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2012-10-11 |
PERALTA, J. |
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| Time and again, this Court has cautioned lawyers to handle only as many cases as they can efficiently handle.[38] The zeal and fidelity demanded of a lawyer to his client's cause require that not only should he be qualified to handle a legal matter, he must also prepare adequately and give appropriate attention to his legal work.[39] Since a client is, as a rule, bound by the acts of his counsel, a lawyer, once he agrees to take a case, should undertake the task with dedication and care.[40] This Court frowns upon a lawyer's practice of repeatedly seeking extensions of time to file pleadings and thereafter simply letting the period lapse without submitting any pleading or even any explanation or manifestation for his omission.[41] Failure of a lawyer to seasonably file a pleading constitutes inexcusable negligence on his part. | |||||