State, with a brief explanation, whether the lawyer concerned may be sanctioned for the conduct stated below.
a) Filing a complaint that fails to state a cause of action, thereby resulting in the defendant succeeding in his motion to dismiss. (3%)
b) A suspended lawyer working as an independent legal assistant to gather information and secure documents for other lawyers during the period of his suspension. (3%)
c) A suspended lawyer allowing his non-lawyer staff to actively operate his law office and conduct business on behalf of clients during the period of suspension. (3%)
d) Keeping money he collected as rental from his client’s tenant and remitting it to the client when asked to do so. (3%)
e) Refusing to return certain documents to the client pending payment of his attorney’s fees. (3%)
f) An unwed female lawyer carrying on a clandestine affair with her unwed male hairdresser. (3%) g) Not paying the annual IBP dues. (3%)
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