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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 398
    Number:
    398
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    November 1978
  • Opinion 397
    Number:
    397
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    May 1979
  • Opinion 396
    Number:
    396
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    May 1979
  • Opinion 395
    Number:
    395
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    Corrected March 22, 1980
  • Opinion 394
    Number:
    394
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    April 1979
  • Opinion 393
    Number:
    393
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    November 1978
  • Opinion 392
    Number:
    392
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    February 1978
  • Opinion 391
    Number:
    391
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    February 1978
  • Opinion 390
    Number:
    390
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    February 1978
  • Opinion 389
    Number:
    389
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    October 1977
  • Opinion 388
    Number:
    388
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    February 1977
  • Opinion 387
    Number:
    387
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    April 1977