The acts of respondent constitute deceit, malpractice, gross misconduct and violation of his oath as a

lawyer.

There is no question that respondent as a lawyer is well versed in the law and knew fully well that he
was entering into a bigamous marriage. The respondent betrayed the trust reposed in him by
complainant.

Grossly immoral conduct is one that is so corrupt and false as to constitute a criminal act or so
unprincipled or disgraceful as to be reprehensible to a high degree.

An act of personal immorality on the part of a lawyer in his private relation with opposite sex may put
his character in doubt. But to justify suspension or disbarment, the act must not only be immoral, it
must be grossly immoral

Thus, a lawyer was disbarred when he abandoned his lawful wife and cohabited with another
woman who had borne him a child. He failed to maintain the highest degree of morality expected
and required of a member of the bar