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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 98
    Number:
    98
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    April 1954
  • Opinion 97
    Number:
    97
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    April 1954
  • Opinion 96
    Number:
    96
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    April 1954
  • Opinion 95
    Number:
    95
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    February 1954
  • Opinion 94
    Number:
    94
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    February 1954
  • Opinion 93
    Number:
    93
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    February 1954
  • Opinion 92
    Number:
    92
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    November 1953
  • Opinion 91
    Number:
    91
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    November 1953
  • Opinion 90
    Number:
    90
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    November 1953
  • Opinion 89
    Number:
    89
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    November 1953
  • Opinion 88
    Number:
    88
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    November 1953
  • Opinion 87
    Number:
    87
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    November 1953