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• A lawyer should not render any service In his defense, respondent claimed
or give advice to any client which will that as punong barangay, he performed his
involve defiance of the laws which he task without bias and that he acceded to
is bound to uphold. Respondent’s Elizabeth’s request to handle the case for
knowledge that Stier, a US citizen, was free as she was financially distressed.
disqualified from owning real property
and his preparation of Occupancy The complaint was then referred to
Agreement that would guarantee the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP)
Stier’s recognition as the actual owner where after evaluation, they found sufficient
of the property, aided in ground to discipline respondent. According to
circumventing the constitutional them, respondent violated Rule 6.03 of the
prohibition against foreign ownership Code of Professional Responsibility and, as
of lands. Thus, he violated his oath an elective official, the prohibition under
and the Code when he prepared and Section 7(b) (2) of RA 6713. Consequently,
for the violation of the latter prohibition, violated his oath as a lawyer, that is, to obey
respondent committed a breach of Canon 1. the laws, Rule 1.01, CPR and, for not
Respondent was then recommended for complying with the ethical standards of the
suspension from the practice of law. legal profession, Canon 7, CPR.
Issue. At issue here is whether the Ruling. Respondent was found GUILTY of
foregoing findings regarding the professional misconduct, SUSPENDED from
transgression of respondent as well as the the practice of law and was strongly
recommendation on the imposable penalty advised to look up and take to heart the
of the respondent were proper. No. meaning of the word delicadeza.
Rationale.