Tex. Disciplinary R. Prof'l Conduct 7.05

The following communications are exempt from the filing requirements of Rule 7.04 unless

they fail to comply with Rules 7.01, 7.02, and 7.03:

(a) any communication of a bona fide nonprofit legal aid organization that is used to educate

members of the public about the law or to promote the availability of free or reduced-fee legal

services;

(b) information and links posted on a law firm website, except the contents of the website

homepage, unless that information is otherwise exempt from filing;

(c) a listing or entry in a regularly published law list;

(d) an announcement card stating new or changed associations, new offices, or similar

changes relating to a lawyer or law firm, or a business card;

(e) a professional newsletter in any media that it is sent, delivered, or transmitted only to:

(1) existing or former clients;

(2) other lawyers or professionals;

(3) persons known by the lawyer to be experienced users of the type of legal services

involved for business matters;

(4) members of a nonprofit organization which has requested that members receive

the newsletter; or

(5) persons who have asked to receive the newsletter;

(f) a solicitation communication directed by a lawyer to:

(1) another lawyer;

(2) a person who has a family, close personal, or prior business or professional

relationship with the lawyer; or

(3) a person who is known by the lawyer to be an experienced user of the type of

legal services involved for business matters;

(g) a communication in social media or other media, which does not expressly offer legal

services, and that:

(1) is primarily informational, educational, political, or artistic in nature, or made for

entertainment purposes; or

(2) consists primarily of the type of information commonly found on the

professional resumes of lawyers;

(h) an advertisement that:

(1) identifies a lawyer or a firm as a contributor or sponsor of a charitable,

community, or public interest program, activity, or event; and

(2) contains no information about the lawyers or firm other than names of the lawyers

or firm or both, location of the law offices, contact information, and the fact of the

contribution or sponsorship;

(i) communications that contain only the following types of information:

(1) the name of the law firm and any lawyer in the law firm, office addresses,

electronic addresses, social media names and addresses, telephone numbers, office

and telephone service hours, telecopier numbers, and a designation of the profession,

such as “attorney,” “lawyer,” “law office,” or “firm;”

(2) the areas of law in which lawyers in the firm practice, concentrate, specialize, or

intend to practice;

(3) the admission of a lawyer in the law firm to the State Bar of Texas or the bar of

any court or jurisdiction;

(4) the educational background of the lawyer;

(5) technical and professional licenses granted by this state and other recognized

licensing authorities;

(6) foreign language abilities;

(7) areas of law in which a lawyer is certified by the Texas Board of Legal

Specialization or by an organization that is accredited by the Texas Board of Legal

Specialization;

(8) identification of prepaid or group legal service plans in which the lawyer

participates;

(9) the acceptance or nonacceptance of credit cards;

(10) fees charged for an initial consultation or routine legal services;

(11) identification of a lawyer or a law firm as a contributor or sponsor of a charitable,

community, or public interest program, activity or event;

(12) any disclosure or statement required by these Rules; and

(13) any other information specified in orders promulgated by the Supreme Court of

Texas.