Texas Statutes
Subtitle G - Attorneys
Chapter 81 - State Bar

Section 81.035. Information Regarding Requirements for Office or Employment - Sec. 81.035. INFORMATION REGARDING REQUIREMENTS FOR OFFICE OR EMPLOYMENT. The...

Section 81.036. Information on Certain Complaints - Sec. 81.036. INFORMATION ON CERTAIN COMPLAINTS. (a) The state bar...

Section 81.038. Use of Technology - Sec. 81.038. USE OF TECHNOLOGY. The board of directors shall...

Subchapter C. Membership

Section 81.051. Bar Membership Required - Sec. 81.051. BAR MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED. (a) The state bar is...

Section 81.052. Membership Classes - Sec. 81.052. MEMBERSHIP CLASSES. (a) A bar membership is one...

Section 81.053. Status of Certain Membership Classes - Sec. 81.053. STATUS OF CERTAIN MEMBERSHIP CLASSES. (a) An inactive...

Section 81.054. Membership Fees and Additional Fees - Sec. 81.054. MEMBERSHIP FEES AND ADDITIONAL FEES. (a) The supreme...

Subchapter D. Admission to Practice

Section 81.061. Supreme Court Jurisdiction Exclusive - Sec. 81.061. SUPREME COURT JURISDICTION EXCLUSIVE. Rules governing the admission...

Section 81.062. State Bar Admission and Religious Belief - Sec. 81.062. STATE BAR ADMISSION AND RELIGIOUS BELIEF. In establishing...

Subchapter E. Discipline

Section 81.071. Disciplinary Jurisdiction - Sec. 81.071. DISCIPLINARY JURISDICTION. Each attorney admitted to practice in...

Section 81.072. General Disciplinary and Disability Procedures - Sec. 81.072. GENERAL DISCIPLINARY AND DISABILITY PROCEDURES. (a) In furtherance...

Section 81.073. Classification of Grievances - Sec. 81.073. CLASSIFICATION OF GRIEVANCES. (a) The chief disciplinary counsel's...

Section 81.074. Disposition of Inquiries - Sec. 81.074. DISPOSITION OF INQUIRIES. The chief disciplinary counsel shall:...

Section 81.075. Disposition of Complaints - Sec. 81.075. DISPOSITION OF COMPLAINTS. (a) The chief disciplinary counsel...

Section 81.0751. Appeals - Sec. 81.0751. APPEALS. (a) The commission or a respondent attorney...

Section 81.0752. Confidentiality - Sec. 81.0752. CONFIDENTIALITY. (a) All types of information, proceedings, hearing...

Section 81.0753. Rules Regarding Grievances - Sec. 81.0753. RULES REGARDING GRIEVANCES. The supreme court shall promulgate...

Section 81.076. Commission for Lawyer Discipline - Sec. 81.076. COMMISSION FOR LAWYER DISCIPLINE. (a) The Commission for...

Section 81.077. Disbarment Proceedings - Sec. 81.077. DISBARMENT PROCEEDINGS. (a) The supreme court may not...

Section 81.078. Disciplinary Proceedings - Sec. 81.078. DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS. (a) Except as provided by Subsection...

Section 81.079. Public Notification and Information - Sec. 81.079. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION AND INFORMATION. (a) To provide information...

Section 81.080. Issuance of Subpoena; Objection - Sec. 81.080. ISSUANCE OF SUBPOENA; OBJECTION. (a) On approval of...

Section 81.081. Attorney Self-Reporting - Sec. 81.081. ATTORNEY SELF-REPORTING. The chief disciplinary counsel shall develop...

Section 81.082. Process to Identify Complaints Suitable for Settlement or Investigatory Hearing - Sec. 81.082. PROCESS TO IDENTIFY COMPLAINTS SUITABLE FOR SETTLEMENT OR...

Section 81.083. Sanction Guidelines - Sec. 81.083. SANCTION GUIDELINES. (a) The chief disciplinary counsel shall...

Section 81.084. Grievance Tracking System - Sec. 81.084. GRIEVANCE TRACKING SYSTEM. (a) The chief disciplinary counsel...

Section 81.085. Regular Search of National Lawyer Regulatory Data Bank - Sec. 81.085. REGULAR SEARCH OF NATIONAL LAWYER REGULATORY DATA BANK....

Section 81.086. Teleconference - Sec. 81.086. TELECONFERENCE. The chief disciplinary counsel may hold investigatory...

Subchapter E. -1. Committee on Disciplinary Rules and Referenda; Disciplinary Rule Proposal Process

Section 81.0871. Definition - Sec. 81.0871. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "committee" means the Committee...

Section 81.0872. Establishment of Committee - Sec. 81.0872. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMITTEE. (a) The committee consists of...

Section 81.0873. Committee Duties - Sec. 81.0873. COMMITTEE DUTIES. The committee shall: (1) regularly review...

Section 81.0874. Staff Attorney - Sec. 81.0874. STAFF ATTORNEY. The state bar may hire a...

Section 81.0875. Initiation of Rule Proposal Process - Sec. 81.0875. INITIATION OF RULE PROPOSAL PROCESS. (a) The committee...

Section 81.0876. Rule Proposal - Sec. 81.0876. RULE PROPOSAL. (a) On initiation of the process...

Section 81.0877. Approval of Proposed Disciplinary Rule by Board of Directors - Sec. 81.0877. APPROVAL OF PROPOSED DISCIPLINARY RULE BY BOARD OF...

