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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 266
    Number:
    266
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    October 1963
  • Opinion 265
    Number:
    265
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    October 1963
  • Opinion 264
    Number:
    264
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    September 1963
  • Opinion 263
    Number:
    263
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    September 1963
  • Opinion 262
    Number:
    262
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    August 1963
  • Opinion 261
    Number:
    261
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    May 1963
  • Opinion 260
    Number:
    260
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    May 1963
  • Opinion 259
    Number:
    259
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    March 1963
  • Opinion 258
    Number:
    258
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    March 1963
  • Opinion 257
    Number:
    257
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    February 1963
  • Opinion 256
    Number:
    256
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    February 1963
  • Opinion 255
    Number:
    255
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    November 1962