Texas Government Code 81.153 – Required Warnings and Disclosures
(a) An advertisement for legal services must state, both verbally and visually:
(1) at the beginning of the advertisement, “This is a paid advertisement for legal services.”;
(2) the identity of the sponsor of the advertisement; and
(3) either:
(A) the identity of the attorney or law firm primarily responsible for providing solicited legal services to a person who engages the attorney or law firm in response to the advertisement; or
(B) the manner in which a responding person’s case is referred to an attorney or law firm if the sponsor of the advertisement is not legally authorized to provide legal services to clients.
(b) An advertisement for legal services soliciting clients who may allege an injury from a prescription drug approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration must include a verbal and visual statement: “Do not stop taking a prescribed medication without first consulting a physician.”
Terms Used In Texas Government Code 81.153
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- United States: includes a department, bureau, or other agency of the United States of America. See Texas Government Code 311.005