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Grounds:
1.
OBSTRUCTING
THE
ADMINISTRATION
OF
JUSTICE
• Instructing
a
complaining
witness
in
a
criminal
action
not
to
appear
at
the
scheduled
hearing
so
that
the
case
would
be
dismissed
• Asking
a
client
to
plead
guilty
to
a
crime
which
the
lawyer
knows
his
client
did
not
commit
• Advising
a
client
who
is
detained
for
a
crime
to
escape
from
prison
• Employing
dilatory
tactics
to
frustrate
satisfaction
of
clearly
valid
claims
• Prosecuting
clearly
frivolous
cases
on
appeal
to
drain
the
resources
of
the
other
party
and
to
compel
him
to
submit
out
of
exhaustion
• Forum
shopping
in
the
false
expection
of
getting
favorable
action
• Dilatory
tactics
of
defense
counsel
and
failure
of
both
the
judge
and
the
prosecutor
to
take
effective
counter
measures
to
obviate
the
delaying
tactics
• Filing
of
dilatory
motions
• Repetitious
litigations
• Frivolous
appeal
Admin
:
Misconduct
Mini
:
I
will
conduct
myself
as
a
lawyer
according
to
the
best
of
my
knowledge
and
discretion
with
all
good
fiedlity
as
well
to
the
courts
as
to
my
clients
Midi
:
(d)
to
employ,
for
the
purpose
of
maintaining
the
cause
confided
to
him,
such
means
only
as
are
consistent
with
truth
and
honor
Maxi
:
10
–
Duty
of
Candor
to
the
Courts
10.01
–
Duty
of
Fidelity
to
the
Courts
19.02
–
Duty
Not
to
Condone
a
Client’s
Fraud
22.01
–
Duty
to
Withdraw
Legal
Services
Only
When
Allowed
by
the
Rule
10.03
Duty
of
Fidelity
to
the
Rules
of
Procedures
12
–
Duty
to
Assist
in
the
Speedy
and
Efficient
Administration
of
Justice
12.03
–
Duty
to
File
Pleadings
Seasonably
12.04
–
Duty
Against
Dilatory
Moves
and
Misuse
of
Court
Processes
Mine
:
12.02
–
Duty
Not
to
Engage
in
Forum
Shopping
19.01
–
Duty
to
Serve
Only
Thru
Fair
and
Honest
Means
11
–
Duty
to
Give
Respect
to
the
Courts
18.01
–
Duty
to
Serve
with
Due
Diligence
2.
MISLEADING
THE
COURT
• Making
false
allegations
in
a
pleading
• Misquoting
the
text
of
a
document
or
the
testimony
of
a
witness,
the
argument
of
opposing
counsel
or
the
contents
of
a
decision
• Suppressing
material
and
vital
facts
which
bear
merit
or
lack
of
merit
of
an
action
Armand
Louis
T.
Dulay
Legal
Ethics
2A
• Making
it
appear
that
a
lower
court
has
upheld
the
legality
of
an
act
when
it
has
not
• Affirming
the
merit
of
hic
client’s
cause
when
he
has
in
his
possession
information
or
knowledge
adverse
thereto
• Failing
to
inform
the
court
of
any
subsequent
developments
in
the
case
which
may
render
the
issues
moot
andd
academic
• Asserting
as
a
fact
what
he
merely
expects
to
accomplish
• Attributing
to
a
judge
a
statement
which
he
did
not
make
• Intercalating
a
material
fact
in
a
decision
of
the
court
and
thereby
altering
the
factual
findings
to
mislead
the
court
• A
lawyer
making
a
statement
that
he
had
not
appealed
an
adverse
decision
when
he
in
fact
has
perfected
an
appeal
Admin
:
Mini
:
I
will
do
no
falsehood
no
consent
to
its
commission
Midi
:
(d)
to
employ,
....
and
never
to
mislead
the
judge
or
any
judicial
officer
by
an
artifice
or
false
statement
of
fact
or
law
Maxi
:
10
–
Duty
of
Candor
to
the
Courts
10.01
–
Duty
of
Fidelity
to
the
Courts
19.02
–
Duty
Not
to
Condone
a
Client’s
Fraud
22.01
–
Duty
to
Withdraw
Legal
Services
Only
When
Allowed
by
the
Rule
10.02
–
Duty
to
Give
Accurate
Citations
Mine
:
10.03
–
Duty
of
Fidelity
to
Rules
of
Procedure
19.01
–
Duty
to
Serve
Only
Thru
Fair
and
Honest
Means
3.
