As Chair of the Texas Center for Legal Ethics Board of Trustees, I want to welcome you to this newly redesigned website. Countless hours and substantial resources went into overhauling our online presence in order to provide Texas lawyers and the public they serve with the most up-to-date ethics and professionalism references and materials available. The Center truly is what many of us call it by way of shorthand, “the ethics center.” For this we have many to thank, especially the Texas Bar Foundation, whose generous grant funded, in part, this new the Center website.    We have a great tradition to build on, but we also have much we can and should do to fulfill ...

The Texas Center for Legal Ethics Board of Trustees is made up of lawyers and public members from across the State of Texas who volunteer their time to the Center's important mission.      Kelly Frels* Chair, Board of Trustees Bracewell & Giuliani LLP Houston   The Honorable Jennifer Elrod* Secretary Judge, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Houston   Wright Moody * Treasurer Deloitte Houston   Trustees Mike Atkins Atkins & Peacock, LLP Odessa Ellen Boydstun Austin   Lloyd Garland Lubbock   Alton Hall * Epstein Becker Green Wickliff & Hall Houston   Javan Johnson* Professional Pa...

  Promote Texas' lawyers adherence to ethical rules and lawyers acting in a professionally acceptable and civil manner. Educate lawyers, law students, the judiciary, and the public on professional ethics and the highest standards of accepted professional behavior. Educate all persons regarding the rule of law and the roles of lawyers and judges in our system of justice, while correcting misstatements made about lawyers and judges.