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    Patrick A Caronan Vs Richard A Caronan - Case Digest

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    Richard Caronan falsely assumed the identity of his brother Patrick Caronan to obtain a law degree and practice law. The IBP found Richard guilty and recommended striking Patrick's name from the roll of attorneys and barring Richard from admission to the bar. The court upheld these recommendations because Richard did not actually complete law school and exhibited dishonesty, lacking the moral character required of lawyers. Richard was ordered to be dropped and barred from practicing law under Patrick's name.

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    Richard Caronan falsely assumed the identity of his brother Patrick Caronan to obtain a law degree and practice law. The IBP found Richard guilty and recommended striking Patrick's name from the roll of attorneys and barring Richard from admission to the bar. The court upheld these recommendations because Richard did not actually complete law school and exhibited dishonesty, lacking the moral character required of lawyers. Richard was ordered to be dropped and barred from practicing law under Patrick's name.

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    Richard Caronan falsely assumed the identity of his brother Patrick Caronan to obtain a law degree and practice law. The IBP found Richard guilty and recommended striking Patrick's name from the roll of attorneys and barring Richard from admission to the bar. The court upheld these recommendations because Richard did not actually complete law school and exhibited dishonesty, lacking the moral character required of lawyers. Richard was ordered to be dropped and barred from practicing law under Patrick's name.

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    Patrick A Caronan Vs Richard A Caronan - Case Digest

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    Richard Caronan falsely assumed the identity of his brother Patrick Caronan to obtain a law degree and practice law. The IBP found Richard guilty and recommended striking Patrick's name from the roll of attorneys and barring Richard from admission to the bar. The court upheld these recommendations because Richard did not actually complete law school and exhibited dishonesty, lacking the moral character required of lawyers. Richard was ordered to be dropped and barred from practicing law under Patrick's name.

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    Dulatas 1D

    Patrick A. Caronan, Complainant vs. Richard A. Caronan, Respondent

    Facts: Patrick A. Caronan, complainant and Richard A. Caronan,


    respondent are siblings. Richard is older than Patrick Caronan. Patrick Caronan
    graduated from University of Makati with a degree in Business Administration. He
    worked as a Sales Associate for Philippine Seven Corporation (PSC) until he was
    promoted as a Store Manager of the 7-11 Store in Muntinlupa. On the other hand,
    Richard Caronan studied at the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM), where
    he stayed for one 1 year before transferring to the Philippine Military Academy
    (PMA) in 1992. In 1993, he was discharged from the PMA and focused on helping
    their father in the family's car rental business.

    In 1997, he moved to Nueva Vizcaya with his wife and three children and
    never went back to school to earn a college degree. In 1999, he told Patrick that he
    enrolled in a law school in Nueva Vizcaya. In 2004, their mother informed Patrick
    that Richard passed the Bar Examinations and that he used his name and college
    records from the University of Makati to enrolled at St. Mary's University's College
    of Law. Patrick ignored what his brother did.

    In May 2009, Patrick was informed that the National Bureau of Investigation
    (NBI) was requesting his presence for an investigation against "Atty. Patrick A.
    Caronan for qualified theft and estafa. He learned also that his brother was arrested
    for gun-running activities, illegal possession of explosives, and violation of Batas
    Pambansa Bilang (BP) 22. He developed a fear for his own safety and security
    because he became the subject of talk in his office, which he was forced to resign
    from his job. Hence, he filed a complaint against his brother to stop use of his name
    and identity, and illegal practice of law. In his Answer, Richard denied all the
    allegations against him and invoked res judicata as a defense. He maintained that his
    identity can no longer be raised as an issue as it had already been resolved in an
    earlier administrative case declared closed and terminated in A.C. No. 10074

    The Investigating Commissioner issued his report and recommendation


    finding respondent guilty of illegally and falsely assuming complainant's name,
    identity, and academic records. He recommended that the name "Patrick A.
    Caronan" be stricken off the Roll of Attorneys and the name "Richard A. Caronan"
    be barred from being admitted as a member of the Bar for making a mockery of the
    judicial institution. On June 30, 2015, the IBP Board of Governors issued
    Resolution No. adopting the Investigating Commissioner's recommendation.
    Issues: Whether or not the IBP erred in ordering that: (a) the name "Patrick A.
    Caronan" be stricken off the Roll of Attorneys; and (b) the name "Richard A.
    Caronan" be barred from being admitted to the Bar.

    Held: No. The Court finds no cogent reason to disturb the findings and
    recommendations of the IBP. Since complainant -the real "Patrick A. Caronan" -
    never took the Bar Examinations, the IBP correctly recommended that the name
    "Patrick A. Caronan" be stricken off the Roll of Attorneys. Under Section 6, Rule
    138 of the Rules of Court, no applicant for admission to the Bar Examination shall
    be admitted unless he had pursued and satisfactorily completed a pre-law course.
    Clearly, respondent has not completed the requisite pre-law degree. Respondent
    also exhibited his dishonesty and utter lack of moral fitness to be a member of the
    Bar when he assumed the name, identity, and school records of his own brother
    and dragged the latter into controversies which eventually caused him to fear for his
    safety and to resign from PSC where he had been working for years. “Good moral
    character is essential in those who would be lawyers. This is imperative in the nature
    of the office of a lawyer, the trust relation which exists between him and his client, as
    well as between him and the court,” the court said.

    Finally, Respondent made also a mockery of the legal profession by


    pretending to have the necessary qualifications to be a lawyer. He also tarnished the
    image of lawyers with his alleged unscrupulous activities, which resulted in the filing
    of several criminal cases against him. Certainly, respondent and his acts do not have
    a place in the legal profession where one of the primary duties of its members is to
    uphold its integrity and dignity.

    WHEREFORE, respondent Richard A. Caronan a.k.a. "Atty. Patrick A.


    Caronan" is found GUILTY of falsely assuming the name, identity, and academic
    records of complainant Patrick A. Caronan to obtain a law degree and take the Bar
    Examinations. The Court hereby resolves: the name "Patrick A. Caronan" with Roll
    of Attorneys No. 49069 is ordered DROPPED and STRICKEN OFF the Roll of
    Attorneys; PROHIBITED from engaging in the practice of law or making any
    representations as a lawyer; BARRED from being admitted as a member of the
    Philippine Bar in the future; the Identification Cards issued by the Integrated Bar of
    the Philippines to respondent under the name "Atty. Patrick A. Caronan" and the
    Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Certificates issued in such name are
    CANCELLED and/or REVOKED; and the Office of the Court Administrator is
    ordered to CIRCULATE notices and POST his real name, " Richard A. Caronan,"
    with a warning that he is not a member of the Philippine Bar and a statement of his
    false assumption of the name and identity of "Patrick A. Caronan.

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