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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 230
    Number:
    230
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    April 1959
  • Opinion 229
    Number:
    229
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    April 1959
  • Opinion 228
    Number:
    228
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    April 1959
  • Opinion 227
    Number:
    227
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    March 1959
  • Opinion 226
    Number:
    226
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    March 1959
  • Opinion 225
    Number:
    225
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    March 1959
  • Opinion 224
    Number:
    224
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    March 1959
  • Opinion 223
    Number:
    223
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    March 1959
  • Opinion 222
    Number:
    222
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    March 1959
  • Opinion 221
    Number:
    221
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    March 1959
  • Opinion 220
    Number:
    220
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    March 1959
  • Opinion 219
    Number:
    219
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    January 1959