Meet Our Team

Atty. Alawin Villaflor

Atty. Alwin Bryan C. Villaflor

Managing Lawyer

Atty. Villaflor is a graduate of the San Beda College of Law and a member of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines, having passed the 2004 Philippine Bar Examination. Prior to being admitted to the bar, he obtained his undergraduate diploma from the University of the Philippines Diliman, with a degree in A.B. History. Atty. Villaflor attended Manila Science High School for his secondary education.

He is a member of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the Philippines, Primera Luz Filipina Lodge No. 69, Binakayan, Kawit, Cavite and Sigma Kappa Pi Fraternity, University of the Philippines Diliman. He is likewise an affiliate of the Organizational Change Consultants, International Center for Learning Inc. (OCCI), being a member of the LEAP Community Batch 50.

Simultaneous with his active law practice, Atty. Villaflor had a brief stint in the academe as an Instructor/Lecturer at the University of the Philippines Manila and at the Asia Pacific College in Makati City.

Atty. Villaflor has significant exposures in various fields of law. Presently, his core competence and field of specialization is Property Law, as he is also a licensed and registered Real Estate Broker. He passed the Real Estate Broker’s Examination conducted by the Philippine Regulatory Commission (PRC) in March 2014.
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Atty. Brenn A. Doctor

Of-Counsel

Atty. Doctor is a graduate of the San Beda College of Law and a member of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines, having passed the 2010 Philippine Bar Examination. Prior to being admitted to the bar, he obtained his undergraduate diploma from the University of the Philippines, with a degree in A.B. Public Administration. For his secondary education, Atty. Doctor attended Immaculate Conception Academy in Dasmariñas, Cavite.

He is a member of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the Philippines, Primera Luz Filipina Lodge No. 69, Binakayan, Kawit, Cavite and Sigma Rho Fraternity, U.P. Diliman. He was formally an Associate Attorney in Bodegon Estorninos Guerzon Borje & Gozos Law Offices and General Manager for Administration and Legal at Trans-Global Consolidators Inc., Paranaque City. 

Atty. Doctor has exposures in various fields of law and he assists this Firm in most of its cases. Presently, his core competence and preferred field of specialization is Litigation with focus on Selected Criminal Cases, Corporate, and Family Law. 
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Atty. Nelson S. Gargoles

Affiliate Lawyer

Atty. Nelson Gargoles is a Lawyer and Certified Public Accountant.

He began his career with Punongbayan & Araullo in the Audit & Assurance Division in 1991 and then moved to the Tax Advisory & Compliance Division.

In 1993, He worked as an internal auditor for various companies and also worked as a professor in Lyceum College of the Philippines and the University of the East where he handled accounting and taxation subjects.

In 1996 up to 2011, for almost 15 years, he held the position of Revenue Examiner at the BIR, where he conducted field audit investigation of tax cases; processed dockets for the payment of capital gains tax, estate tax and donor’s tax, conducted lectures on the Bureau’s new issuances and other similar responsibilities. He was awarded a certificate of recognition for garnering the highest score (1st Place) in the 2004 Makati Regional Search for the BIR Centennial Tax Wizard.

In 2011, Atty. Gargoles rejoined Punongbayan and Araullo as a Tax Senior Manager.

In September, 2013, he established his own firm Gargoles Law Office. It acts as an affiliate law office and assists this Firm in various tax and corporate works. For more details about his credentials, you may visit his website http://www.nsglawoffice.com.
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Atty. Chemilou Patricia B. Jamir

Of-Counsel
(on indefinite leave)

Atty. Jamir is a graduate of the San Beda College of Law and a member of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines, having passed the 2006 Philippine Bar Examination. Prior to being admitted to the bar, she obtained her undergraduate diploma from the De La Salle University - Manila, with a degree in Bachelor of Science in Commerce, Major in Legal Management.

Atty. Jamir was formerly a Junior Associate of Tan Venturaza Valdez Law Offices and a Senior Associate of Andres Padernal Paras Law Offices (APP, previously AMPGP).

Having been previously part of full-service law firms, Atty. Jamir has an extensive experience in the practice of law. Her fields of specialization include litigation, corporate and labor engagements, and appellate practice.

She is presently on an indefinite leave due to Government Service.
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Catherine Tamayo

Paralegal

She hails from Sta. Barbara, Pangasinan and has been actively involved as a paralegal for about Sixteen (16) years. She started out assisting this office on March 2009 dealing mostly research, document gathering, routinely draft documents, file motions and other pleadings, interview clients, and prepare retainer agreements.
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Catherine Imbag-Taruc

Paralegal (Immigration)

She hails from Nueva Ecija and took her undergraduate course (B.S.B.A.) in New Era University. She is well equipped and fully knowledgeable in all procedure and requirements in connection with all applications or petitions that must be filed or processed with the Bureau of Immigration and Deportation having been engaged in said practice for more about Sixteen (16) years.
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