Section 81.0878. Referendum Vote by State Bar Members - Sec. 81.0878. REFERENDUM VOTE BY STATE BAR MEMBERS. (a) On...

Section 81.0879. Supreme Court Approval or Rejection - Sec. 81.0879. SUPREME COURT APPROVAL OR REJECTION. The supreme court...

Section 81.08791. Rule Deliberations - Sec. 81.08791. RULE DELIBERATIONS. (a) The committee, the board of...

Section 81.08792. Proposed Disciplinary Rule Approval Required Before Adoption - Sec. 81.08792. PROPOSED DISCIPLINARY RULE APPROVAL REQUIRED BEFORE ADOPTION. A...

Section 81.08793. Use of Technology - Sec. 81.08793. USE OF TECHNOLOGY. The supreme court, the committee,...

Section 81.08794. Expired Time and Defeated Rule Proposal - Sec. 81.08794. EXPIRED TIME AND DEFEATED RULE PROPOSAL. (a) If...

Subchapter E. -2. Ombudsman for Attorney Discipline System

Section 81.0881. Definitions - Sec. 81.0881. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Ombudsman" means the...

Section 81.0882. Ombudsman for Attorney Discipline System - Sec. 81.0882. OMBUDSMAN FOR ATTORNEY DISCIPLINE SYSTEM. (a) The state...

Section 81.0883. Powers and Duties of Ombudsman - Sec. 81.0883. POWERS AND DUTIES OF OMBUDSMAN. (a) The ombudsman...

Section 81.0884. Access to Information - Sec. 81.0884. ACCESS TO INFORMATION. The chief disciplinary counsel, a...

Section 81.0885. Confidential Information; Privileged Communications - Sec. 81.0885. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION; PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATIONS. (a) All types of...

Subchapter F. Committee on Professional Ethics

Section 81.091. Committee on Professional Ethics - Sec. 81.091. COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL ETHICS. (a) The professional ethics...

Section 81.092. Committee Opinions - Sec. 81.092. COMMITTEE OPINIONS. (a) The committee shall, either on...

Section 81.093. Panels - Sec. 81.093. PANELS. The committee may meet in three-member panels...

Section 81.094. Certain Committee Duties - Sec. 81.094. CERTAIN COMMITTEE DUTIES. The committee shall: (1) periodically...

Section 81.095. Expenses - Sec. 81.095. EXPENSES. The state bar shall pay all necessary...

Subchapter G. Unauthorized Practice of Law

Section 81.101. Definition - Sec. 81.101. DEFINITION. (a) In this chapter the "practice of...

Section 81.1011. Exception for Certain Legal Assistance - Sec. 81.1011. EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN LEGAL ASSISTANCE. (a) Notwithstanding Section...

Section 81.102. State Bar Membership Required - Sec. 81.102. STATE BAR MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED. (a) Except as provided...

Section 81.103. Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee - Sec. 81.103. UNAUTHORIZED PRACTICE OF LAW COMMITTEE. (a) The unauthorized...

Section 81.104. Duties of Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee - Sec. 81.104. DUTIES OF UNAUTHORIZED PRACTICE OF LAW COMMITTEE. The...

Section 81.105. Local Committees - Sec. 81.105. LOCAL COMMITTEES. This chapter does not prohibit the...

Section 81.106. Immunity - Sec. 81.106. IMMUNITY. (a) The unauthorized practice of law committee,...

Subchapter H. Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 81.112. Fee Dispute Resolution Procedure - Sec. 81.112. FEE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURE. The state bar shall...

Section 81.113. Continuing Legal Education - Sec. 81.113. CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 81.114. Attorney Instruction Related to Guardianship Issues - Sec. 81.114. ATTORNEY INSTRUCTION RELATED TO GUARDIANSHIP ISSUES. (a) The...

Section 81.115. Online Attorney Profiles - Sec. 81.115. ONLINE ATTORNEY PROFILES. (a) The state bar shall...

Subchapter I. Executive Committee

Section 81.121. Executive Committee - Sec. 81.121. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. (a) The executive committee consists of:...

Section 81.122. Duties of Executive Committee - Sec. 81.122. DUTIES OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. The executive committee shall:...

Section 81.123. Approval of Committees - Sec. 81.123. APPROVAL OF COMMITTEES. Before the executive committee may...

Subchapter J. Deceptive Advertising Practices

Section 81.151. Applicability - Sec. 81.151. APPLICABILITY. (a) This subchapter applies only to a...

Section 81.152. Prohibited Advertising - Sec. 81.152. PROHIBITED ADVERTISING. An advertisement for legal services may...

Section 81.153. Required Warnings and Disclosures - Sec. 81.153. REQUIRED WARNINGS AND DISCLOSURES. (a) An advertisement for...

Section 81.154. Form of Required Warnings and Disclosures; Court Findings - Sec. 81.154. FORM OF REQUIRED WARNINGS AND DISCLOSURES; COURT FINDINGS....

Section 81.155. Enforcement; Private Cause of Action Not Created - Sec. 81.155. ENFORCEMENT; PRIVATE CAUSE OF ACTION NOT CREATED. (a)...

Section 81.156. Construction of Subchapter - Sec. 81.156. CONSTRUCTION OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter may not be...

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Texas Statutes Subtitle G - Attorneys Chapter 81 - State Bar

Texas Statutes
Subtitle G - Attorneys
Chapter 81 - State Bar