Legal Opinion
Brown v. COLEGIO DE ABOGADOS DE PUERTO RICO
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided May 24, 2011No. Civil 06-1645(JP)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
JOSÉ ANTONIO FUSTÉ, Chief Judge.
Written on the building, where the Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico (“Colegio”) is located, is the phrase “Honrando la Toga.” The phrase means honoring the robe or honoring the legal profession. This phrase should be more than simply words; it should be what Colegio should strive to represent. Unfortunately, the actions of Colegio in this case have made it clear that these are just hollow words without any meaning to the Colegio of recent times.
The undersigned was admitted to practice law in 1968 and became a member of the Colegio as required by law.…
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