74 landmark cases in legal ethics
Here's a list of important, landmark cases in Legal Ethics that a law student must read. This list is updated from time to time.
KELD STEMMERIK VS. ATTY. LEONUEL MAS, A.C. 8010, 16 JUNE 2009FRANCISCO LORENZANA VS. ATTY. CESAR FAJARDO, A.C. 5712, 29 JUNE 2005
DR. RAUL SANCHEZ VS. ATTY. SALUSTINO SOMOSO, A.C. 6061, 03 OCTOBER 2003
QUERY OF ATTY. KAREN BUFFE, A.M. NO. 08-6-352-RTC, 19 AUGUST 2009
DIANA RAMOS VS. ATTY. JOSE IMBANG, A.C. NO. 6788, AUGUST 23, 2007
ROLANDO SAA VS. ATTY. FREDDIE VENIDA, 132826, 03 SEPTEMBER 2009
EMILIO GRANDE VS. ATTY. EVANGELINE DE SILVA, A.C. 4838, 29 JULY 2003
EDGARDO AREOLA VS. ATTY. MARIA VILMA MENDOZA, A.C. 10135, 15 JANUARY 2014
PACITA VERZONILAA VS. ATTY. VICTORIANO PASCUA, A.C. NO. 6655, OCTOBER 11, 2011
ISAMAEL DIMAGIBA VS. ATTY. JOSE MONTALVO, JR., A.C. NO. 1424, OCTOBER 15, 1991
FERNANDO COLLANTES VS. ATTY. VICENTE RENOMERON, A.C. NO. 3056, AUGUST 16, 1991
EUGENIO CUARESMA VS. MARCELO DAQUIS, G.R. NO. L-35113, MARCH 25, 1975
[A.C. NO. 6353, FEBRUARY 27, 2006] SPOUSES DAVID AND MARISA WILLIAMS, COMPLAINANTS, VS. ATTY. RUDY T. ENRIQUEZ, RESPONDENT
[A.C. NO. 9684, SEPTEMBER 18, 2013] MARY ROSE A. BOTO, COMPLAINANT, VS. SENIOR ASSISTANT CITY PROSECUTOR VINCENT L. VILLENA, CITY PROSECUTOR ARCHIMEDES V. MANABAT AND ASSISTANT CITY PROSECUTOR PATRICK NOEL P. DE DIOS, RESPONDENTS
[G.R. NO. 71305, NOVEMBER 24, 1986] MANUEL SOLIMAN, PETITIONER, VS. HON. SANDIGANBAYAN, 3RD DIVISION; AND THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS
[G.R. NO. 109870, DECEMBER 01, 1995] EDILBERTO M. CUENCA, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS
[A.C. NO. 4018, MARCH 08, 2005] OMAR P. ALI, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. MOSIB A. BUBONG, RESPONDENT
[ADMIN. CASE NO. 3701, MARCH 28, 1995] PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. TELESFORO S. CEDO, RESPONDENT
PAO VS. SANDIGANBAYAN, 154297, 15 FEBRUARY 2008
METRO ILOILO WATER DISTRICT VS. CA, 122855, 14 NOVEMBER 2001
JOSE BAENS VS. ATTY. JONATHAN SEMPIO, A.C. 10378, 09 JUNE 2014
LYDIA JUSTO VS. ATTY. RODOLFO GALING, A.C. 6174, 16 NOV. 2011
NESTOR PEREZ VS. ATTY. DANILO DE LA TORRE, A.C. 6160, 30 MARCH 2006
JOSEPHINE OROLA VS. ATTY. JOSEPH RAMOS, A.C. 9860, 11 SEPTEMBER 2013
ARSENIA BERGONIA VS. ATTY. ARSENION MERRERA, A.C. 5024, 20 FEBRUARY 2003
VERONICA SANTIAGO VS. ATTY. AMADO FOJAS, A.C. 4103, 07 SEPTEMBER 1995
