Ethics Research.
Of course, if you are a Texas attorney you can use the
Casemaker™ Web
Library, which has searchable databases of federal law and the case law and
statutes of all fifty states. And
TexasBarCLE.com
which has a large list of courses and articles, many of which cover legal ethics
subjects.
However there are additional resources.
TexasBar.com/ethics is sort of a one-stop location for Texas legal ethics
resources, including:
- Conduct rules
- Ethics opinions
- and ---
you can call
800) 532-3947 - a toll-free helpline is offered
through the Chief Disciplinary Counsel's (CDC) Office. When you call, the
helpline will provide non-binding guidance on how to access the rules and
information you need, including ethics opinions and case law that may help you
reach an informed decision. Visit the
Grievance and Ethics Information webpage for more information.
The Texas
Ethics Reporter page presented by the University of Houston Law Center,
O'Quinn Law Library, is a great place to do legal research on ethics in Texas.
Free Ethics Library — The
State Bar of Texas Ethics
Library gives members free access to more than 1,400 ethics articles,
word-searchable and downloadable.
The Texas Young Lawyers Association had a project
of publishing a book on the Texas legal ethics opinions and law. Titled as
"Texas Lawyers' Professional Ethics" and available through the TesasBarCLE, the
softbound book is 526 pages in the 2007th (4th) edition.
An index to the Texas Professional Ethics Opinions is now published
periodically by the Texas Center for Legal Ethics and Professionalism. Those who
have, as we do, the 2004 Ethics Course CD from the Texas Center for Legal Ethics
and Professionalism can look at the full text of the opinions up to # 542 of May
2002 in that way. (The CD also contains the 2002 version of the Rules of
Professional Conduct.) Copies of the Ethics Opinions can be ordered from the
Texas Center for Legal Ethics and Professionalism (P.O. Box 12487, Austin, TX
78711-2487; phone-512/463-1463 x 2161 or 1-800-204-2222 x 2161).
Information on
how to submit a question for an official opinion should be obtained through the
SBOT Chief Disciplinary Counsel's Office at 1-877-953-5535. .
Texas Ethics Rules of Professional Conduct may be found at the Cornell
University web site.
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