Legal & Judicial Ethics, 2012 Bar — Question 15

MULTIPLE CHOICE

Atty. Gelly passed the Bar in 1975. After taking his oath, he did not enlist in any IBP chapter because he went to the USA to pursue a Master's Degree. Eventually, he passed the state bar and specialized in immigration law. In 2005, he returned to the Philippines and was but the IBP is charging him from 1975 up to the present and threatening him with expulsion if he does not comply. Is the IBP correct? (A) Atty. Gelly cannot be compelled to pay the IBP dues because he was not engaged in the practice of law from 1975-2005. (B) Atty. Gelly is exempt from 1975-2005 because he was out of the country. (C) Atty. Gelly should pay the dues from 1975 to the present since membership in the IBP is compulsory. (D) Atty. Gelly should not pay because the rule on bar integration is unconstitutional for compelling a lawyer to join an association.

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