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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 242
    Number:
    242
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    August 1961
  • Opinion 241
    Number:
    241
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    August 1961
  • Opinion 240
    Number:
    240
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    August 1961
  • Opinion 239
    Number:
    239
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    July 1961
  • Opinion 238
    Number:
    238
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    July 1961
  • Opinion 237
    Number:
    237
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    May 1961
  • Opinion 236
    Number:
    236
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    May 1961
  • Opinion 235
    Number:
    235
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    May 1961
  • Opinion 234
    Number:
    234
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    May 1961
  • Opinion 233
    Number:
    233
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    June 1959
  • Opinion 232
    Number:
    232
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    June 1959
  • Opinion 231
    Number:
    231
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    April 1959