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	AC. No. 7421 2007-10-10	ELISA V. VENTEREZ v. ATTY. RODRIGO R. COSME CHICO-NAZARIO, J.
The determination of the appropriate penalty to be imposed on an errant lawyer involves the exercise of sound judicial discretion based on the facts of the case.[27] In cases of similar nature, the penalty imposed by the Court consisted of reprimand,[28] fine of five hundred pesos with warning,[29] suspension of three months,[30] six months[31] and even disbarment[32] in an aggravated case.