A proposed change in the disciplinary rules for lawyers could wipe out a Professional Ethics Committee opinion that has drawn objections from some administrative law attorneys. The committee interpreted a provision in the rules as prohibiting a lawyer, prior to filing a contested case, from meeting privately with an administrative agency’s decision-makers for the purpose of influencing the outcome of the case.
The proposed change in the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct deletes Rule 3.05(c)(2), the provision on which the committee’s opinion is based.
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