Opinion 90
Question Presented
Would it be a violation of the Canons of Ethics for an attorney to write articles of a legal nature for a trade publication?
18 Baylor L. Rev. 232 (1966)
TRADE PUBLICATIONS
An attorney may write articles of a legal nature for a trade publication, provided he does not advise inquirers in respect to their individual rights.
Canons 24, 37.
The committee is of the opinion that it would not be a violation of the Canons for an attorney to write such articles for a trade publication, provided he does not advise inquirers in respect to their individual rights, as prohibited by Canon 37. (9-1)
Bluebook Citation
Tex. Comm. On Professional Ethics, Op. 90 (1953)