Opinion 265
Question Presented
May a practicing attorney of the Texas Bar solicit real estate business for a friend who is operating as a realtor
- Where the attorney has no interest other than friendship;
- Where the attorney hopes to benefit by preparing real estate papers?
18 Baylor L. Rev. 340 (1966)
SOLICITATION
A member who solicits business for a friend in the hope of obtaining professional employment violates Canon 24.
Canon 24.
It is the opinion of the committee that an attorney does not violate the Canons of Ethics by soliciting real estate business for a friend when the attorney has no interest other than friendship.
However, when the attorney hopes to benefit by preparing real estate papers, he is guilty of solicitation in violation of Canon 24, proscribing indirect solicitation. One who solicits business for a friend in the hope of obtaining professional employment for himself violates Canon 24. (9- 0.)
Bluebook Citation
Tex. Comm. On Professional Ethics, Op. 265 (1963)