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	AC. NO. 6424 2005-03-04	CONSORCIA S. ROLLON v. ATTY. CAMILO NARAVAL PANGANIBAN, J.
Ordinarily, lawyers are not obliged to act either as advisers or as advocates of any person who may wish to become their client.[8] They may decline employment and refuse to accept representation, if they are not in a position to carry it out effectively or competently.[9] But once they agree to handle a case, attorneys are required by the Canons of Professional Responsibility to undertake the task with zeal, care and utmost devotion.[10]
	AC. No. 5554 2004-06-29	LUIS DE GUZMAN v. ATTY. EMMANUEL M. BASA SANDOVAL-GUTIERREZ, J.
To our mind, respondent's dereliction of duty amounts to gross misconduct. Certainly, he misused the judicial processes and abused the trust and confidence reposed upon him by complainant. We have consistently held that a lawyer should never neglect a legal matter entrusted to him, otherwise his negligence in fulfilling his duty subjects him to disciplinary action.[22] Respondent is reminded that the practice of law is a special privilege bestowed only upon those who are competent intellectually, academically and morally.[23] We have been exacting in our expectations for the members of the Bar to always uphold the integrity and dignity of the legal profession and refrain from any act or omission which might lessen the trust and confidence of the public.[24]