (Teodora) who...