PREFERRING
FALSE
CHARGES
• Lawyer
who
files
unfounded
and
groundless
charges
against
a
judge,
despite
the
admonition
by
the
Supreme
Court
to
exercise
more
care
in
filing
such
charges
• Assisting
a
complainant
in
filing
clearly
unmeritorious
administrative
complaint
against
a
judge
• Filing
baseless
and
frivolous
administrative
complaints
against
judges
whenever
the
latter
rendered
decisions
adverse
to
his
clients
even
when
he
had
previously
been
warned
not
to
Admin
:
Mini
:
I
will
not
wittingly
or
willingly
promote
or
sue
any
groundless,
false
or
unlawful
suit
nor
give
aid
nor
consent
to
the
same
Midi
:
(c)
to
counsel
or
maintain
such
actions
or
proceedings
only
as
appear
to
him
to
be
just
and
such
defenses
only
as
he
believes
to
be
honestly
debatable
under
the
law
Maxi
:
10.01
–
Duty
of
Fidelity
to
the
Courts
19.02
–
Duty
Not
to
Condone
a
Client’s
Fraud
22.01
–
Duty
to
Withdraw
Legal
Services
Only
When
Allowed
by
the
Rule
Armand
Louis
T.
Dulay
Legal
Ethics
2A
Mine
:
10
–
Duty
of
Candor
to
the
Courts
(Agpalo)
11
–
Duty
to
Give
Respect
to
the
Courts
(Agpalo)
11.04
–
Duty
Not
to
Attribute
Unfunded
Ill‐Motives
to
a
Judge
12
–
Duty
to
Assist
in
the
Speedy
and
Efficient
Administration
of
Justice
(Agpalo)
19
–
Duty
to
Serve
Only
Within
the
Bounds
of
the
Law
19.01
–
Duty
to
Serve
Only
Thru
Fair
and
Honest
Means
4.
INTRODUCING
FALSE
EVIDENCE
• Falsification
of
a
sheriff’s
return
and
making
use
thereof
as
basis
for
a
motion
to
declare
defendant
in
default
• Taking
the
witness
stand
to
testify
falsely
• Introducing
in
evidence
a
false
document
• Presenting
a
couched
witness
to
give
false
testimony
Admin
:
Violation
of
Oath
Mini
:
I
will
do
no
falsehood
no
consent
to
its
commission
Midi
:
(d)
to
employ,
....
and
never
to
mislead
the
judge
or
any
judicial
officer
by
an
artifice
or
false
statement
of
fact
or
law
Maxi
:
10.01
–
Duty
of
Fidelity
to
the
Courts
19.02
–
Duty
Not
to
Condone
a
Client’s
Fraud
22.01
–
Duty
to
Withdraw
Legal
Services
Only
When
Allowed
by
the
Rule
12.07
–
Duty
to
Respect
Witnesses
Mine
:
19
–
Duty
to
Serve
Only
Within
the
Bounds
of
the
Law
(Agpalo)
19.01
–
Duty
to
Serve
Only
Thru
Fair
and
Honest
Means
5.
WILLFULLY
DISOBEYING
COURT
ORDERS
• Lawyer
who
gives
a
clearly
unsatisfactory
explanation
as
to
why
he
failed
to
comply
with
a
lawful
order
or
who
simply
ignores
it
• A
lawyer
who,
called
upon
to
explain
his
contradictory
statements
in
a
pleading,
evades
the
matter
• A
lawyer
who
ignored
the
Court’s
resolution
to
comment
on
a
petition
within
a
fixed
period
and
who
likewise
ignored
another
resolution
requiring
him
to
show
cause
why
he
should
not
be
disciplinarily
dealt
with
for
not
filing
said
comment
• A
lawyer
who
openly
defied
the
TRO
of
the
CA
• Failure
to
file
appellant’s
briefs
or
comments
as
required
by
the
court
• Failure
to
comply
with
the
Court’s
directive
to
file
a
Rejoinder
and
to
file
a
Comment
Admin
:
Willful
Disobedience
Mini
:
I
will
support
....
and
obey
the
laws
as
well
as
the
legal
orders
of
the
duly
consitituted
authorities
therein
Armand
Louis
T.
Dulay
Legal
Ethics
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Midi
:
(d)
to
employ,
for
the
purpose
of
maintaining
the
cause
confided
to
him,
such
means
only
as
are
consistent
with
truth
and
honor
Maxi
:
11
–
Duty
to
Give
Respect
to
the
Courts
Mine
:
1.02
–
Duty
to
Obey
the
Laws
and
to
Support
the
Legal
System
7.03
–
Duty
to
be
Professional
and
Dignified
11.03
–
Duty
of
Proper
Language
and
Behavior
6.
