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    Cojuangco v. Palma (2004)

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    Eduardo Cojuangco hired attorney Leo Palma as his personal counsel. Palma became intimate with Cojuangco's family, tutoring Cojuangco's 22-year old daughter Lisa. Without the family's knowledge, Palma married Lisa in Hong Kong while already married with 3 children. Cojuangco filed a complaint to disbar Palma for grossly immoral conduct. The court found Palma liable, as he abandoned his lawful family to lure and marry Lisa in Hong Kong, misrepresenting that he was unmarried. Palma's actions made a mockery of marriage and contradicted morality.

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    Eduardo Cojuangco hired attorney Leo Palma as his personal counsel. Palma became intimate with Cojuangco's family, tutoring Cojuangco's 22-year old daughter Lisa. Without the family's knowledge, Palma married Lisa in Hong Kong while already married with 3 children. Cojuangco filed a complaint to disbar Palma for grossly immoral conduct. The court found Palma liable, as he abandoned his lawful family to lure and marry Lisa in Hong Kong, misrepresenting that he was unmarried. Palma's actions made a mockery of marriage and contradicted morality.

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    Eduardo Cojuangco hired attorney Leo Palma as his personal counsel. Palma became intimate with Cojuangco's family, tutoring Cojuangco's 22-year old daughter Lisa. Without the family's knowledge, Palma married Lisa in Hong Kong while already married with 3 children. Cojuangco filed a complaint to disbar Palma for grossly immoral conduct. The court found Palma liable, as he abandoned his lawful family to lure and marry Lisa in Hong Kong, misrepresenting that he was unmarried. Palma's actions made a mockery of marriage and contradicted morality.

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    Cojuangco v. Palma (2004)

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    Eduardo Cojuangco hired attorney Leo Palma as his personal counsel. Palma became intimate with Cojuangco's family, tutoring Cojuangco's 22-year old daughter Lisa. Without the family's knowledge, Palma married Lisa in Hong Kong while already married with 3 children. Cojuangco filed a complaint to disbar Palma for grossly immoral conduct. The court found Palma liable, as he abandoned his lawful family to lure and marry Lisa in Hong Kong, misrepresenting that he was unmarried. Palma's actions made a mockery of marriage and contradicted morality.

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    Adm. Case No.

    2474 September 15, 2004


    EDUARDO M. COJUANGCO, JR., Complainant, vs ATTY. LEO J. PALMA, Respondent

    FACTS:
    Complainant hired respondent as his personal counsel. Thereafter, respondent’s
    relationship with complainant’s family became intimate. He frequented their house and
    even tutored complainant’s 22-year old daughter Maria Luisa Cojuangco (Lisa).

    Without the knowledge of complainant’s family, respondent married Lisa in


    Hongkong. Complainant came to know of such fact and that: (1) respondent
    misrepresented himself as bachelor before the Hong Kong authorities to facilitate his
    marriage with Lisa; and (2) respondent was married to Elizabeth Hermosisima and has
    three children.

    Thus, complainant filed this complaint for disbarment against Atty. Leo J. Palma
    on the ground of grossly immoral conduct, inter alia.

    ISSUE: WON ATTY. PALMA is liable for grossly immoral conduct

    HELD: YES. Undoubtedly, respondent’s act constitutes grossly immoral conduct. He


    exhibited a deplorable lack of that degree of morality required of him as a member of
    the Bar. In particular, he made a mockery of marriage which is a sacred institution
    demanding respect and dignity. His act of contracting a second marriage is contrary to
    honesty, justice, decency and morality.

    Immoral conduct is that conduct which is willful, flagrant, or shameless, and


    which shows a moral indifference to the opinion of the good and respectable
    members of the community. Measured against this definition,
    respondent’s act is manifestly immoral. First, he abandoned his lawful wife and three
    children. Second, he lured an innocent young woman into marrying him. And third, he
    misrepresented himself as a bachelor so he could contract marriage in a foreign land.

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