***AM 17-03-09 SC

SECTION 9
- does not impair private practice or employment

***CANON 3
- use only true, honest, fair dignified and objective information or statement of
facts

PERMITTED FORMS OF SOLICITATION

- use of ordinary professional card
- publication of name in a reputable law list
- inclusion of name or office name in telephone directory
- signage

NOT AUTHORIZED TO USE THE NAME OTHER THAN THAT INSCRIBED IN THE ROLL OF ATTORNEYS
- cannot use aliases
- because of honesty

RULE 3.01
- false, fraudulent, misleading, deceptive, undignified, self-laudatory or unfair
statement or claim regarding his qualifications or legal services

RULE 3.02
- firm name, no false, misleading or assumed name shall be used
- continued use of name of a deceased partner is permissible

RULE 3.03
- where a partner accepts public office

RULE 3.04
- A lawyer shall not pay or give anything of value to representatives of the mass
media in anticipation of, or in return for, publicity to attract legal business.
- seeking of publicity is prohibited

***THERE IS AN IBP RADIO PROGRAM (might want to listen)

*case
ULEP VS LEGAL CLINIC
- court's pronouncement is that the best advertising is a well merited reputation
for professional capacity and fidelity to trust, these must be earned as the
outcome of character and trust
- by character and conduct, its where your reputation is built

CITING RULE 3.01

*case
ATTY KHAN VS SIMBILLO
- annulment expert 4-6 months
- case against atty simbillo
- law practice is not a business but a profession...
- self-laudatory

VILLATUYA VS TABALINGCOS
- prohibited from sharing atty fees with a non lawyer
- unauthorized solicitation of cases
- tabalingcos owns a financial consultancy firms
- tabalingcos was suspended for unauthorized solicitation
- lawyer not prohibited form engaging in other occupation or business
- impropriety arises when... the business or occupation is used as a conduit or
funnel to solicit cases
- might cause confusion as to the aspect by which you are servicing your
client

***CANON 4
- PARTICIPATE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LEGAL SYSTEM

***CANON 5
- SHALL KEEP ABREAST OF LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS
- law is not an exact science, it is always changing, dynamic

***MCLE BAR MATTER 850

- mandatory continuing legal education

RULE 1 - PURPOSES

RULE 15 - MCLE COMMITTEE

- section 1, composition

RULE 2 - MCLE COMPLETION

RULE 3 - COMPLIANCE PERIOD

RULE 4 - COMPUTATION OF CREDIT UNITS

- take note

RULE 7 - EXEMPTIONS
- apply with mcle committee for the exemption
- other parties exempted from mcle

RULE 12 - NON-COMPLIANCE
- did not submit compliance report

RULE 13 - CONSEQUENCES OF NON-COMPLIANCE

*case
NOBLE III VS AILES

***BAR MATTER 1922

- requires lawyers in all pleadings their mcle number (exemption or compliance)
- failure is not a ground for disbarment
- only cause for dismissal of the complaint

*case
ARNADO VS ADAZA
- adaza indicating in his pleadings that mcle application for exemption under
process
- then mcle application for exemption under reconsideration
- still means non compliance with requirement
- declared as delinquent ibp member and suspended for 6 months or until fully
complied with mcle
- not being suspended for non-compliance, but because of being a delinquent member

TN MAPALAD VS ECHANEZ (JAN. 9, 2019)

MCLE IMPLEMENTING RULES (not really relevant to subject, but good to know)

***NEXT MEETING
- class discuss on canon 6
- coverage until canon 5
- prelim will be on jan. 23