Attorney Manuel N. Camacho

Mr. Camacho obtained his Bachelor of Laws from the University of the Philippines College of Law in 1958. He has more than fifty years in the practice of law and at 77 he is still actively engaged in litigation and counseling including giving legal opinions/lectures not only to clients but to other practicing lawyers especially those who were his former students.

He fondly recalls the very first case he handled and won at the age of 27 even before he became a lawyer. He was waiting for the bar results when he took on a case before one of the Municipal Trial Courts in his province. The case arose out of the refusal of his client to pay a bet in a cock fighting game.

Over the years, Mr. Camacho has distinguished himself as a litigation attorney and as a formidable maritime and insurance lawyer. He is one of the co-founders/officers of MARLAW, an association of lawyers engaged in maritime and admiralty practice in the Philippines.

He had secured the acquittal of his clients in all cases he handled in the Sandiganbayan including reversals by the Supreme Court of two convictions in the cases of Juan Rivera vs. People of the Philippines and Mendiola vs. People and Sandiganbayan.

Previously, Mr. Camacho was a legal adviser to former Secretary Cesar Sarino of the Department of Interior and Local Government and it continued when the latter was appointed as President of the Government Service Insurance System during the Cory Aquino Administration. Mr. Camacho was also an accredited lawyer for the GSIS. Currently, Mr. Camacho is a legal adviser to the offices of Senators Edgardo Angara and Miriam Defensor-Santiago.

In his appellate practice, the Supreme Court has constantly upheld the cases handled by Mr. Camacho. Many of these successful cases can be found in the Supreme Court Reports Annotated.

Mr. Camacho was also a professor at the University of the Philippines College of Law where he taught Transportation Law, Special Proceedings and Credit Transactions.

Attorney Peter Christopher A.
Gonzales

Mr. Gonzales graduated cum laude with a degree in Political Science from the University of the Philippines in Diliman. He obtained his Bachelor of Laws degree in 1999 from the same university.

At the age of 24, Mr. Gonzales was elected Municipal Councilor of Bocaue, Bulacan. In the following elections, he ran and was elected Vice-Mayor. Despite the demands of public office, Mr. Gonzales still managed to successfully practice law.

Mr. Gonzales began working for Camacho & Associates in February 2002. Aside from his work at the Firm, he is at the same time a Supervising Lawyer at the University of the Philippines Office of Legal Aid.

Attorney Farrah Mae Seva

Atty. Seva obtained her degree in Political Science from the University of the Philippines in 2002.  She then proceeded to take up law in the same university where she graduated in 2007.

She has previously worked as an Employee and Labor Relations Specialist for a BPO Company prior to joining Camacho & Associates in October 2007.

Attorney Ronces Anne Reyes de Leon

Mrs. Reyes-De Leon obtained her Bachelor of Laws from the University of the Philippines in 2007. Prior to joining Camacho and Associates, she previously worked for the Energy Regulatory Commission and Tan, Venturanza and Valdez. She joined the firm on August 2009.

Attorney Kenneth Vincent J. Garlitos

Mr. Garlitos obtained his Bachelor of Laws from the Far Eastern University in 2007 and became a member of the bar in 2008. He obtained his undergraduate degree from the Ateneo de Manila University with a degree on Management Information Systems in 2002.

Prior to joining Camacho & Associates, Mr. Garlitos worked for the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Supreme Court of the Philippines. He joined the firm in August 2009. He also acted as legal consultant to the House of Representatives and is currently a trustee of Green Papaya Art Projects, a non-stock, non-profit organization that promotes contemporary arts and artists’ rights.

Attorney Valerie Francisco

Ms. Francisco obtained her Juris Doctor degree from the University of the Philippines College of Law. She graduated with a degree in Legal Management from the Ateneo de Manila University. She worked in Camacho & Associates as a paralegal before being admitted to the bar.

Attorney Arturo Juanito T. Maturan

Mr. Maturan obtained his Bachelor of Laws from the Far Eastern University. He took his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering degree in Silliman University as a full-term 5-year State Scholar and hs post graduate studies in Structural Engineering in the Asian Institute of Technology in Thailand under a UK Government Scholarship Grant.

Prior to joining Camacho & Associates, Mr. Maturan worked for the Trade and Investment Development Corp., Hofileña, Guingona & Sedigo Law Office and Doroteo B. Daguna Law Office.