JOSE MERCADO VS. SECURITY BANK CORPORATION, 160445, 16 FEBRUARY 2006
RURAL BANK OF CALAPE VS. ATTY. JAMES FLORIDO, A.C. 5736, 18 JUNE 2010
CF SHARP VS. NICOLAS C. TORRES [ A.C. NO. 10438, SEPTEMBER 23, 2014 ]
MODESTO CUNANAN VS. ATTY. REX C. RIMORIN [ A.C. NO. 5315, AUGUST 23, 2000 ]
REYNARIA BARCENAS VS. ATTY. ANORLITO A. ALVERO, [ A.C. NO. 8159, APRIL 23, 2010]
MILAGROS N. ALDOVINO VS. ATTY. PEDRO C. PUJALTE, JR. [ A.C. NO. 5082, FEBRUARY 17, 2004 ]
CARMELINA Y. RANGWANI VS. ATTY. RAMON S. DIÑO [ A.C. NO. 5454, NOVEMBER 23, 2004 ]
EMMA DE JUAN VS. ATTY. OSCAR BARIA III, A.C. 5817, 26 MAY 2004
EMILIA HERNANDEZ VS. ATTY. VENANCIO PADILLA, A.C. 9387, 20 JUNE 2012
ERMELINDA DOMINGUEZ VS. ATTY. ARNULFO AGLERON, JR., A.C. 5359, 10 MARCH 2014
JOSE TAN VS. PEDRO DIAMANTE, A.C. 7766, 05 AUGUST 2014;
ALEX ONG VS. ATTY. ELPIDIO UNTO, A.C. 2417, 06 FEBRUARY 2002
FERNANDO PENA VS. ATTY. LOLITO APARICIO, A.C. 7298, 25 JUNE 2007
A.C. No. 4749. January 20, 2000, SOLIMAN M. SANTOS, JR., complainant, vs. ATTY. FRANCISCO R. LLAMAS
A.C. 5534, 17 JANUARY 2005, JAYME YU VS. RENATO BONDAL
A.C. 5485, 16 MARCH 2005, ELMER CANOY VS. ATTY. JOSE ORTIZ
A.C. 7421, 10 OCTOBER 2007, ELISA VENTEREZ VS. ATTY. RODRIGO COSME
A.C. 6740, 26 FEBRUARY 2014, SENIOR MARKETING VS. ATTY. AQUILINO BOLINANG
A.C. 5859, 23 NOVEMBER 2010, ATTY. CARMEN ALCANTARA VS. ATTY. EDUARDO DE VERA
A.C. 5798, 20 JANUARY 2005, ALEX CACTO VS. ATTY. JOSE JIMENEZ, JR.
G.R. 183385, 13 FEBRUARY 2009, EVANGELINA MASMUD VS. NLRC
A.C. 5655, 22 APRIL 2005, VALERIANO DALISAY VS. MELANIO MAURICIO, JR.
ANA CECILIA G. CABATI, ET. AL. VS. ATTY. ALFONSO R. REYNO, JR., ET. AL., A.C. NO. 4948. FEBRUARY 23, 2000
EFREN G. BATTAD VS. SENATOR MIRIAM PALMA DEFENSOR-SANTIAGO, A.C. NO. 8519, FEBRUARY 22, 2010
NICANOR B. GATMAYTAN, JR. VS. ATTY. ISIDRO C. ILAO, A.C. NO. 6086, JANUARY 26, 2005
ADM. CASE NO. 5094, AUGUST 06, 2002, NOEMI ARANDIA VS. ATTY. ERMANDO MAGALONG.
A. C. NO. 5285, APRIL 14, 2004, JUDGE NIMFA P. SITACA VS. ATTY. DIEGO M. PALOMARES.
ADM. CASE NO. 6554, DECEMBER 14, 2005, ERLINDA K. ILUSORIO-BILDNER VS. ATTY. LUIS K. LOKIN, JR.
A.C. NO. 2614, JUNE 29, 2000, MAXIMO DUMADAG VS. ATTY. ERNESTO L. LUMAYA.
A.C. NO. 9881 (FORMERLY CBD 10-2607), JUNE 04, 2014, ATTY. ALAN F. PAGUIA VS. ATTY. MANUEL T. MOLINA.
A.C. NO. 7055, JULY 31, 2006, NORIEL MICHAEL J. RAMIENTAS VS. ATTY. JOCELYN P. REYALA.
G.R. NO. 194935, NOVEMBER 14, 2012, ATTY. SANTIAGO R. MARAVILLAS VS. JEROME S. GALUNAN, JR.
