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	AC. No. 6056 2015-09-09	FELICISIMA MENDOZA VDA. DE ROBOSA v. ATTYS. JUAN B. MENDOZA VILLARAMA, JR., J.
We have held that the failure of counsel to submit the appeal brief for his client within the reglementary period constitutes inexcusable negligence[39] an offense that entails disciplinary action.[40] The filing of a brief within the period set by law is a duty not only to the client, but also to the court.[41] The failure to file an appellate court brief without any justifiable reason thus deserves sanction.[42]
	AC. No. 5686 2015-06-16	TEODULO F. ENRIQUEZ v. ATTY. EDILBERTO B. LAVADIA PER CURIAM
In Mariveles v. Mallari,[45] we disbarred Atty. Mallari for violating Rules 12.03 and 18.03 of the CPR. There, Atty. Mallari, after being granted a total of 245 days to file his client's appellant's brief failed to file the same, resulting in the dismissal of the appeal. The Court considered Atty. Mallari's act a shameless disregard of his duties as a lawyer and found him to be unfit for membership in the noble profession.[46] In the recent case of Figueras v. Jimenez,[47] Atty. Jimenez was found administratively liable for failing to file the appellant's brief on behalf of his client.