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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 314
    Number:
    314
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    January 1966
  • Opinion 313
    Number:
    313
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    January 1966
  • Opinion 312
    Number:
    312
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    January 1966
  • Opinion 311
    Number:
    311
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    January 1966
  • Opinion 310
    Number:
    310
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    January 1966
  • Opinion 309
    Number:
    309
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    January 1966
  • Opinion 308
    Number:
    308
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    November 1965
  • Opinion 307
    Number:
    307
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    November 1965
  • Opinion 306
    Number:
    306
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    September 1965
  • Opinion 305
    Number:
    305
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    August 1965
  • Opinion 304
    Number:
    304
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    May 1965
  • Opinion 303
    Number:
    303
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    May 1965