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 202
    Number:
    202
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    June 1960
  • Opinion 201
    Number:
    201
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    June 1960
  • Opinion 200
    Number:
    200
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    June 1960
  • Opinion 199
    Number:
    199
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    June 1960
  • Opinion 198
    Number:
    198
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    June 1960
  • Opinion 197
    Number:
    197
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    June 1960
  • Opinion 196
    Number:
    196
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    June 1960
  • Opinion 195
    Number:
    195
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    June 1960
  • Opinion 194
    Number:
    194
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    March 1959
  • Opinion 193
    Number:
    193
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    February 1959
  • Opinion 192
    Number:
    192
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    December 1958
  • Opinion 191
    Number:
    191
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    December 1958