Automated Summary
Key Facts
The Supreme Court of Puerto Rico approved the inactivation of attorney Flor de María Claudio de Vázquez from the practice of law due to non-compliance with the continuing legal education requirement. The court ordered the Secretary to update her status to 'abogada inactiva' in the Puerto Rico Unified Attorney Registry (RUA). This decision followed a report by Lcdo. José Ignacio Campos Pérez, Director of the Continuing Legal Education Program, who cited the failure to meet mandatory education requirements.
Issues
The case addresses whether the Lcda. Flor M. Claudio de Vázquez should be inactivated from the practice of law due to non-compliance with the mandatory continuing legal education (PEJC) requirements, as reported by the PEJC director, Lcdo. José I. Campos Pérez.
Holdings
The Supreme Court of Puerto Rico approved the inactivation of Flor de María Claudio de Vázquez from the practice of law due to non-compliance with the continuing legal education requirements as reported by the Director of the Continuing Legal Education Program, José Ignacio Campos Pérez.
Remedies
The court grants the inactivation of Flor de María Claudio de Vázquez from the practice of law and orders the Secretary of the Supreme Court to register her status change to inactive in the Registro Único de Abogados y Abogadas de Puerto Rico (RUA).
Legal Principles
The Puerto Rico Supreme Court applied the principle that attorneys must fulfill continuing legal education requirements to remain active in the bar. Failure to comply with these mandatory educational obligations constitutes grounds for inactivating a lawyer's status in the Registro Único de Abogados.
Passage Text
- Se le ordena al Secretario del Tribunal a registrar el cambio de estatus a abogada inactiva en el Registro Único de Abogados y Abogadas de Puerto Rico (RUA).
- Examinado el Informe sobre incumplimiento con requisito de educación jurídica continua, en el cual el Lcdo. José I. Campos Pérez -Director del Programa de Educación Jurídica Continua (PEJC)- nos solicita la inactivación de la Lcda. Flor M. Claudio de Vázquez de la abogacía, se provee ha lugar.