Practice question
During a six-month suspension, a lawyer avoids hearings but secretly drafts and signs pleadings for clients and has an associate file them. After the period expires, the lawyer plans to swear only that no personal courtroom appearance occurred. Under CPRA sections 45–46, which is the best assessment?
- Absence from hearings is sufficient regardless of other legal work
- Indirect practice is exempt if another lawyer files the papers
- The statement must address signing or filing submissions and any direct or indirect practice; the proposed narrow statement does not establish required compliance
- The associate's participation automatically erases the suspended lawyer's acts
- A client's request legalizes all work during suspension
Legal references
- https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/22-09-01-SC-FINAL.pdf — CPRA, Canon VI, sections 45–46.
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