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EN BANCLORENZO D. BRENNISEN,Complainant,

- versus -

ATTY. RA ON !. CONTA"I,Respon#ent.

A.C. No. $%&' (resent) CORONA, C.*.,CAR(IO,+ELASCO, *R.LEONARDO-DE CASTRO.BRION,(ERALTA,BERSA IN,

DEL CASTILLO,ABAD,+ILLARA A, *R.(EREZ,ENDOZA,SERENO,REYES, an#(ERLAS-BERNABE, ** (romul ate#)

April %, '

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DECISION PER CURIAM:

Be0ore t1e Court is an a#ministrative 2omplaint3'4 0or #is5arment 0ile# 562omplainant Loren7o D. Brennisen a ainst respon#ent Att6. Ramon !. Conta8i 0or #e2eitan# ross mis2on#u2t in violation o0 1is la86er9s oat1. T1e :a2ts

Complainant is t1e re istere# o8ner o0 a par2el o0 lan# lo2ate# in San Dionisio,(ara;a No. ''$?3 4 o0 t1e Re istero0 Dee#s 0or t1e (rovin2e o0 Ri7al. Bein a resi#ent o0 t1e !nite# States o0 Ameri2a=!SA>, 1e entruste# t1e a#ministration o0 t1e su5@e2t propert6 to respon#ent, to et1er 8it1 t1e 2orrespon#in o8ner9s #upli2ate title.

!n5e no8nst to 2omplainant, 1o8ever, respon#ent, t1rou 1 a spurious Spe2ial(o8er o0 Attorne6 =S(A>3 4 #ate# :e5ruar6 , ' & , mort a e# an# su5se, as evi#en2e# 56 a Dee# o0 A5soluteSale3%4 #ate# Novem5er 'G, '. As a result, TCT No. ''$? 8as 2an2elle# an#repla2e# 56 TCT No. 'G &'%3G4 issue# in 0avor o0 o.

T1us, on April '?, $, 2omplainant 0ile# t1e instant a#ministrative 2omplainta ainst respon#ent 0or 1avin violate# 1is oat1 as a la86er, 2ausin 1im #ama e an#pre@u#i2e.

In 1is 2ounter-a00i#avit,3?4 respon#ent #enie# an6 0ormal la86er-2lient relations1ip5et8een 1im an# t1e 2omplainant, 2laimin to 1ave merel6 e/ten#e# 1is servi2es 0or 0ree.e also #enie# re2eivin mone6 0rom t1e 2omplainant 0or t1e purpose o0 pa6in t1e realestate ta/es on t1e propert6. :urt1er, 1e averre# t1at it 8as 1is 0ormer o00i2e assistants, a2ertain Bo6 Ro, 81o o00ere# t1e su5@e2t

propert6 to o as 2ollateral 0or a loan. Nevert1eless, respon#ent a#mitte# to 1avin2on0irme# t1e spurious S(A in 1is 0avor alrea#6 annotate# at t1e 5a2 o0 TCT No. ''$?upon t1e pro##in o0 Ro 0or investi ation, report an# re2ommen#ation.

T1e A2tion an# Re2ommen#ation o0 t1e IB(

Durin t1e man#ator6 2on0eren2e 1el# on O2to5er ', &, t1e parties stipulate#on t1e 0ollo8in matters) '. T1at 2omplainant is t1e o8ner o0 a propert6 2overe# 56 TCT No. ''$? =%G &> o0t1e Re ister o0 Dee#s o0 (ara;a, t1rou 1 Commissioner E#uar#o +. De esa, 0oun# t1at respon#ent 1a#un#enia5l6 mort a e# an# sol# t1e propert6 o0 1is 2lient 8it1out t1e latter9s no8le# e or2onsent, 0a2ilitate# 56 t1e use o0 a 0alsi0ie# S(A. en2e, in a##ition to 1is possi5le2riminal lia5ilit6 0or 0alsi0i2ation, t1e IB(-CBD #e#u2e# t1at respon#ent violate# variousprovisions o0 t1e Canons o0 (ro0essional Responsi5ilit6 an# a22or#in l6 re2ommen#e#t1at 1e 5e #is5arre# an# 1is name stri2 en 0rom t1e Roll o0 Attorne6s.

On a6 '%, '', t1e IB( Boar# o0 overnors a#opte# an# approve# t1e report o0Commissioner De esa t1rou 1 Resolution No. JIJ- ''- %& 3' 4 as 0ollo8s) RESOL+ED to ADO(T an# A((RO+E, as it is 1ere56 unanimousl6 ADO(TED an#A((RO+ED t1e Report an# Re2ommen#ation o0 t1e Investi atin Commissioner in t1ea5ove-entitle# 2ase, 1erein ma#e part o0 t1is Resolution as Anne/ 9A9 an# 0in#in t1ere2ommen#ation 0ull6 supporte# 56 t1e evi#en2e on re2or# an# t1e appli2a5le la8s an#rules, an# 0in#in Respon#ent uilt6 o0 0alsi0i2ationH ma in or usin 0alsi0ie# #o2umentsHan# 0or 5ene0itin 0rom t1e pro2ee#3s4 o0 1is #is1onest a2ts, Att6. Ramon !. Conta8i is1ere56 DISBARRED.F

T1e Issue

T1e sole issue 5e0ore t1e Court is 81et1er respon#ent violate# 1is la86er9s oat1

81en 1e mort a e# an# sol# 2omplainant9s propert6, 81i21 8as entruste# to 1im, 8it1outt1e latter9s 2onsent.

T1e Court9s Rulin

A0ter a pun2tilious e/amination o0 t1e re2or#s, t1e Court 2on2urs 8it1 t1e 0in#in san# re2ommen#ation o0 Commissioner De esa an# t1e IB( Boar# o0 overnors t1atrespon#ent a2te# 8it1 #e2eit 81en, t1rou 1 t1e use o0 a 0alsi0ie# #o2ument, 1e e00e2te#t1e unaut1ori7e# mort a e an# sale o0 1is 2lient9s propert6 0or 1is personal 5ene0it.

In#isputa5l6, respon#ent #ispose# o0 2omplainant9s propert6 8it1out 1is no8le# eor 2onsent, an# partoo o0 t1e pro2ee#s o0 t1e sale 0or 1is o8n 5ene0it. is 2ontentiont1at 1e merel6 a22ommo#ate# t1e re

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an# simulate# transa2tion not onl6 56 notari7in a spurious Dee# o0 Sale, 5ut also K an#even 8orse K s1arin in t1e pro0its o0 t1e spe2ious transa2tion 56 a2