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 487
    Number:
    487
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    December 1992
  • Opinion 486
    Number:
    486
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    March 1994
  • Opinion 485
    Number:
    485
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    March 1994
  • Opinion 484
    Number:
    484
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    February 1994
  • Opinion 483
    Number:
    483
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    February 1994
  • Opinion 482
    Number:
    482
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    February 1994
  • Opinion 481
    Number:
    481
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    January 1994
  • Opinion 480
    Number:
    480
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    June 1991
  • Opinion 479
    Number:
    479
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    August 1991
  • Opinion 478
    Number:
    478
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    June 1991
  • Opinion 477
    Number:
    477
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    June 1991
  • Opinion 476
    Number:
    476
    Cite:
    The Professional Ethics Committee for the State of Texas
    Date:
    June 1991