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    Heirs of Lydio Falame vs. Atty. Edgar J. Baguio

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    The heirs of Lydio Falame filed a disbarment complaint against attorney Edgar Baguio with the Integrated Bar of the Philippines. They claimed Baguio violated his duties by representing conflicting interests when he later filed a case against the heirs involving property that was the subject of a prior case where he had represented Lydio. The IBP dismissed the complaint. The Supreme Court found Baguio guilty of violating rules against representing conflicting interests, as he had a continuing duty to Lydio as a former client.

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    The heirs of Lydio Falame filed a disbarment complaint against attorney Edgar Baguio with the Integrated Bar of the Philippines. They claimed Baguio violated his duties by representing conflicting interests when he later filed a case against the heirs involving property that was the subject of a prior case where he had represented Lydio. The IBP dismissed the complaint. The Supreme Court found Baguio guilty of violating rules against representing conflicting interests, as he had a continuing duty to Lydio as a former client.

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    The heirs of Lydio Falame filed a disbarment complaint against attorney Edgar Baguio with the Integrated Bar of the Philippines. They claimed Baguio violated his duties by representing conflicting interests when he later filed a case against the heirs involving property that was the subject of a prior case where he had represented Lydio. The IBP dismissed the complaint. The Supreme Court found Baguio guilty of violating rules against representing conflicting interests, as he had a continuing duty to Lydio as a former client.

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    HEIRS OF LYDIO FALAME v. ATTY. EDGAR J.

    BAGUIO
    A.C. No. 6876 March 7, 2008

    FACTS:
    The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) Board of Governors dismissed a disbarment
    complaint filed by the Heirs of Lydio "Jerry" Falame against Atty. Edgar J. Baguio. The
    complainants claimed that their late father, Lydio "Jerry" Falame, engaged the services of
    respondent to represent him in an action for forcible entry. Respondent, as counsel for the
    defendants, filed the answer to the complaint in the first civil case and later used and
    submitted evidence in the second civil case.

    The complainants claimed that even after the Municipal Trial Court of Dipolog City had
    ruled in favor of the defendants in the first civil case, Lydio retained the services of
    respondent as his legal adviser and counsel for his businesses until his death on 8
    September 1996. However, on 23 October 2000, respondent filed a case against the
    complainants involving the property subject of the first civil case, which they claimed
    violated his oath of office and duty as an attorney.

    The respondent denied the complainants' allegations, stating that only Raleigh Falame
    engaged his legal services on Lydio's behalf. He claimed he did not reveal any facts
    during the attorney-client relationship in the first civil case.

    The respondent argued that the IBP had no jurisdiction over the administrative case, as
    the complainants filed it when Raleigh could no longer testify in his favor. The
    complainants claimed that respondent violated Canon 15, Rule 15.03 of the Code of
    Professional Responsibility (CPR) by representing conflicting interests when representing
    Falame's spouses against Lydio's.

    ISSUE:
    Whether or not Atty. Baguio violated Canon 15, Rule 15.03 of the CPR.

    RULING:
    Yes, the court found the respondent guilty of the charge against him.

    A lawyer cannot represent a client whose interest conflicts with their current or former
    client without being guilty of professional misconduct. This rule applies to cases where
    confidential communications have been confided or inconsistencies are remote or
    probable. A lawyer must act in good faith and with no intention to represent conflicting
    interests. The termination of an attorney-client relationship does not justify representing
    an interest adverse to the former client.

    Likewise, Canon 17 of the Code of Professional Responsibility states that a lawyer owes
    fidelity to their client's cause and must be mindful of the trust and confidence reposed on
    them. The protection given to the client is perpetual and does not cease with the
    termination of litigation, ceasing to employ the attorney, retaining another, or any other
    change of relation between them. In the case at bar, the respondent admitted to jointly
    representing Lydio and Raleigh as defendants, despite only Raleigh paying him.

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