"Since reset
Me: I know your circumstance
Client : ano Po ibig nyo sabihin Atorni
Me: Wag nyo nko bayaran appearance fees , libre nyo ko breakfast
Client: Basta kaya Po Atorni ng bulsa
A few minutes later ..."
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In this day and age, members of the bar often forget that the practice of law is a profession and not a business.11 Lawyering is not primarily meant to be a money-making venture, and law advocacy is not a capital that necessarily yields profits.12
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The gaining of a livelihood is not a professional but a secondary consideration. Duty to public service and to the administration of justice should be the primary consideration of lawyers, who must subordinate their personal interests or what they owe to themselves. The practice of law is a noble calling in which emolument is a byproduct, and the highest eminence may be attained without making much money.
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Lawyers who convert the funds entrusted to them are in gross violation of professional ethics and are guilty of betrayal of public confidence in the legal profession.16 Ads.
[It may be true] that they have a lien upon the client's funds, documents and other papers that have lawfully come into their possession; that they may retain them until their lawful fees and disbursements have been paid; and that they may apply such funds to the satisfaction of such fees and disbursements. [However], these considerations do not relieve them of their duty to promptly account for the moneys they received. Their failure to do so constitutes professional misconduct.17 (Emphasis supplied).
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WHEREFORE, Atty. XXX XXX is found guilty of violating Rules 16.01 and 18.03 of the Code of Professional Responsibility and is hereby SUSPENDED from the practice of law for a period of one (1) year
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