Bathan & Associates law
We are a full service law firm in Cebu City, Philippines offering a wide range of legal services .
Bathan & Associates law
We are a full service law firm in Cebu City, Philippines offering a wide range of legal services .
Meet Bathan & Associates Law Firm
HISTORY
The history of the firm can be traced way before 1952, when it was founded by Wenceslao Fernan. In the 1950s, the firm evolved into a partnership between Ramon L. Osmeña and Marcelo B. Fernan, bearing the name Fernan, Osmeña & Associates Law Firm. After two decades, the firm became M. B. Fernan & Associates, with Atty. Alicia E. Bathan as one of the associates then. With the appointment Marcelo B. Fernan as Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines in 1986, the firm became Bellaflor, Bathan and Associates.
When Marcelo B. Fernan became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and with the appointment of Atty. Rodolfo Bellaflor to the Judiciary, the law firm became “Bathan & Associates Law firm”, with Atty. Alicia E. Bathan as Senior and Managing Partner. Atty. Alicia Bathan was also the Dean of the College of Law of the University of San Jose Recoletos from 1985 to 2005. Following her retirement from the University of San Jose Recoletos, she became Dean of the College of Law of the University of Southern Philippines Foundation. She continues to be the Dean to this day.
Around 2004, with the admission of new partners, the firm became “Bathan, Reyes, Abadiano & Associates Law Firm”.
In 2007, the firm changed back to “Bathan & Associates law firm” and remains to be so up to the present as Atty. Alicia Bathan’s daughter and niece, Atty. Glynda Bathan-Baterina and Atty. Mae Elaine T. Bathan, respectively, joined her in the firm. In 2009, Atty. Maricris Bathan-Lasco, the youngest of the Bathan lawyers joined the firm. Atty. Maricris Bathan-Lasco is also passionate in the Academe and is a part-time Professor in the University of San Carlos’ School of Law and Governance. Atty. Glynda Bathan-Baterina is an environmental lawyer and is also the Deputy Executive Director of Clean Air Asia, an international non-governmental organization “that leads the global mission for better air quality and healthier, more livable cities in Asia”. Atty. Mae Elaine T. Bathan, while now very active in government service and has offered her expertise in another law firm in the country, she remains connected with the firm as Of Counsel.
Over the past years, Bathan & Associates Law firm’s clientele includes corporations, business establishments and individuals who have entrusted to the said law firm the handling of all legal matters and cases involving labor, corporate, civil, criminal and family laws among others.
Meet Our Lawyers
Atty. Alicia E. Bathan
Atty. Glynda E. Bathan-Baterna
Atty. Maricris E. Bathan-Lasco
Atty. Alicia E. Bathan obtained her AB Political Science Degree and English Major in 1964 from the University of San Jose Recoletos (USJR). She graduated CUM LAUDE. She obtained her law degree from the same university and also graduate CUM LAUDE. She was admitted to the bar in 1970. While she was busy with her law practice and managing t
Atty. Alicia E. Bathan obtained her AB Political Science Degree and English Major in 1964 from the University of San Jose Recoletos (USJR). She graduated CUM LAUDE. She obtained her law degree from the same university and also graduate CUM LAUDE. She was admitted to the bar in 1970. While she was busy with her law practice and managing the law firm, she was also very active in the academe. She was the Dean of the School of Law of USJR for 20 years (1986-2006). After her deanship in USJR, she became the Dean of the College of Law of University of Southern Philippines Foundation (USP-F). She has been in the practice of law for more than 40 years.
In the academe, she has taught Remedial Law, Civil Procedure, Evidence, Special Proceedings, Criminal Procedure, Law on Sales, Property Law, Persons and Family Relations, ContractLaw, Legal Ethics and Succession.
Atty. Maricris E. Bathan-Lasco
Atty. Glynda E. Bathan-Baterna
Atty. Maricris E. Bathan-Lasco
Atty. Maricris Bathan-Lasco is a CPA lawyer. She earned her BS Accountancy degree in the University of San Carlos (USC) and graduated MAGNA CUM LAUDE. She also earned her Juris Doctor (law) degree from USC and graduated CUM LAUDE. She has been in active litigation practice since 2009 and is currently a Partner in Bathan & Associates Law
Atty. Maricris Bathan-Lasco is a CPA lawyer. She earned her BS Accountancy degree in the University of San Carlos (USC) and graduated MAGNA CUM LAUDE. She also earned her Juris Doctor (law) degree from USC and graduated CUM LAUDE. She has been in active litigation practice since 2009 and is currently a Partner in Bathan & Associates Law Firm. She is currently the Dean of the School of Law of Sto. Niño Mactan College, the first law school within Cebu province that is outside Cebu City.
During her undergraduate and law school years, she was an active debater and mooter and has earned several awards for Best Debater, Best Speaker and Best Mooter in local, national and international competitions.
Atty. Glynda E. Bathan-Baterna
Atty. Glynda E. Bathan-Baterna
Atty. Glynda E. Bathan-Baterna
Atty. Glynda E. Bathan-Baterna obtained her Bachelor of Science in Commerce Major in Accounting in the University of San Carlos (USC) in 1990. She graduated SUMMA CUM LAUDE and awarded as The Most Outstanding Graduate. She is also a Certified Public Accountant. She completed her Bachelor of Laws degree in the University of the Philippines
Atty. Glynda E. Bathan-Baterna obtained her Bachelor of Science in Commerce Major in Accounting in the University of San Carlos (USC) in 1990. She graduated SUMMA CUM LAUDE and awarded as The Most Outstanding Graduate. She is also a Certified Public Accountant. She completed her Bachelor of Laws degree in the University of the Philippines (UP) – Diliman in 1996 and was awarded as one of the Most Outstanding Law Interns of the University. She obtained her Master’s Degree in Environmental Management from a Joint Program of Ateneo de Manila University and University of San Francisco. She is currently the Deputy Executive Director of Clean Air Asia, a non-governmental organization aimed at being catalysts for clean air and liveable cities in Asia. She is an of counsel of the firm.
Atty. Nicole G. Evangelista
Atty. Glynda E. Bathan-Baterna
Atty. Glynda E. Bathan-Baterna
Atty. Nicole G. Evangelista earned her AB Political Science Degree at the University of San Carlos (USC). She also earned her Juris Doctor degree from the same institution. She was admitted as a member of the Bar in 2023 and is currently an associate in Bathan & Associates Law firm.
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Bathan & Associate Law Firm offers a wide range of legal services including consultation, negotiation, formation of legal documents, notarization, and litigation. They also specialize in Civil Law, Corporate and Business Law, Criminal Law, Estate planning, Wills and Succession, Family Law, General Corporate Services, Real Estate, and Special Projects.
Experience
Professional Memberships
Experience
Bathan & Associates Law Firm has been practicing law for over 50 years. Over the past years, the firm's clientele include corporations, business establishments and individuals who have entrusted to them the handling of all legal matters and cases involving labor, corporate, civil, criminal and family laws among others.
Professional Memberships
Professional Memberships
Professional Memberships
The partners and associates of Bathan & Associates Law Firm are members of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP).