On what grounds can a lawyer be disbarred or suspended? According to Section 27, Rule 138 of the Re ised Rules of !

ourt" S#!$ 27$ Disbarment or suspension of attorneys by Supreme Court, grounds therefor.%A &e&ber of the bar &ay be disbarred or suspended fro& hisoffice as attorney by the Supre&e !ourt for any deceit, &alpractice, or othergross &isconduct in such office, grossly i&&oral conduct, or by reason of his con iction of a cri&e in ol ing &oral turpitude, or for any iolation of the oath which he is re'uired to ta(e before ad&ission to practice, or for a wilful disobedience appearing as an attorney for a party to a case without authority so to do$ )he practice of soliciting cases at law for the purpose of gain, either personally or through paid agents or bro(ers, constitutes &alpractice$ )he disbar&ent or suspension of a &e&ber of the *hilippine +ar by a co&petent court or other disciplinatory agency in a foreign ,urisdiction where he has also been ad&itted as an attorney is a ground for his disbar&ent or suspension if the basis of such action includes any of the acts hereinabo e enu&erated$ )he ,udg&ent, resolution or order of the foreign court or disciplinary agency shall be prima facie e idence of the ground for disbar&ent or suspension$ -As amended by SC Res. dated Feb. 13, 1992.) A lawyer can be discipline on the following grounds" 1$ .eceit, 2$ /alpractice, 3$ Other gross &isconduct in such office, 0$ 1rossly i&&oral conduct, 2$ !on iction of a cri&e in ol ing &oral turpitude, 3$ Any iolation of the oath which he is re'uired to ta(e before ad&ission to practice, 7$ 4ilful disobedience appearing as an attorney for a party to a case without authority so to do 4hat is deceit? )his is beha ior which is dishonest and5or fraudulent, where the truth is altered to intentionally &islead and decei e another party, for e6a&ple, a lawyer telling a prospecti e client that he can win a legally unwinnable case$ 4hat is &alpractice? 7t is i&proper or unethical conduct or unreasonable lac( of s(ill by a holder of a professional or official position, for e6a&ple, a lawyer neglecting to file an appeal within the ti&e allowed by the rules, if the neglect is ine6cusable or e en deliberate -because the other party paid hi& to drop the appeal by this technicality8$ As the rules state, solicitation of clients is &alpractice in the *hilippines$ 4hat is a cri&e in ol ing &oral turpitude? /oral turpitude is conduct contrary to honesty and good &orals$ )herefore, a lawyer con icted of a cri&e in ol ing such &ay be a ground for suspension or disbar&ent$ #6a&ples of such cri&es are estafa, falsification, perhaps concubinage and adultery$ 4hat is the procedure to disbar or suspend a lawyer in the *hilippines?