Opinions

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 523
    Number:
    523
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    October 1997
  • Opinion 522
    Number:
    522
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    October 1997
  • Opinion 521
    Number:
    521
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    October 1997
  • Opinion 520
    Number:
    520
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    May 1997
  • Opinion 519
    Number:
    519
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    March 1997
  • Opinion 518
    Number:
    518
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    September 1996
  • Opinion 517
    Number:
    517
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    September 1996
  • Opinion 516
    Number:
    516
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    July 1996
  • Opinion 515
    Number:
    515
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    July 1996
  • Opinion 514
    Number:
    514
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    February 1996
  • Opinion 513
    Number:
    513
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    June 1995
  • Opinion 512
    Number:
    512
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    June 1995