Bay Area Law Firm Archer Norris to Shutter, Costing 124 Jobs
The San Francisco Chronicle is reporting that bay area law firm Archer Norris has filed for bankruptcy and plans to dissolve this fall.
The Walnut Creek firm, with offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Newport Beach, deals mainly in business and insurance litigation, according to Chronicle reporter Rebecca Aydin. It is closing those offices, where it employs 124 people, according to a notice the firm sent to state officials, and expects all to lose their jobs.
A court-approved interim operations will allow the firm’s employees to be paid to keep working with clients until mid-September.
Read the SF Chronicle article.
