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§ 81.102 — STATE BAR MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED.

Texas § 81.102
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Tex. Government Code Code Ann. § 81.102 (2026).

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Sec. 81.102. STATE BAR MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED.

(a)Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person may not practice law in this state unless the person is a member of the state bar.
(b)The supreme court may promulgate rules prescribing the procedure for limited practice of law by:
(1)attorneys licensed in another jurisdiction;
(2)bona fide law students; and
(3)unlicensed graduate students who are attending or have attended a law school approved by the supreme court.

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Legislative History

Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 3.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

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