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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 350
    Number:
    350
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    March 1970
  • Opinion 349
    Number:
    349
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    October 1969
  • Opinion 348
    Number:
    348
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    October 1969
  • Opinion 347
    Number:
    347
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    August, 1969
  • Opinion 346
    Number:
    346
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    Opinion 346
  • Opinion 345
    Number:
    345
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    September 1968
  • Opinion 344
    Number:
    344
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    September 1968
  • Opinion 343
    Number:
    343
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    September 1968
  • Opinion 342
    Number:
    342
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    March 1968
  • Opinion 341
    Number:
    341
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    March 1968
  • Opinion 340
    Number:
    340
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    March 1968
  • Opinion 339
    Number:
    339
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    March 1968