public static LocationDS GetRegions(string clientNumber) { //Get a list of client divisions LocationDS regions = null; try { _Client = new IssueMgtServiceClient(); regions = _Client.GetRegions(clientNumber); _Client.Close(); } catch (FaultException fe) { throw new ApplicationException("GetRegions() service error.", fe); } catch (TimeoutException te) { _Client.Abort(); throw new ApplicationException("GetRegions() timeout error.", te); } catch (CommunicationException ce) { _Client.Abort(); throw new ApplicationException("GetRegions() communication error.", ce); } return(regions); }