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	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.
	AC. No. 3967 2003-09-03	ARTEMIO ENDAYA v. ATTY. WILFREDO OCA TINGA, J.
The determination of the appropriate penalty to be imposed on an errant attorney involves the exercise of sound judicial discretion based on the facts of the case.[50] In cases of similar nature, the penalty imposed by this Court consisted of reprimand,[51] fine of five hundred pesos with warning,[52] suspension of three months,[53] six months,[54] and even disbarment in aggravated cases.[55]