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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.
	AC. NO. 5687 2005-02-03	FELIX E. EDQUIBAL v. ATTY. ROBERTO FERRER SANDOVAL-GUTIERREZ, J.
In People v. Cawili,[9] we held that the failure of counsel to submit the brief within the reglementary period is an offense that entails disciplinary action. People v. Villar, Jr.[10] characterized a lawyer's failure to file a brief for his client as inexcusable neglect. In Blaza v. Court of Appeals,[11] we held that the filing of a brief within the period set by law is a duty not only to the client, but also to the court. Perla Compania de Seguros, Inc. v. Saquilaban[12] reiterated Ford v. Daitol[13] and In re: Santiago F. Marcos[14] in holding that an attorney's failure to file brief for his client constitutes inexcusable negligence.