Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct Back to Outline
(Tex. Disciplinary R. Prof. Conduct, (1989) reprinted in Tex. Govt Code Ann., tit. 2, subtit. G, app. (Vernon Supp. 1995)(State Bar Rules art X [[section]]9))
(a) A lawyer shall not:
(1) practice law in a jurisdiction where doing so violates the regulation of the legal profession in that jurisdiction; or
(2) assist a person who is not a member of the bar in the performance of activity that constitutes the unauthorized practice of law.
(b) Unless authorized by other law, only a lawyer who is admitted to practice in this jurisdiction may hold out to the public or otherwise represent that the lawyer is admitted to practice law in this jurisdiction.
(c) A lawyer admitted to practice law in a jurisdiction outside this state, and not disbarred or suspended from practice or the equivalent thereof in any jurisdiction, may provide legal services solely to the lawyer’s employer or its organizational affiliates, provided that this jurisdiction does not require pro hac vice admission.
(d) A lawyer who is not admitted to practice in this State, but who is authorized to practice law in one or more jurisdictions, may practice law from a temporary or permanent residence or other location in this jurisdiction, provided that:
(1) The lawyer does not use advertising, oral representations, business letterhead, websites, signage, business cards, email signature blocks, or other communications to hold themselves out, publicly or privately, as authorized to practice law in this jurisdiction, or as having an office for the practice of law in this jurisdiction;
(2) The lawyer does not solicit or accept residents or citizens of Texas as clients on matters that the lawyer knows primarily require advice on the state or local law of Texas, except as permitted by Texas or federal law; and
(3) When the lawyer knows or reasonably should know that a person with whom the lawyer is dealing mistakenly believes that the lawyer is authorized to practice law in this jurisdiction, the lawyer shall make diligent efforts to correct that misunderstanding.
Comment:
Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct. § 5.05, (Texas Center for Legal Ethics, 2024) from https://legalethicstexas.com/resources/rules/texas-disciplinary-rules-of-professional-conduct/unauthorized-practice-of-law/ (last visited Dec 07, 2024)