Opinion 188
Question Presented
Where a practicing attorney is a member of the board of directors of a savings and loan association, is it a violation of the Canons of Ethics for such association to include in its advertisement in the newspaper a photograph of such attorney with the following copy adjacent to the photograph in the advertisement:
"Meet Our Directors"
"A practicing attorney and partner in the law firm of [ ] has extensive investment interests. He
is one of nine prominent local business and professional men who direct the affairs of this
Association"?
18 Baylor L. Rev. 283 (1966)
ADVERTISING - NEWSPAPERS - SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION
A savings and loan association may properly include in a newspaper advertisement a photograph of a practicing attorney who is a member of the board of directors, and may mention the attorney's status as a lawyer, his investment interests, and his position on the board of directors.
Canon 24.
The committee is of the unanimous opinion that such advertisement is not a violation of Canon 24 or any other canon. (8-0.)
Bluebook Citation
Tex. Comm. On Professional Ethics, Op. 188 (1958)