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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 86
    Number:
    86
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    November 1953
  • Opinion 85
    Number:
    85
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    November 1953
  • Opinion 84
    Number:
    84
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    November 1953
  • Opinion 83
    Number:
    83
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    November 1953
  • Opinion 82
    Number:
    82
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    November 1953
  • Opinion 81
    Number:
    81
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    November 1953
  • Opinion 80
    Number:
    80
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    November 1953
  • Opinion 79
    Number:
    79
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    November 1953
  • Opinion 78
    Number:
    78
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    November 1953
  • Opinion 77
    Number:
    77
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    September 1953
  • Opinion 76
    Number:
    76
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    September 1953
  • Opinion 75
    Number:
    75
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    June 1953