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 142
    Number:
    142
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    March 1957
  • Opinion 141
    Number:
    141
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    March 1957
  • Opinion 140
    Number:
    140
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    March 1957
  • Opinion 139
    Number:
    139
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    December 1956
  • Opinion 138
    Number:
    138
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    December 1956
  • Opinion 137
    Number:
    137
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    September 1956
  • Opinion 136
    Number:
    136
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    September 1956
  • Opinion 135
    Number:
    135
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    September 1956
  • Opinion 134
    Number:
    134
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    June 1956
  • Opinion 133
    Number:
    133
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    June 1956
  • Opinion 132
    Number:
    132
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    June 1956
  • Opinion 131
    Number:
    131
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    June 1956