Opinions

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 119
    Number:
    119
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    November 1955
  • Opinion 118
    Number:
    118
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    September 1955
  • Opinion 117
    Number:
    117
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    September 1955
  • Opinion 116
    Number:
    116
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    September 1955
  • Opinion 115
    Number:
    115
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    August 1955
  • Opinion 114
    Number:
    114
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    August 1955
  • Opinion 113
    Number:
    113
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    August 1955
  • Opinion 112
    Number:
    112
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    February 1955
  • Opinion 111
    Number:
    111
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    January 1955
  • Opinion 110
    Number:
    110
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    January 1955
  • Opinion 109
    Number:
    109
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    January 1955
  • Opinion 108
    Number:
    108
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    January 1955