Atty. Evelyn Magno filed a complaint against Atty. Olivia Velasco-Jacoba for representing Lorenzo Inos during a barangay conciliation proceeding regarding a landscaping contract dispute between Magno and Inos. Magno objected to Jacoba's appearance, claiming she was acting as Inos' lawyer rather than just his attorney-in-fact under a special power of attorney. The issue is whether Jacoba violated the Local Government Code and Code of Professional Responsibility by representing Inos as his lawyer during the barangay proceeding.
Atty. Evelyn Magno filed a complaint against Atty. Olivia Velasco-Jacoba for representing Lorenzo Inos during a barangay conciliation proceeding regarding a landscaping contract dispute between Magno and Inos. Magno objected to Jacoba's appearance, claiming she was acting as Inos' lawyer rather than just his attorney-in-fact under a special power of attorney. The issue is whether Jacoba violated the Local Government Code and Code of Professional Responsibility by representing Inos as his lawyer during the barangay proceeding.
Atty. Evelyn Magno filed a complaint against Atty. Olivia Velasco-Jacoba for representing Lorenzo Inos during a barangay conciliation proceeding regarding a landscaping contract dispute between Magno and Inos. Magno objected to Jacoba's appearance, claiming she was acting as Inos' lawyer rather than just his attorney-in-fact under a special power of attorney. The issue is whether Jacoba violated the Local Government Code and Code of Professional Responsibility by representing Inos as his lawyer during the barangay proceeding.
Atty. Evelyn Magno filed a complaint against Atty. Olivia Velasco-Jacoba for representing Lorenzo Inos during a barangay conciliation proceeding regarding a landscaping contract dispute between Magno and Inos. Magno objected to Jacoba's appearance, claiming she was acting as Inos' lawyer rather than just his attorney-in-fact under a special power of attorney. The issue is whether Jacoba violated the Local Government Code and Code of Professional Responsibility by representing Inos as his lawyer during the barangay proceeding.
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Magno vs. Velasco-Jacoba [A.C. No.
6296 November 22, 2005]
Post under case digests, Legal Ethics at Monday, March 26, 2012 Posted by Schizophrenic Mind Facts: Atty. Evelyn J. Magno, President of the Integrated Bar ofthe Philippines (IBP), Nueva Ecija Chapter had a disagreementwith her uncle, Lorenzo Inos, over a landscaping contract theyhad entered into. During the conciliation/confrontation proceeding, Atty. Olivia Velasco- Jacoba appeared on thestrength of a Special Power of Attorney signed by Lorenzo Inos. Atty. Magno objected to Atty. Jacoba’s appeareance in the conciliation but the latter interpose that Lorenzo Inos is entitledto be represented by a lawyer inasmuch as complainant is herselfa lawyer.Complainant enumerated specific instances, with supportingdocumentation, tending to prove that respondent had, in thecourse of the conciliation proceedings before the Punong Barangay, acted as Inos Lorenzo’s counsel instead of as his attorney-in-fact.Thus, this petition for willful violation of (a) Section 415 of theLocal Government Code (LGC) of 1991 and (b) Canon 4 of theCode of Professional Responsibility. Issue : Whether or not Atty. Olivia Velasco-Jacoba violated theLocal Government Code and the Code of ProfessionalResponsibility. Held : Section 415 of the LGC of 1991, on the subjectKatarungang Pambarangay, provides:Section 415. Appearance of Parties in Person. - In allkatarungang pambarangay proceedings, the parties must appear
