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 370
    Number:
    370
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    August 1974
  • Opinion 369
    Number:
    369
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    August 1974
  • Opinion 368
    Number:
    368
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    March 1974
  • Opinion 367
    Number:
    367
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    March 1974
  • Opinion 366
    Number:
    366
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    March 1974
  • Opinion 365
    Number:
    365
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    May 1973
  • Opinion 364
    Number:
    364
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    April 1973
  • Opinion 363
    Number:
    363
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    March 1973
  • Opinion 362
    Number:
    362
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    March 1973
  • Opinion 361
    Number:
    361
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    March 1972
  • Opinion 360
    Number:
    360
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    March 1972
  • Opinion 359
    Number:
    359
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    December 1971