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IN RE: ATTY. DAVID BRIONES

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	AC. No. 5732 2015-06-16	ALFREDO C. OLVIDA v. ATTY. ARNEL C. GONZALES PER CURIAM
Also, in In Re: Atty. David Briones,[29] we held that the failure of the counsel to submit the required brief within the reglementary period is an offense that entails disciplinary action, xxx His failure to file an appellant's brief x x x has caused the appeal to remain inactive for more than a year, to the prejudice of his client, the accused himself, who continues to languish in jail pending the resolution of his case.[30]
	AC. No. 8158 2010-02-24	ATTY. ELMER C. SOLIDON v. ATTY. RAMIL E. MACALALAD BRION, J.
Thus, in Villafuerte v. Cortez,[9] we held that a lawyer is negligent if he failed to do anything to protect his client's interest after receiving his acceptance fee. In In Re: Atty. Briones,[10] we ruled that the failure of the counsel to submit the required brief within the reglementary period (to the prejudice of his client who languished in jail for more than a year) is an offense that warrants disciplinary action. In Garcia v. Atty. Manuel, we penalized a lawyer for failing to inform the client of the status of the case, among other matters.[11]
	GR NO. 160976 2005-06-08	SPS. ERNESTO ZARATE AND MA. ROSARIO ZARATE v. MAYBANK PHILIPPINES CALLEJO, SR., J.
On the other hand, a lawyer must not neglect a legal matter entrusted to him. Like all professionals, he is expected to devise ways to follow the course of his cases and to keep his files updated.[38] As a member of the Bar, he is expected to exercise due diligence in the practice of his profession. Thus, every case a lawyer accepts deserves his full attention, diligence, skill and competence. He is mandated to exert his best efforts to protect, within the bounds of the law, the interest of his client with competence and diligence and he should never neglect a legal matter entrusted to him.[39] Moreover, a counsel is required to inquire, from time to time, and whenever necessary, about the status of handled cases, as well as motions filed for a client.[40] Upon the failure to do so, both counsel and client cannot be heard to complain that the latter's right to due process was violated. Indeed, the general rule is that the mistake and negligence of counsel is binding on the client. This is based on the rule that any act performed by the lawyer within the scope of the express or implied authority is regarded as an act of the client.[41]
	AC. No. 5558 2002-03-07	SPS. LOLITA AND ROMY GALEN v. ATTY. ANTONIO B. PAGUIRIGAN MENDOZA, J.
A lawyer is expected to be familiar with these rudiments of law and procedure and anyone who acquires his service is entitled to not just competent service but also whole-hearted devotion to his client's cause.[7] It is the duty of a lawyer to serve his client with competence and diligence and he should exert his best efforts to protect within the bounds of law the interest of his client.[8] A lawyer should never neglect a legal matter entrusted to him, otherwise his negligence in fulfilling his duty will render him liable for disciplinary action.[9] For failing to render competent service to complainants, respondent should refund to them the amount of P10,000.00 which he received from them for litigation expenses.