Opinion 40
Question Presented
Is the following advertisement, namely
"Income Taxes
Be Safe, have your report made by a lawyer.
Specialist income tax laws.
2330 Dallas, Phone 7581"
which is carried in the classified section of a newspaper, in violation of Canons of Ethics?
June 1951
18 Baylor L. Rev. 213 (1966)
SOLICITATION - ADVERTISING - PROFESSIONAL LISTING - NEWSPAPERS
An ad stating "Income Taxes / Be Safe, have your report made by a lawyer / Specialist income tax laws," and including the lawyer's address and telephone number, is improper.
Canons 24, 39. A.B.A. Canons 24, 43.
This committee unanimously holds that such advertisements is in violation of Canons 24 and 39 of the State Bar of Texas, and Canons 27 and 43 of the American Bar Association. (10-0)
Bluebook Citation
Tex. Comm. On Professional Ethics, Op. 40 (1951)