Section 20. Duties of attorneys.

— It is (f) To abstain from all offensive

the duty of an attorney:
(a) To maintain allegiance to the
Republic of the Philippines and to
support the Constitution and obey
the laws of the Philippines.
personality and to advance no
fact prejudicial to the honor or
reputation of a party or witness,
unless required by the justice of
the cause with which he is
charged;

(b) To observe and maintain the (g) Not to encourage either the
respect due to the courts of commencement or the
justice and judicial officers; continuance of an action or
proceeding, or delay any man's
(c) To counsel or maintain such cause, from any corrupt motive or
actions or proceedings only as interest;
appear to him to be just, and
such defenses only as he (h) Never to reject, for any
believes to be honestly debatable consideration personal to himself,
under the law. the cause of the defenseless or
oppressed;
(d) To employ, for the purpose of
maintaining the causes confided (i) In the defense of a person
to him, such means only as are accused of crime, by all fair and
consistent with truth and honor, honorable means, regardless of
and never seek to mislead the his personal opinion as to the
judge or any judicial officer by an guilt of the accused, to present
artifice or false statement of fact every defense that the law
or law; permits, to the end that no person
may be deprived of life or liberty,
(e) To maintain inviolate the but by due process of law.
confidence, and at every peril to
himself, to preserve the secrets
of his client, and to accept no
compensation in connection with
his client's business except from
him or with his knowledge and
approval;
Section 27. Attorneys removed or suspended by Supreme Court on what grounds. — A
member of the bar may be removed or suspended from his office as attorney by the
Supreme Court for any deceit, malpractice, or other gross misconduct in such office,
grossly immoral conduct, or by reason of his conviction of a crime involving moral
turpitude, or for any violation of the oath which he is required to take before the
admission to practice, or for a wilfull disobedience of any lawful order of a superior
court, or for corruptly or willful appearing as an attorney for a party to a case without
authority so to do. The practice of soliciting cases at law for the purpose of gain, either
personally or through paid agents or brokers, constitutes malpractice.