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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 182
    Number:
    182
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    June 1958
  • Opinion 181
    Number:
    181
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    June 1958
  • Opinion 180
    Number:
    180
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    June 1958
  • Opinion 179
    Number:
    179
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    June 1958
  • Opinion 178
    Number:
    178
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    May 1958
  • Opinion 177
    Number:
    177
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    May 1958
  • Opinion 176
    Number:
    176
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    May 1958
  • Opinion 175
    Number:
    175
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    April 1958
  • Opinion 174
    Number:
    174
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    April 1958
  • Opinion 173
    Number:
    173
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    March 1958
  • Opinion 172
    Number:
    172
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    March 1985
  • Opinion 171
    Number:
    171
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    March 1958