Court Unanimously Disbarred Atty. Lorenzo “Larry” Gadon for Misogynistic, Sexist, Abusive and Repeated Intemperate Language.
After his two prior suspensions, Lorenzo “Larry” Gadon was unanimously disbarred by the Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday, June 27, over his profanities spewed against journalist Raissa Robles.
The SC, in its announcement Wednesday, said Gadon’s video clip where he was cursing at Robles is “indisputably scandalous that it discredits the legal profession.”
Presidential Adviser on Poverty Alleviation Larry Gadon challenged Senator Risa Hontiveros to a “friendly debate” so they can measure each others’ “quality of intelligence”.
Speaking before the media on Wednesday, Gadon extended his invitation to Hontiveros after the senator asked President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to reconsider Gadon’s appointment as anti-poverty czar following his disbarment by the Supreme Court due to his “indisputably scandalous” acts.
He also called on Hontiveros to run and win the presidency first so she will have the power to appoint and remove people to and from government posts.
“Sinasabi nya yung qualification ko raw (She’s questioning my qualification), I would like to have a friendly debate with her, an exchange of ideas so we can measure our quality of intelligence,” Gadon said. Disbarment is an extreme measure that takes away a lawyer’s mandate to practice law.
A 2017 article by lawyer Lorna Kapunan said that when a lawyer gets disbarred, his/her name gets removed from the SC’s Roll of Attorneys, and loses the right to put the prefix “Atty.” before his/her name.
In its 2006 decision on Gonzalez vs. Alcaraz, the High Court explained that disbarment cases are sui generis – meaning they are unique or “of its own kind.” The SC explained that disbarment is neither criminal nor civil in nature, and is not “intended to inflict penal or civil sanctions.”
The SC, in the same decision, said the “main question” in disbarment cases is whether a lawyer is “still fit to continue to be an officer of the court in the dispensation of justice.”
In the Madria vs. Rivera case decided in 2017, the High Court said: “A lawyer who causes the simulation of court documents not only violates the court and its processes, but also betrays the trust and confidence reposed in him by his client and must be disbarred to maintain the integrity of the Law Profession.”
“Iparating nyo sa kanya (Let her know)… so that we can compare notes kung sino mas may nalalaman samin (if who has more knowledge between us),” he added.
Gadon also dismissed the idea that it was political accommodation that prompted him to accept the role as presidential adviser.
He confidently said he had the talent, the skill and the capability to help the President and to serve the public.
“You can say this is a political accommodation if I am totally unequipped with skills or capability. Pero yan naman napatunayan natin yan sa larangan ng business at corporate world na tayo ay may nalalaman (But I already proved myself in the business industry and the corporate world that I am knowledgeable),” he added.
What is disbarment?
An aspiring lawyer must first complete his/her law studies then pass the Bar Exams overseen by the High Court. After accomplishing these and other necessary requirements, he or she may be finally admitted to the bar.
However, when a lawyer commits certain acts that can gravely affect the legal profession, he/she can be disbarred.
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