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Atty. Carmen Alcantara vs Atty. Eduardo De Vera
Legal Ethics Canon 21 Clients Condence and Secrets
Atty. Eduardo De Vera won a case for Rosario Mercado. De Vera garnished the bank account of the
opposing party but he did not remit the same to Mercado, instead he claimed that he used the same to pay
off the judge and whats left was for his attorneys fees. Mercado led an administrative complaint and
eventually De Vera was suspended from the practice of law for one year. In obvious retaliation, he led
various complaints against Mercado and her family, the IBP ofcers who suspended and several others. He
attempted to re-open the case of her client in an attempt to collect more attorneys fees. He also instigated
the opposing party in the case he won for Mercado to le lawsuits against Mercado. The complaints were
dismissed but he re-led them nonetheless.
ISSUE: Whether or not De Vera should be disbarred.
HELD: Yes. What he did is grossly unethical and lled with ill-motive. It is the duty of the Supreme Court
to remove from the profession a person whose misconduct has proved him unt to be entrusted with the
duties and responsibilities belonging to an ofce of an attorney, and thus to protect the public and those
charged with the administration of justice, rather than to punish the attorney.
Further, De Vera is in violation of Canon 21 of the Code of Professional Responsibility. In ling cases
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against Mercado, De Vera used matters and information acquired by him when he was still the counsel for
Mercado. A lawyer owes loyalty and delity to his client even if the lawyer-client relationship has already
terminated. A lawyer shall preserve the condence and secrets of his client even after the attorney-client
relation is terminated.

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