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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 134
    Number:
    134
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    June 1956
  • Opinion 133
    Number:
    133
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    June 1956
  • Opinion 132
    Number:
    132
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    June 1956
  • Opinion 131
    Number:
    131
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    June 1956
  • Opinion 130
    Number:
    130
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    June 1956
  • Opinion 129
    Number:
    129
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    April 1956
  • Opinion 128
    Number:
    128
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    February 1956
  • Opinion 127
    Number:
    127
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    March 1956
  • Opinion 126
    Number:
    126
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    March 1956
  • Opinion 125
    Number:
    125
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    March 1956
  • Opinion 124
    Number:
    124
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    January 1956
  • Opinion 123
    Number:
    123
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    January 1956