Opinions

All opinions of the Committee on Professional Ethics are available online here.  To locate a specific opinion or opinions, enter the opinion number or keyword in the appropriate search box below. Licensed attorneys may also call 877-953-5535 for access to opinions.

The Committee on Professional Ethics issues opinions pursuant to Tex. Gov’t. Code §81.091- 81.095.  §81.091(a) states that “[t]he committee shall, either on its own initiative or when requested to do so by a member of the state bar, express its opinion on the propriety of professional conduct other than on a question pending before a court of this state.”   The nine members of the Committee are appointed by the Supreme Court of Texas.

For proposed opinions open for comment, visit the State Bar of Texas website.

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  • Opinion 497
    Number:
    497
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    August 1994
  • Opinion 496
    Number:
    496
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    August 1994
  • Opinion 495
    Number:
    495
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    March 1994
  • Opinion 494
    Number:
    494
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    February 1994
  • Opinion 493
    Number:
    493
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    February 1994
  • Opinion 492
    Number:
    492
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    June 1992
  • Opinion 491
    Number:
    491
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    November 1993
  • Opinion 490
    Number:
    490
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    October 1993
  • Opinion 489
    Number:
    489
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    December 1992
  • Opinion 488
    Number:
    488
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    December 1992
  • Opinion 487
    Number:
    487
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    December 1992
  • Opinion 486
    Number:
    486
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    March 1994