The relationship between an attorney and his client is one imbued with utmost trust and confidence. In this light, clients are led to expect that lawyers would be ever-mindful of their cause and accordingly exercise the required degree of diligence in handling their affairs. Verily, a lawyer is expected to maintain at all times a high standard of legal proficiency, and devote his full attention, skill and competence to the case, regardless of its importance and whether he accepts it for a fee or for free. A lawyer shall not neglect a legal matter entrusted to him, and his negligence in connection therewith shall render him liable. While such negligence or carelessness is incapable of exact formulation, the Court has consistently held that the lawyer's mere failure to perform the obligations due his client is per se a violation (A.C. No. 7749, July 8, 2013).
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