A.C. NO. 1928, AUGUST 03, 1978, IN THE MATTER OF THE IBP MEMBERSHIP DUES DELINQUENCY OF ATTY. MARCIAL A. EDILLON
[ ADM. CASE NO. 2505, FEBRUARY 21, 1992 ] EVANGELINE LEDA VS. ATTY. TREBONIAN TABANG
[ A.C. NO. 9873, DECEMBER 11, 2013 ] WALFRIDO L. LOZADA SR. AND HERMINIA LOZADA VS. ATTY. DONATO C. MANGUIAT
[ A.C. NO. 10372, JULY 30, 2014 ] AURORA R. LADIM VS. ATTY. PERLA D. RAMIREZ
A.C. NO. 5148, JULY 01, 2003 ] ATTY. RAMON P. REYES VS. ATTY. VICTORIANO T. CHIONG JR.
[A.C. NO. 10068, APRIL 07, 2014 ] RODERICO VILLAROYA VS. ATTY. MANUEL CONCEPCION
[A.C. NO. 5768, MARCH 26, 2010 ] ATTY. BONIFACIO T. BARANDON, JR. VS. ATTY. EDWIN Z. FERRER, SR.
[A.C. NO. 8832, JUNE 09, 2014 ] HERBERT E. BUOT VS. ATTY. ROMUALDO M. JUBAY;
[A.C. NO. 6396, OCTOBER 25, 2005 ] ROSALIE DALLONG-GALICINAO VS. ATTY. VIRGIL R. CASTRO
[A.C. NO. 10449, JULY 28, 2014 ] FRANCISCO BINAY-AN, ET AL. VS. ATTY. ATANACIO D. ADDOG
[ A.C. NO. 6422, AUGUST 28, 2007 ] WILFREDO T. GARCIA VS. ATTY. BENIAMINO A. LOPEZ
[ A.C. NO. 9604, MARCH 20, 2013 ] RODRIGO E. TAPAY VS. ATTY. CHARLIE L. BANCOLO AND ATTY. JANUS T. JARDER
[ADM. CASE NO. 6290, JULY 14, 2004 ] ANA MARIE CAMBALIZA, VS. ATTY. ANA LUZ B. CRISTAL-TENORIO
[B.M. NO. 2540, SEPTEMBER 24, 2013 ] IN RE: PETITION TO SIGN IN THE ROLL OF ATTORNEYS, MICHAEL A. MEDADO
[A.C. NO. 4545, FEBRUARY 05, 2014 ] CARLITO ANG VS. ATTY. JAMES JOSEPH GUPANA
[A.C. NO. 9809, SEPTEMBER 11, 2013] DANIEL V. BENITO VS. ATTY. ELISEO MAGNO C. SALVA.
KELD STEMMERIK VS. ATTY. LEONUEL MAS, A.C. 8010, 16 JUNE 2009FRANCISCO LORENZANA VS. ATTY. CESAR FAJARDO, A.C. 5712, 29 JUNE 2005
DR. RAUL SANCHEZ VS. ATTY. SALUSTINO SOMOSO, A.C. 6061, 03 OCTOBER 2003
QUERY OF ATTY. KAREN BUFFE, A.M. NO. 08-6-352-RTC, 19 AUGUST 2009
DIANA RAMOS VS. ATTY. JOSE IMBANG, A.C. NO. 6788, AUGUST 23, 2007
ROLANDO SAA VS. ATTY. FREDDIE VENIDA, 132826, 03 SEPTEMBER 2009
EMILIO GRANDE VS. ATTY. EVANGELINE DE SILVA, A.C. 4838, 29 JULY 2003
EDGARDO AREOLA VS. ATTY. MARIA VILMA MENDOZA, A.C. 10135, 15 JANUARY 2014
PACITA VERZONILAA VS. ATTY. VICTORIANO PASCUA, A.C. NO. 6655, OCTOBER 11, 2011
ISAMAEL DIMAGIBA VS. ATTY. JOSE MONTALVO, JR., A.C. NO. 1424, OCTOBER 15, 1991
FERNANDO COLLANTES VS. ATTY. VICENTE RENOMERON, A.C. NO. 3056, AUGUST 16, 1991
EUGENIO CUARESMA VS. MARCELO DAQUIS, G.R. NO. L-35113, MARCH 25, 1975
[A.C. NO. 6353, FEBRUARY 27, 2006] SPOUSES DAVID AND MARISA WILLIAMS, COMPLAINANTS, VS. ATTY. RUDY T. ENRIQUEZ, RESPONDENT
[A.C. NO. 9684, SEPTEMBER 18, 2013] MARY ROSE A. BOTO, COMPLAINANT, VS. SENIOR ASSISTANT CITY PROSECUTOR VINCENT L. VILLENA, CITY PROSECUTOR ARCHIMEDES V. MANABAT AND ASSISTANT CITY PROSECUTOR PATRICK NOEL P. DE DIOS, RESPONDENTS
