The Partners
Facundo O. Palafox V
Peter Paul S. Romero
Laurence P. Soriao
Atty. Palafox has been in practice since 1999. He specializes in Agrarian Law, Labor Law, Election Law, Litigation and Real Estate and Land Titling. He was admitted to the Bar in 1999 and earned his Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of the Philippines-College of Law in Diliman in 1998. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy and Political Science from the University of the Philippines at Baguio.
He joined the Angara Abello Concepcion Regala and Cruz Law Offices (ACCRA Law) as an associate prior to serving as Head Executive Assistant (HEA) of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in 2001-2003
.He has been invited as a resource speaker by different groups to speak on agrarian reform, most notably by the Ateneo School of Law, the Ayala Group of Companies, and the Aboitiz Group of Companies.
He previously worked as a Supervising Legislative Staff Officer II at the House of Representatives and Legislative Staff Researcher.
Atty. Romero has more than 18 years experience in the legal profession. He joined the Chato and Vinzons-Chato Law Offices in 1998 after earning his Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of the Philippines. He is a general litigation lawyer who has also handled special concerns in the areas of tax, environment and elections. He served as legal counsel of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines and is currently Corporate Secretary of a number of corporations.
Aside from his practice, Atty. Romero served as Chief Political Affairs Officer of a legislator in the House of Representatives and was part-time instructor of academic subjects like Philippine Constitution and Ethics in one educational institution. Although born in Quezon City in 1970, he traces his roots to the provinces of Pangasinan and Bulacan.
Laurence joined MRPP Law in January 2018. He obtained his LLB (Bachelor of Laws) from the University of the Santo Tomas, where he also received his AB-BSE Major in Social Sciences in 2011. Prior to becoming a lawyer, he was a Subject Facilitator handling Social Studies from 2011 to 2013. He also interned for Picazo, Buyco, Tan, Fider & Santos in 2015, and in the National Labor Relations Commissions in 2016.
Laurence is affiliated with The Universitas Mentoring Program and UST Bar Operations. He currently handles corporate, criminal, labor, and litigation cases for the Firm.
Of Counsels
Efren C. Moncupa
Adel C. Abas
was born in Dinalupihan, Bataan, Philippines on January 14, 1951.
He completed his degree in AB Political Science from the University of Sto. Tomas in 1971, earned his Law degree from the Ateneo de Manila University in 1975 and passed the Bar in 1976 and, except for a two-year stint in government as Undersecretary for Field Operations and Support Services in the Department of Agrarian Reform, and Chairman of the Board of Administrators of the Cooperative Development Authority, he has been in active practice since then.
His areas of specialization are: Criminal Law and Litigation, Corporate Law, Civil and Commercial Law, Election Law and, Human Rights and Civil Rights Law.
completed his degree in AB Philosophy (Magna Cum Laude) from the Divine Word Seminary in Tagaytay City in 1989.
He earned his Law degree from the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila in 1994 and passed the bar examination (17th Place) in 1995. His areas of specialization are Local Government Administration, Criminal Law, Civil Law, and Election Law.
He is currently the City Administrator of Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro. He had previous stints in other government agencies including the Provincial Government of Oriental Mindoro, Department of Agrarian Reform, Metro Manila Development Authority, and the Department of Transportation and Communications.
As we find ourselves at that interesting point in our careers where we can already claim experience, youth and idealism have not been lost on us, and we apply innovation to established concepts. We are users of the latest technology but always keeping in mind those majestic principles of law learned in the history-steeped halls of our respective alma mater. We successfully blend the old and the new schools, the conventional and the unconventional, and if necessary, the thesis and the anti-thesis, to produce a distinctive solution.
The Associates
Joshua A. Caringal
Maria Charmina Allen G. Delmo
Lorenzo E. Esquivel
Josemaria Salvador P. Socrates
Edwin Roberto L. Concepcion
Patricia Jon H. Hernandez
Nikos Noel Honesto Ruben M. Cabrera
Stephanie Gail R. King
Erika Dhanna C. Uy
Patricia Irvette C. Abary
Jessica Ida Clarisa M. Crisostomo
Mary Joie S. Tecson
Francheska Joanne Q. Cruz-Am
Irene G. Villadolid
Valeria A. Silva