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 511
    Number:
    511
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    January 1995
  • Opinion 510
    Number:
    510
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    December 1994
  • Opinion 509
    Number:
    509
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    October 1994
  • Opinion 508
    Number:
    508
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    October 1994
  • Opinion 507
    Number:
    507
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    October 1994
  • Opinion 506
    Number:
    506
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    September 1994
  • Opinion 505
    Number:
    505
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    August 1994
  • Opinion 504
    Number:
    504
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    August 1994
  • Opinion 503
    Number:
    503
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    June 1994
  • Opinion 502
    Number:
    502
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    April 1994
  • Opinion 501
    Number:
    501
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    April 1994
  • Opinion 500
    Number:
    500
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    August 1994