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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 386
    Number:
    386
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    April 1976
  • Opinion 385
    Number:
    385
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    November 1975
  • Opinion 384
    Number:
    384
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    September 1975
  • Opinion 383
    Number:
    383
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    July 1975
  • Opinion 382
    Number:
    382
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    April 1975
  • Opinion 381
    Number:
    381
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    March 1975
  • Opinion 380
    Number:
    380
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    March 1975
  • Opinion 379
    Number:
    379
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    December 1974
  • Opinion 378
    Number:
    378
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    December 1974
  • Opinion 377
    Number:
    377
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    November 1974
  • Opinion 376
    Number:
    376
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    December 1974
  • Opinion 375
    Number:
    375
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    October 1974