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Committed to Serving with Professionalism and Purpose

What began as a flexible, tech-forward legal setup has evolved into a full-service law practice that integrates digital convenience with principled legal service. For everything else — consults, updates, and documentation — our primarily virtual operations save clients time, cost, and energy, without compromising the quality of service.

We are proudly based in Baguio City, with satellite desks strategically located in Pangasinan, La Union, Tarlac, and Quezon City. This allows us to remain accessible to clients across Northern and Central Luzon, while embracing digital tools to serve clients wherever they may be.

We understand that today’s clients value efficiency, clarity, and timely communication — without the burden of unnecessary travel or long wait times. That’s why we offer flexible virtual consultations, document collaboration, and digital updates using tools like Zoom, Google Meet, and secure messaging platforms.

Our law office uses cloud-based case management, digital legal research tools, and real-time case updates to streamline legal work and communicate proactively. This tech-enabled approach allows us to deliver faster turnaround, reduce paperwork, and focus more on strategy and service.

Established by Atty. Francis Dominick P. Abril

Founder's Career Highlights

  • Legal Counsel & Data Protection Officer

    UP Provident Fund

    Responsible in protecting and safeguarding the entire legal portfolio and data privacy concerns of the P3.7Billion+ Retirement Fund of more than 10,600 UP employees across the country, i.e., from U.P. System, U.P. Diliman, U.P. Baguio, U.P. Manila, Philippine General Hospital, U.P. Los Baños, U.P. Open University, U.P. Cebu, U.P. Visayas, and U.P. Mindanao Campuses.

    Trivia: Fresh from admission to the Philippine Bar, at the age of 26, he was the youngest officer and team lead in the said Institution;

  • Special Counsel to a Makati-based Law Firm

    At the age of 27, he is privileged to be invited and engaged as a Consultant to a reputable firm in Makati City established and managed by certain U.P. Law and Ateneo Law Alumni lawyers. He is entrusted with big responsibilities as follows:

    • Retainer work covering advisory services for day-to-day operations of diverse high-profile corporate clients such as:
      • Financial Technology (Fintech) companies
      • Start-up incubators
      • Cement manufacturing
      • Food and service franchise operators
      • E-commerce platforms
      • Software developers
      • Financing and lending companies
      • Real estate businesses and condominium associations
      • Medical equipment suppliers
      • Downstream petroleum companies
      • Family estates
      • Non-charitable organizations
    • Secure special permits for clients' business operations
    • Tariff and customs law practice for importer clients
    • Regulatory advisory for local and foreign clients (including foreign investment advisory)
    • Contract drafting, review, and negotiation
    • Limited due diligence
    • General corporate and commercial work, including tax compliance for special projects
    • Litigation
  • Legal Consultant to businesses or corporations engaged in different industries, and to non-profit organizations, to name a few:
    • Electric Cooperative in the Province of La Union, supplying electricity to 19 towns and 1 component city
    • Digital Marketing and Virtual Staffing Company in the United States of America doing business in the Philippines
    • Advertising and Marketing Business, and Construction and Development Corporation in Rizal and Metro Manila
    • Printing Press in Tarlac City
    • Real Estate Business in Tarlac City
    • General Engineering Contractor and Management Services in Quezon City
    • Industrial Inspection, Building, and Equipment Technology Provider in the Province of Bataan
    • Manpower and Technical Services Provider in Calamba City (Province of Laguna), Metro Cebu, and Metro Manila
    • Pro bono legal consultant to a Faculty and School Employees Association of a Public High School in Pangasinan
    • Pro bono legal consultant to the Officers of a State University’s Supervisors’ Association, and Young and Elders Association of Salaan
  • Former Contracts Focal Person, Company Legal Officer, Discipline Committee Attorney, and Fraud Investigator.

    Aboitiz Group’s Financial Services, under Union Bank – PeraHub, Incorporated (money service provider with 3,000+ branches in the country)

    Trivia: In 2021, Western Union Philippines commended his Investigation write ups and prescribed the same as nationwide model template for Investigative Reports involving Anti-Money Laundering infractions and Data Integrity issues. His output won the Special Recognition for Content Quality and Completeness of Report and Investigation, thereby making it a guide for all WU branches and business partners in the entire Philippines.

  • Trial Lawyer and Legal Advocate
    • Of Counsel, Counsel of Cariño Law Office (Baguio City): Assigned to handle civil and criminal cases, and appearing before election and administrative bodies
    • Collaborating Counsel of Villegas Law Firm (Ortigas, Pasig City)
    • Founder and Manager of Abril & Associates Law Office
    • Of Counsel, Tamayo & Partners Law
    • Significant situations or cases managed:
      • Represented 200+ victims of syndicated estafa in San Carlos City, Pangasinan (mostly public school teachers, farmers, and other individuals from marginalized sectors)
      • Legal Counsel of then Congresswoman Eriguel of the 2nd District of La Union
      • Secured the conviction of an electric cooperative director charged with estafa
      • Secured the conviction of an employee of a multi-million sports equipment store, charged with qualified theft of an aggregate sum of ₱10 million
      • Counsel for a local electric cooperative protesting a ₱200M local tax assessment by a provincial government — successfully reduced the amount to ₱9M, resulting in hundreds of millions in savings for the cooperative
      • Lobbied with the Department of Finance Bureau of Local Government Finance and the Department of Energy to issue a Joint Memorandum Circular reiterating the tax-exempt status of local electric cooperatives
    • Advocacies: Women and Gender Sensitivity, Welfare of Persons with Disabilities, Legal Awareness, and Fighting Historical Disinformation
  • Broadcasting Lawyer
    • Resource Person, Dura Lex Sed Lex — a weekly legal segment of Bombo Radyo Baguio Station
    • Frequent resource person on air discussing legal issues and public interest cases:
      • Bombo Radyo Dagupan Station
      • GMA News and Public Affairs’ Sumbungan ng Bayan (24 Oras and/or Facebook Live with Oscar Oida)
  • Lecturer in the Academe
    • Part-Time Faculty, Saint Louis University – Department of Political and Social Sciences
      • Courses taught: Family Law, Obligations & Contracts, Public International Law, among others
      • Obtained a Faculty Evaluation Score of 100% during A.Y. 2021–2022, as certified by the College Dean
    • Bar Exam Coach, LawYour Tutor — an online mentoring program for law students and bar examinees needing reinforcement training and lectures
    • Resource Speaker in various seminars and speaking engagements
  • Newspaper Writer
    • Opinion/Feature Contributor, Baguio Midland Courier — a newspaper of local circulation in the entire Cordillera Administrative Region
    • Trivia:
      • Former Editor-in-Chief of Ang Tambuli, the Filipino campus newspaper of Mangaldan National High School
      • Radio Anchor / Scriptwriter, MNHS’ delegation to the 2011 Division Schools Press Conference – Broadcasting Competition
  • Head Proctor, November 2022 and September 2023 Philippine Bar Examinations

    Assigned by the Supreme Court to the Saint Louis University (Baguio City) Testing Site.

  • Before becoming a lawyer:
    • Legal Researcher, Provincial Government of Tarlac
    • General Manager and Legal Officer of a construction company