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2015-07-01 |
PERLAS-BERNABE, J. |
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| The practice of law is a privilege bestowed on lawyers who meet high standards of legal proficiency and morality.[20] It is a special privilege burdened with conditions before the legal profession, the courts, their clients and the society such that a lawyer has the duty to comport himself in a manner as to uphold integrity and promote the public's faith in the profession.[21] Consequently, a lawyer must at all times, whether in public or private life, act in a manner beyond reproach especially when dealing with fellow lawyers.[22] | |||||