along with many from the Austin office, moved to Winstead. Finally, the firm agreed to settle its liabilities with the IRS, pay a $76 million fine, and to cease practicing law effective March 31, 2007. On May 24, 2011, four lawyers with the firm were found guilty of tax evasion, conspiracy, and related charges stemming from a ten-year tax shelter scheme that prosecutors said generated more than $1 billion in fictive losses. As of 2012, the defendants were seeking a new trial after learning one of the jurors lied about her background in order to be selected. References Defunct law firms of the United States Law firms established in 1951 Law firms based in Dallas Law firms disestablished in 2007 Defunct companies based in Texas 1951 establishments in Texas