Attorney Elmar Panopio of the Philippines; ethical troll

The Phillipine Supreme Court provided Elmar A. Panopio with a law license in 1967

The Committee on Bar Discipline found Lamberto guilty of engaging in the ollowing misconduct.

• Made a sham claim that he was merely exercising his right to withhold to exercise retaining lien for unpaid fees
• Failed to obtain client consent to the application of its property to the unpaid fees because a lawyer cannot unilaterally appropriate his client's property
• There was no proof that the client consented to Elmar’s ' withholding of the titles to satisfy the unpaid legal fees.
• Elmar improperly exercised its right to retain his clients s documents as a lien
• Failed to hold in trust all moneys and properties of his client that may come into Elmar’s possession
• Failed to account for all money or property collected or received for or from his client
• Failed to observe candor, fairness and loyalty in all his dealings and transactions with his client
• Engaged in a conflict of interest

As a direct consequence of his misconduct, the cheerleaders for Judicial Misfits sitting on the Philippines Supreme Court punished Elmar by gifting him with a complimentary reprimand. 

As we speak (ca. March 2024), Elmar practices his so-called brand of law with

The Soliven, Tagayuna, Gangan, Panopio & De Pano Law Firm at 2709 Ma Aurora Street, Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines.