Texas lawyers practicing at firms organized as a Swiss verein may change how they identify themselves because of a recent opinion issued by the State Bar of Texas Professional Ethics Committee.
Opinion 663, issued in September, concludes that under the Texas Rules of Professional Conduct, Texas lawyers in an organization such as a Swiss verein may not use the name of the organization as their law firm name on pleadings or other public communication unless all names in the verein are current or former lawyers in the firm or a predecessor as permitted by Rule 7.01(a).
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