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 322
    Number:
    322
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    October 1966
  • Opinion 321
    Number:
    321
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    October 1966
  • Opinion 320
    Number:
    320
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    October 1966
  • Opinion 319
    Number:
    319
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    October 1966
  • Opinion 318
    Number:
    318
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    October 1966
  • Opinion 317
    Number:
    317
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    January 1966
  • Opinion 316
    Number:
    316
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    January 1966
  • Opinion 315
    Number:
    315
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    January 1966
  • Opinion 314
    Number:
    314
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    January 1966
  • Opinion 313
    Number:
    313
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    January 1966
  • Opinion 312
    Number:
    312
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    January 1966
  • Opinion 311
    Number:
    311
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    January 1966