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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 158
    Number:
    158
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    June 1957
  • Opinion 157
    Number:
    157
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    June 1957
  • Opinion 156
    Number:
    156
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    June 1957
  • Opinion 155
    Number:
    155
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    June 1957
  • Opinion 154
    Number:
    154
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    June 1957
  • Opinion 153
    Number:
    153
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    June 1957
  • Opinion 152
    Number:
    152
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    June 1957
  • Opinion 151
    Number:
    151
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    June 1957
  • Opinion 150
    Number:
    150
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    May 1957
  • Opinion 149
    Number:
    149
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    May 1957
  • Opinion 148
    Number:
    148
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    May 1957
  • Opinion 147
    Number:
    147
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    May 1957