[G.R. NO. 71305, NOVEMBER 24, 1986] MANUEL SOLIMAN, PETITIONER, VS. HON. SANDIGANBAYAN, 3RD DIVISION; AND THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS
[G.R. NO. 109870, DECEMBER 01, 1995] EDILBERTO M. CUENCA, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS
[A.C. NO. 4018, MARCH 08, 2005] OMAR P. ALI, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. MOSIB A. BUBONG, RESPONDENT
[ADMIN. CASE NO. 3701, MARCH 28, 1995] PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. TELESFORO S. CEDO, RESPONDENT
PAO VS. SANDIGANBAYAN, 154297, 15 FEBRUARY 2008
METRO ILOILO WATER DISTRICT VS. CA, 122855, 14 NOVEMBER 2001
JOSE BAENS VS. ATTY. JONATHAN SEMPIO, A.C. 10378, 09 JUNE 2014
LYDIA JUSTO VS. ATTY. RODOLFO GALING, A.C. 6174, 16 NOV. 2011
NESTOR PEREZ VS. ATTY. DANILO DE LA TORRE, A.C. 6160, 30 MARCH 2006
JOSEPHINE OROLA VS. ATTY. JOSEPH RAMOS, A.C. 9860, 11 SEPTEMBER 2013
ARSENIA BERGONIA VS. ATTY. ARSENION MERRERA, A.C. 5024, 20 FEBRUARY 2003
VERONICA SANTIAGO VS. ATTY. AMADO FOJAS, A.C. 4103, 07 SEPTEMBER 1995
JOSE MERCADO VS. SECURITY BANK CORPORATION, 160445, 16 FEBRUARY 2006
RURAL BANK OF CALAPE VS. ATTY. JAMES FLORIDO, A.C. 5736, 18 JUNE 2010
CF SHARP VS. NICOLAS C. TORRES [ A.C. NO. 10438, SEPTEMBER 23, 2014 ]
MODESTO CUNANAN VS. ATTY. REX C. RIMORIN [ A.C. NO. 5315, AUGUST 23, 2000 ]
REYNARIA BARCENAS VS. ATTY. ANORLITO A. ALVERO, [ A.C. NO. 8159, APRIL 23, 2010]
MILAGROS N. ALDOVINO VS. ATTY. PEDRO C. PUJALTE, JR. [ A.C. NO. 5082, FEBRUARY 17, 2004 ]
CARMELINA Y. RANGWANI VS. ATTY. RAMON S. DIÑO [ A.C. NO. 5454, NOVEMBER 23, 2004 ]
EMMA DE JUAN VS. ATTY. OSCAR BARIA III, A.C. 5817, 26 MAY 2004
EMILIA HERNANDEZ VS. ATTY. VENANCIO PADILLA, A.C. 9387, 20 JUNE 2012
ERMELINDA DOMINGUEZ VS. ATTY. ARNULFO AGLERON, JR., A.C. 5359, 10 MARCH 2014
JOSE TAN VS. PEDRO DIAMANTE, A.C. 7766, 05 AUGUST 2014;
ALEX ONG VS. ATTY. ELPIDIO UNTO, A.C. 2417, 06 FEBRUARY 2002
FERNANDO PENA VS. ATTY. LOLITO APARICIO, A.C. 7298, 25 JUNE 2007
A.C. No. 4749. January 20, 2000, SOLIMAN M. SANTOS, JR., complainant, vs. ATTY. FRANCISCO R. LLAMAS
A.C. 5534, 17 JANUARY 2005, JAYME YU VS. RENATO BONDAL
A.C. 5485, 16 MARCH 2005, ELMER CANOY VS. ATTY. JOSE ORTIZ
A.C. 7421, 10 OCTOBER 2007, ELISA VENTEREZ VS. ATTY. RODRIGO COSME
A.C. 6740, 26 FEBRUARY 2014, SENIOR MARKETING VS. ATTY. AQUILINO BOLINANG
A.C. 5859, 23 NOVEMBER 2010, ATTY. CARMEN ALCANTARA VS. ATTY. EDUARDO DE VERA
A.C. 5798, 20 JANUARY 2005, ALEX CACTO VS. ATTY. JOSE JIMENEZ, JR.
G.R. 183385, 13 FEBRUARY 2009, EVANGELINA MASMUD VS. NLRC
A.C. 5655, 22 APRIL 2005, VALERIANO DALISAY VS. MELANIO MAURICIO, JR.
