Practice question
A Deputy Ombudsman remains in good standing in the Bar and relies on that status alone to continue private legal practice. Does good standing remove the office-based prohibition?
- No, professional qualification does not dispense with the incorporated constitutional restriction
- Yes, every qualified lawyer may privately practice regardless of office
- Yes, a Bar card overrides Article XI
- Yes, if the client pays promptly
- Yes, if the case is not before the Ombudsman
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article XI Section 8, incorporating Article IX-A Section 2: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
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