IGOY vs.

ATTY SORIANO
Facts:
Igoy was a petitioner in a certain case pending in the CA. He later sought help
from a friend to win his case in the event it would lose in CA. The said friend
introduced IGOY from one of the alleged JUSTICE of the SC which later turned out
to be Atty Soriano. The Justice offered IGOY to help him when his case reaches SC
for a consideration of 20k. When then they loss the case in CA, the Justice
prepared a petition for review for a consideration of another 20k. When IGOY found
out that the Justice is not really a Justice, and when the petition for review was
denied, IGOY now filed this administrative case against ATTY SORIANO.
Held:
ATTY SORIANO is disbarred.
Rule 6.02.
A lawyer in the government service shall not use his public position to
promote or advance his private interests, nor allow the latter to interfere with his
public duties.

The foregoing command acquires particular significance given the prevailing facts of
this case considering that respondent is a senior lawyer of this Court. It bears
stressing that government lawyers who are public servants owe utmost fidelity to
the public service, for public service is a public trust. As such, government lawyers
should be more sensitive to their professional obligations as their disreputable
conduct is more likely to be magnified in the public eye.