ANA CECILIA G. CABATI, ET. AL. VS. ATTY. ALFONSO R. REYNO, JR., ET. AL., A.C. NO. 4948. FEBRUARY 23, 2000
EFREN G. BATTAD VS. SENATOR MIRIAM PALMA DEFENSOR-SANTIAGO, A.C. NO. 8519, FEBRUARY 22, 2010
NICANOR B. GATMAYTAN, JR. VS. ATTY. ISIDRO C. ILAO, A.C. NO. 6086, JANUARY 26, 2005
ADM. CASE NO. 5094, AUGUST 06, 2002, NOEMI ARANDIA VS. ATTY. ERMANDO MAGALONG.
A. C. NO. 5285, APRIL 14, 2004, JUDGE NIMFA P. SITACA VS. ATTY. DIEGO M. PALOMARES.
ADM. CASE NO. 6554, DECEMBER 14, 2005, ERLINDA K. ILUSORIO-BILDNER VS. ATTY. LUIS K. LOKIN, JR.
A.C. NO. 2614, JUNE 29, 2000, MAXIMO DUMADAG VS. ATTY. ERNESTO L. LUMAYA.
A.C. NO. 9881 (FORMERLY CBD 10-2607), JUNE 04, 2014, ATTY. ALAN F. PAGUIA VS. ATTY. MANUEL T. MOLINA.
A.C. NO. 7055, JULY 31, 2006, NORIEL MICHAEL J. RAMIENTAS VS. ATTY. JOCELYN P. REYALA.
G.R. NO. 194935, NOVEMBER 14, 2012, ATTY. SANTIAGO R. MARAVILLAS VS. JEROME S. GALUNAN, JR.
A.C. NO. 1928, AUGUST 03, 1978, IN THE MATTER OF THE IBP MEMBERSHIP DUES DELINQUENCY OF ATTY. MARCIAL A. EDILLON
[ ADM. CASE NO. 2505, FEBRUARY 21, 1992 ] EVANGELINE LEDA VS. ATTY. TREBONIAN TABANG
[ A.C. NO. 9873, DECEMBER 11, 2013 ] WALFRIDO L. LOZADA SR. AND HERMINIA LOZADA VS. ATTY. DONATO C. MANGUIAT
[ A.C. NO. 10372, JULY 30, 2014 ] AURORA R. LADIM VS. ATTY. PERLA D. RAMIREZ
A.C. NO. 5148, JULY 01, 2003 ] ATTY. RAMON P. REYES VS. ATTY. VICTORIANO T. CHIONG JR.
[A.C. NO. 10068, APRIL 07, 2014 ] RODERICO VILLAROYA VS. ATTY. MANUEL CONCEPCION
[A.C. NO. 5768, MARCH 26, 2010 ] ATTY. BONIFACIO T. BARANDON, JR. VS. ATTY. EDWIN Z. FERRER, SR.
[A.C. NO. 8832, JUNE 09, 2014 ] HERBERT E. BUOT VS. ATTY. ROMUALDO M. JUBAY;
[A.C. NO. 6396, OCTOBER 25, 2005 ] ROSALIE DALLONG-GALICINAO VS. ATTY. VIRGIL R. CASTRO
[A.C. NO. 10449, JULY 28, 2014 ] FRANCISCO BINAY-AN, ET AL. VS. ATTY. ATANACIO D. ADDOG
[ A.C. NO. 6422, AUGUST 28, 2007 ] WILFREDO T. GARCIA VS. ATTY. BENIAMINO A. LOPEZ
[ A.C. NO. 9604, MARCH 20, 2013 ] RODRIGO E. TAPAY VS. ATTY. CHARLIE L. BANCOLO AND ATTY. JANUS T. JARDER
[ADM. CASE NO. 6290, JULY 14, 2004 ] ANA MARIE CAMBALIZA, VS. ATTY. ANA LUZ B. CRISTAL-TENORIO
[B.M. NO. 2540, SEPTEMBER 24, 2013 ] IN RE: PETITION TO SIGN IN THE ROLL OF ATTORNEYS, MICHAEL A. MEDADO
[A.C. NO. 4545, FEBRUARY 05, 2014 ] CARLITO ANG VS. ATTY. JAMES JOSEPH GUPANA
[A.C. NO. 9809, SEPTEMBER 11, 2013] DANIEL V. BENITO VS. ATTY. ELISEO MAGNO C. SALVA.