Opinion 122
Question Presented
Would it be a violation of our Canons of Ethics for a member of the Fort Worth Bar Association to have a line in the local telephone directory, under his name in the section on attorneys, advising the public that he is a member of the Fort Worth Bar Association. A form of listing would be as follows:
John D. Doe, Fort Worth Bank Bldg. C FO-000
Member Fort Worth Bar Association
18 Baylor L. Rev. 243 (1966)
SOLICITATION - CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS - TELEPHONE DIRECTORIES
An attorney should not indicate that he is a member of a local bar association in the classified section of a telephone directory.
Canon 24.
The committee is of the opinion that this listing would be improper as a violation of Canon 24 of the Canons of Ethics of the State Bar of Texas. (6-2)
Bluebook Citation
Tex. Comm. On Professional Ethics, Op. 122 (1956)