Marilen g. Soliman vs. Atty. Ditas Lerios-Amboy

MARILEN G. SOLIMAN, Complainant, vs. ATTY. DITAS LERIOS-AMBOY, Respondent. Leal Et!i"s# Code o$ %&o$essional Responsi'ilit(# Canons )* and )+. ACTS Complainant "laimed t!at s!e enaed t!e se&vi"es o$ &espondent in "onne"tion it! a pa&tition "ase. S!e a&eed to pa( t!e &espondent %/0,000 as a""eptan"e $ee. Late& on, &espondent advised t!e "omplainant to no lone& instit1te a pa&tition "ase sin"e t!e ot!e& "o-one&s o$ t!e p&ope&t( e&e amena'le to t!e pa&tition t!e&eo$. Respondent t!en told "omplainant t!at some $&om t!e RD "an !elp e2pedite t!e iss1an"e o$ t!e titles $o& a $ee o$  %/0,000. Complainant t!en deposited t!e amo1nt o$ %+,300 to &espondent4s 'an5 a""o1nt as pa(ment $o& t!e &eal p&ope&t( ta2 and t!e amo1nt o$ %/0,000 as pa(ment $o& t!e latte&4s "onta"t it! t!e RD. Respondent $ailed to delive& t!e "e&ti6"ates o$ tile. Complainant 6led an administ&ative "ase aainst &espondent $o& violation o$ t!e C%R. T!e Commission on Ba& Dis"ipline o$ t!e IB% $o1nd &espondent to !ave violated t!e C%R '( $ailin to o'se&ve d1e dilien"e in dealin it! t!e "omplainant and &e"ommended t!e s1spension o$ &espondent $&om t!e p&a"ti"e o$ la $o& si2 789 mont!s. T!e IB% Boa&d o$ Gove&no&s adopted and app&oved t!e CBD4s &e"ommendation, al'eit it! a modi6"ation t!at t!e pe&iod o$  s1spension as in"&eased to to 7:9 (ea&s and t!at s!e as o&de&ed to &et1&n t!e enti&e amo1nt s!e &e"eived $&om t!e "omplainant. ISS;E
 T!e C%R "lea&l( states t!at a la(e& oes 6delit( to t!e "a1se o$ !is "lient and t!at !e s!o1ld 'e mind$1l o$ t!e t&1st and "on6den"e &eposed in !im. A la(e& is mandated to se&ve !is "lient it! "ompeten"e and dilien"e# to neve& nele"t a leal matte& ent&1sted to !im# and to 5eep !is "lient in$o&med o$ t!e stat1s o$ !is "ase and &espond it!in a &easona'le time to t!e "lient4s &e=1est $o& in$o&mation.  T!e "i&"1mstan"es o$ t!is "ase "lea&l( s!o t!at Att(. Am'o(, a$te& &e"eivin pa(ment $o& !e& p&o$essional se&vi"es, $ailed to s1'mit mate&ial do"1ments &elative to t!e iss1an"e o$  sepa&ate "e&ti6"ates o$ title to t!e individ1al one&s o$ t!e p&ope&t(. It as !e& nelien"e !i"! "a1sed t!e dela( in t!e iss1an"e o$ t!e "e&ti6"ates o$ title. To ma5e matte&s o&se, Att(. Am'o( a'etted t!e "ommission o$ an illeal a"t !en s!e as5ed $&om Soliman t!e amo1nt o$ %/0,000.00 to 'e paid to !e& >"onta"t? inside t!e o@"e o$ t!e RD in o&de& to $a"ilitate t!e &elease o$ t!e said "e&ti6"ates o$ title. 1&t!e&, notit!standin t!e pa(ment o$ %/0,000.00, Att(. Am'o( still $ailed to o'tain iss1an"e o$ t!e said "e&ti6"ates o$ title. In not &et1&nin t!e mone( to Soliman a$te& a demand t!e&e$o& as made $olloin !e&  TAATION II CLASS 7A.Y. :0)-:0)/9