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 358
    Number:
    358
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    December 1971
  • Opinion 357
    Number:
    357
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    March 1971
  • Opinion 356
    Number:
    356
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    March 1971
  • Opinion 355
    Number:
    355
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    March 1971
  • Opinion 354
    Number:
    354
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    March 1971
  • Opinion 353
    Number:
    353
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    July 1970
  • Opinion 352
    Number:
    352
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    March 1970
  • Opinion 351
    Number:
    351
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    March 1970
  • Opinion 350
    Number:
    350
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    March 1970
  • Opinion 349
    Number:
    349
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    October 1969
  • Opinion 348
    Number:
    348
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    October 1969
  • Opinion 347
    Number:
    347
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    August, 1969