Consent of Dorsey & Whitney LLP
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-XXXXX) pertaining to the Amended and Restated
Prudential Steel, Ltd. Stock Option Plan of Maverick Tube Corporation of the
references to our firm and to our firm's opinion regarding certain tax
considerations in Maverick Tube Corporation's proxy statement on Schedule 14A,
filed August 11, 2000 with the Securities and Exchange Commission and attached
as an exhibit to Maverick Tube Corporation's Form 8-K dated August 30, 2000. In
giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of
persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the
rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
/s/ Dorsey & Whitney LLP
September 22, 2000
Seattle, Washington
