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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 170
    Number:
    170
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    March 1958
  • Opinion 169
    Number:
    169
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    March 1958
  • Opinion 168
    Number:
    168
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    March 1958
  • Opinion 167
    Number:
    167
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    March 1958
  • Opinion 166
    Number:
    166
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    March 1958
  • Opinion 165
    Number:
    165
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    March 1958
  • Opinion 164
    Number:
    164
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    March 1958
  • Opinion 163
    Number:
    163
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    September 1957
  • Opinion 162
    Number:
    162
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    September 1957
  • Opinion 161
    Number:
    161
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    September 1957
  • Opinion 160
    Number:
    160
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    September 1957
  • Opinion 159
    Number:
    159
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    September 1957