USING
VICIOUS
OR
DISRESPECTFUL
LANGUAGE/BELLIGERENT
ATTITUDE
• Provoking
getures
and
threatening
attitude
with
specific
facts
alleged
• Vicious,
intemperate,
abrasive,
threatening
or
disrespectful
language
against
the
judge
Admin
:
Violation
of
Oath,
Violation
of
CPR,
Misconduct
in
Office
Mini
:
I
will
conduct
myself
as
a
lawyer
according
to
the
best
of
my
knowledge
and
discretion
Midi
:
(b)
to
maintain
the
respect
due
to
the
courts
of
justice
and
judicial
officers
Maxi
:
11
–
Duty
to
Give
Respect
to
the
Courts
11.03
–
Duty
of
Proper
Language
and
Behavior
Mine
:
7.03
–
Duty
to
be
Professional
and
Dignified
8
–
Duty
of
Professional
Courtesy
8.01
–
Duty
to
be
Professional
in
Language
7.
CONTINUING
TO
PRACTICE
AFTER
SUSPENSION
Admin
:
Gross
Misonduct,
Willful
Disobedience,
Violation
of
Oath
Mini
:
I
will
support...
and
obey
the
laws
as
well
as
the
legal
orders
of
the
duly
constitute
authorities
therein
Midi
:
(a)
to
maintain
allegiance
..
and
obey
the
laws
of
the
Philippines
Maxi
:
11
–
Duty
to
Give
Respect
to
the
Courts
Mine
:
1.02
–
Duty
to
Obey
the
Laws
and
to
Support
the
Legal
System
7.03
–
Duty
to
be
Professional
and
Dignified
8.
PUBLICATION
CONCERNING
PENDING
LITIGATION
• A
publication
which
tends
to
impede,
obstruct,
embarrass,
or
influence
the
courts
in
administering
justice
in
a
pending
suit
• Any
act
or
conduct
pertaining
to
pending
proceedings
intended
to
flay
on
human
frailty,
to
deflect
and
deter
the
court
from
the
performance
of
its
duty
and
drive
it
into
a
compromise
with
its
own
unfetteed
judgment,
by
placing
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Louis
T.
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Ethics
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it
in
a
wrong
position
before
a
public
which
has
little
opportunity
to
investigate
the
facts
• Any
anticipatory
speculative
article
about
a
pending
suit
and
its
probable
outcome,
also
any
publication
of
charges
or
the
proceedings
thereon
9.
PUBLICATION
TENDING
TO
DEGRADE
THE
COURT
• Describing
the
decision
as
absolutely
erroneous,
an
outrage
to
the
right
of
a
litigant
and
a
mockery
of
the
popular
will
• Charging
the
high
tribunal
of
erroneously
interpreting
the
law,
exhibiting
incompetence
and
narrowmindedness
and
deliberately
committing
many
blunders
and
injustice
• Accusing
the
court
of
repeatedly
falling
into
the
pitfall
of
blindly
adhering
to
its
previous
erroneous
pronouncements
• Imputing
irregularity
in
the
internal
procedure
of
the
Supreme
Court
• Ridiculing
the
members
thereof
as
blind,
deaf,
and
dumb
• Resorting
to
veiled
threats
by
mentioning
the
the
RPC
on
knowingly
rendering
unjust
judgement
in
order
to
make
the
court
reconsider
its
decision
adverse
to
his
client.
10.
UNLAWFUL
RETENTION
OF
CLIENT’S
FUNDS
• Unjustly
retaining
the
money
of
a
client
after
it
has
been
demanded
Admin
:
Misonduct
in
Office
Mini
:
I
will
conduct
myself
as
a
lawyer
according
to
the
best
of
my
knowledge
and
discretion
with
all
good
fidelity
to
the
courts
as
to
my
clients
Midi
:
(e)
To
maintain
inviolate
the
confidence,
...
of
his
client,
Mine
:
1.01
–
Duty
of
Honesty
and
Morality
15
–
Duty
of
Candor
to
the
Client
16
–
Duty
to
be
a
Trustee
of
Client’s
Moneys
and
Properties
16.01
–
Duty
of
Accountability
16.02
–
Duty
Not
to
Commingle
Funds
and
Properties
16.03
–
Duty
to
Deliver
Funds
and
Property
Upon
Demand
19
–
Duty
to
Serve
Only
Within
the
Bounds
of
Law
19.01
–
Duty
to
Serve
Only
Thry
Fair
and
Honest
Means
20.01
–
Duty
to
Comlpy
with
the
Guidlines
in
Determining
Lawyer’s
Fees
20.04
–
Duty
to
Avoid
Disputes
with
Client
Over
Fees
Armand
Louis
T.
Dulay
Legal
Ethics
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