Law Practice

Public Officials Who Cannot Practice Law in the Philippines:
1. Judges and other officials or employees of the superior court
2. Officials and employees of the Office of the Solicitor General
3. Government Prosecutors
4. President, Vice-President, members of the Cabinet, their deputies and
assistants
5. Chairmen and members of the Constitutional Commissions
6. Ombudsman and his deputies
7. Governors, city and municipal mayors
8. Those who, by special law are prohibited from engaging in the practice of
their legal profession.

Public Officials with restrictions in the practice of law:
1. Senators and Members of the House of Representatives
2. Members of the Sanggunian
3. Retired Justice or Judge
4. Civil Service officers or employees without permit from their respective
department heads.