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• Winston & Strawn Opens in Houston
• Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell Sued Over Tax Opinion Letters
• Discipline
• Newsmakers
• Decision Limits Scope of Discovery After Special Appearance
• Planting Trees and Climbing Ladders

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Winston & Strawn Opens in Houston	Top
Taking advantage of the demise of Howrey, Winston & Strawn opened a Houston office on March 16 staffed by most of the lawyers who had worked in Howrey's Houston office. Houston-based Baker Botts also reaped rewards from Howrey's closing by bringing on a group of 32 antitrust lawyers in Washington, D.C., who had worked at Howrey's headquarters in the nation's capital. Stephen Cagle (pictured) is Howrey's Houston office managing partner.
Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell Sued Over Tax Opinion Letters	Top
An investment partnership and two co-founders of Highland Capital Management LP of Dallas filed a malpractice, fraud and negligent misrepresentation suit against Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell of Dallas, related to tax opinion letters the firm allegedly gave to the plaintiffs in 1999 and 2000. The plaintiffs allege Locke Lord did not simply evaluate the tax shelters but instead "was actually aiding E&Y in developing the sham tax shelters and committing fraud upon PCMG XXIII and plaintiffs."
Discipline	Top
Two lawyers — one from Harris County and one from Webb County — have been placed on probation for two years.
Newsmakers	Top
Decision Limits Scope of Discovery After Special Appearance	Top
In a recent trip to Tinseltown, Houston's 1st Court of Appeals limited the scope of discovery available to a party when a nonresident defendant has entered a special appearance objecting to personal jurisdiction, writes Matthew W. Caligur. The ruling is good news for trial lawyers representing nonresident defendants.
Planting Trees and Climbing Ladders	Top
Lawyers have a duty to develop the next generation of the legal profession, writes Pauline E. Higgins. As they climb the ladder of success, they must pull others up behind them. They must plant trees underneath which they will never sit. Counsel should ask themselves how they are benefiting the profession and their workplaces by developing budding lawyers.

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