34 Belleza vs Atty Macasa

DOLORES C. BELLEZA, vs ATTY. ALAN S. MACASA,  A.C. No. 7815, July 23, 2009

 Facts: Chua, frie! of "olores referre! Atty. #acasa, for le$al servicesi coectio %ith the arrest of her so for &iolatio of 'A 91(5. Atty. #acasa a$ree! to ha!le the case for )30,000.00. "olores *a!e 3 +artial  +ay*ets o !ifferet occasios a! )18,000 +ur+ose of +osti$ a o! to secure the lierty of his so, ho%ever o recei+t %as issue! y Atty. #acasa. "olores fou! out that Atty. #acasa !i! ot re*it the a*out to the court su++ose! to e ite!e! for the +rovisioal lierty of her so. -he !e*a!e! the retur of )18,000 several ti*es ut res+o!et i$ore! her. #oreover, Atty. #acasa faile! to act o the case of co*+laiats so a! co*+laiat %as force! to avail the services of a )A la%yer. la%yer. /ssue: hether or ot Atty. #acasa $rossly e$lecte! his !uties for the cause of his cliet. 'uli$: es. 'es+o!et u!ertoo to !efe! the cri*ial case a$aist co*+laiats so. A la%yer %ho acce+ts the cause of a cliet co**its to !evote hi*self +articularly his ti*e, o%le!$e, sills a! effort4 to such cause. e *ust e ever *i!ful of the trust a! cofi!ece re+ose! i hi*, costatly strivi$ to e %orthy thereof. Accor!i$ly, Accor!i$ly, he o%es full !evotio to the iterest of his cliet, %ar* 6eal i the *aiteace a! !efese of his cliets ri$hts a! the eertio of his ut*ost leari$, sill a! aility to esure that othi$ shall e tae or %ithhel! fro* his cliet, save y the rules of la% le$ally a++lie!. A la%yer %ho acce+ts +rofessioal e*+loy*et fro* a cliet u!ertaes to serve his cliet %ith co*+etece a! !ili$ece. 17 e *ust coscietiously +erfor* his !uty arisi$ fro* such relatiosh relatioshi+. i+. e *ust ear i *i! that y acce+ti$ acce+ti$ a retaier, retaier, he i*+lie!ly i*+lie!ly *aes the follo%i$ follo%i$ re+resetatios: that he +ossesses the reuisite !e$ree of leari$, sill a! aility other la%yers si*ilarly situate! +ossess; that he %ill eert his est
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