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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 338
    Number:
    338
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    March 1968
  • Opinion 337
    Number:
    337
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    March 1968
  • Opinion 336
    Number:
    336
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    March 1968
  • Opinion 335
    Number:
    335
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    October 1967
  • Opinion 334
    Number:
    334
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    August 1967
  • Opinion 333
    Number:
    333
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    August 1967
  • Opinion 332
    Number:
    332
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    August 1967
  • Opinion 331
    Number:
    331
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    December 1966
  • Opinion 330
    Number:
    330
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    December 1966
  • Opinion 329
    Number:
    329
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    December 1966
  • Opinion 328
    Number:
    328
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    December 1966
  • Opinion 327
    Number:
    327
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    December 1966