Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Judicial Branch
Subtitle G - Attorneys

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...

Chapter 82 - Licensing of Attorneys

Subchapter A. Board of Law Examiners

Section 82.001. Board of Law Examiners - Sec. 82.001. BOARD OF LAW EXAMINERS. (a) The Board of...

Section 82.002. Conflict of Interest - Sec. 82.002. CONFLICT OF INTEREST. (a) In this section, "Texas...

Section 82.0021. Removal of Board Members - Sec. 82.0021. REMOVAL OF BOARD MEMBERS. (a) It is a...

Section 82.003. Open Records and Open Meetings - Sec. 82.003. OPEN RECORDS AND OPEN MEETINGS. (a) Except as...

Section 82.004. Board Duties - Sec. 82.004. BOARD DUTIES. (a) The Board of Law Examiners,...

Section 82.005. Board Compensation - Sec. 82.005. BOARD COMPENSATION. (a) The supreme court shall set...

Section 82.006. Sunset Provision - Sec. 82.006. SUNSET PROVISION. The Board of Law Examiners is...

Section 82.007. Career Ladder; Annual Performance Evaluations - Sec. 82.007. CAREER LADDER; ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS. (a) The executive...

Section 82.0071. Equal Employment Opportunity Policy - Sec. 82.0071. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY. (a) The executive director...

Section 82.0072. Standards of Conduct - Sec. 82.0072. STANDARDS OF CONDUCT. The executive director of the...

Section 82.0073. Separation of Responsibilities; Delegation - Sec. 82.0073. SEPARATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES; DELEGATION. (a) The Board of...

Section 82.008. Public Information - Sec. 82.008. PUBLIC INFORMATION. (a) The Board of Law Examiners...

Section 82.009. Program Accessibility - Sec. 82.009. PROGRAM ACCESSIBILITY. The Board of Law Examiners shall...

Section 82.010. Training Program Required - Sec. 82.010. TRAINING PROGRAM REQUIRED. (a) A person who is...

Section 82.011. Written Complaints - Sec. 82.011. WRITTEN COMPLAINTS. (a) The Board of Law Examiners...

Section 82.013. Effective Use of Technology - Sec. 82.013. EFFECTIVE USE OF TECHNOLOGY. The Board of Law...

Subchapter B. Licensing of Attorneys

Section 82.021. Supreme Court Authority - Sec. 82.021. SUPREME COURT AUTHORITY. Only the supreme court may...

Section 82.022. Supreme Court Rulemaking - Sec. 82.022. SUPREME COURT RULEMAKING. (a) The supreme court may...

Section 82.023. Declaration of Intention to Study Law - Sec. 82.023. DECLARATION OF INTENTION TO STUDY LAW. (a) Each...

Section 82.024. Law Study Requirements; Eligibility for Examination - Sec. 82.024. LAW STUDY REQUIREMENTS; ELIGIBILITY FOR EXAMINATION. A person...

Section 82.0241. Unaccredited Schools of Law - Sec. 82.0241. UNACCREDITED SCHOOLS OF LAW. All matters relating to...

Section 82.027. Application for Examination - Sec. 82.027. APPLICATION FOR EXAMINATION. (a) Each applicant to take...

Section 82.0271. Residency or Citizenship Status of Applicant - Sec. 82.0271. RESIDENCY OR CITIZENSHIP STATUS OF APPLICANT. A person...

Section 82.0272. Testing Accommodations for Applicants With Disabilities - Sec. 82.0272. TESTING ACCOMMODATIONS FOR APPLICANTS WITH DISABILITIES. An applicant...

Section 82.028. Moral Character and Fitness of Applicant - Sec. 82.028. MORAL CHARACTER AND FITNESS OF APPLICANT. (a) The...

Section 82.029. Release of Bar Examination Results - Sec. 82.029. RELEASE OF BAR EXAMINATION RESULTS. (a) On request...

Section 82.030. Board Assessment of Moral Character and Fitness - Sec. 82.030. BOARD ASSESSMENT OF MORAL CHARACTER AND FITNESS. (a)...

Section 82.033. Fees - Sec. 82.033. FEES. (a) The supreme court shall set the...

Section 82.034. Use of Funds - Sec. 82.034. USE OF FUNDS. Fees received by the Board...

Section 82.035. Audit; Financial Report - Sec. 82.035. AUDIT; FINANCIAL REPORT. (a) The financial transactions of...

Section 82.036. Foreign Attorneys - Sec. 82.036. FOREIGN ATTORNEYS. The supreme court shall make such...

Section 82.0361. Nonresident Attorney Fee - Sec. 82.0361. NONRESIDENT ATTORNEY FEE. (a) In this section, "nonresident...

Section 82.037. Oath of Attorney - Sec. 82.037. OATH OF ATTORNEY. (a) Each person admitted to...

Section 82.038. Probationary License for Applicant Suffering From Chemical Dependency - Sec. 82.038. PROBATIONARY LICENSE FOR APPLICANT SUFFERING FROM CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY....

Section 82.039. Licensing Guidelines - Sec. 82.039. LICENSING GUIDELINES. (a) To assist the Board of...

Subchapter C. Attorney Conduct

Section 82.061. Misbehavior or Contempt - Sec. 82.061. MISBEHAVIOR OR CONTEMPT. (a) An attorney at law...

Section 82.062. Disbarment - Sec. 82.062. DISBARMENT. Any attorney who is guilty of barratry,...

Section 82.063. Retention of Client's Money - Sec. 82.063. RETENTION OF CLIENT'S MONEY. (a) A person may...

Section 82.064. Officers Not to Appear - Sec. 82.064. OFFICERS NOT TO APPEAR. (a) A judge or...

Section 82.065. Contract for Legal Services - Sec. 82.065. CONTRACT FOR LEGAL SERVICES. (a) A contingent fee...

Section 82.0651. Civil Liability for Prohibited Barratry - Sec. 82.0651. CIVIL LIABILITY FOR PROHIBITED BARRATRY. (a) A client...

Section 82.066. Attorney May Not Appear - Sec. 82.066. ATTORNEY MAY NOT APPEAR. An attorney may not...

Chapter 83 - Certain Unauthorized Practice of Law

Section 83.001. Prohibited Acts - Sec. 83.001. PROHIBITED ACTS. (a) A person, other than a...

Section 83.002. Expenses - Sec. 83.002. EXPENSES. This chapter does not prevent an attorney...

Section 83.003. Forms - Sec. 83.003. FORMS. This chapter does not prevent a person...

Section 83.004. Cumulative Remedies - Sec. 83.004. CUMULATIVE REMEDIES. This chapter is not exclusive and...

Section 83.005. Recovery - Sec. 83.005. RECOVERY. A person who pays a fee prohibited...

Section 83.006. Unauthorized Practice of Law - Sec. 83.006. UNAUTHORIZED PRACTICE OF LAW. A violation of this...

Chapter 84 - Unauthorized Attorney Compensation

Section 84.001. Prohibited Acts - Sec. 84.001. PROHIBITED ACTS. Before the conclusion of all aspects...

Section 84.002. Criminal Offense - Sec. 84.002. CRIMINAL OFFENSE. (a) A person commits an offense...

Section 84.003. Civil Liability - Sec. 84.003. CIVIL LIABILITY. (a) A person, including the victim...

Section 84.004. Cumulative Remedies - Sec. 84.004. CUMULATIVE REMEDIES. This chapter is cumulative of other...

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Texas Statutes Title 2 - Judicial Branch Subtitle G - Attorneys

Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Judicial Branch
Subtitle G - Attorneys