Feb
28
Lawyers leaving Las Vegas
Filed Under Las Vegas Lawyers
Even Las vegas attorneys are getting laid off, although I wouldnt be surprised to see an increase of personal injury lawyers looking for a quick buck. From the LVRJ:
• Kummer Kaempfer recently laid off nine attorneys and seven staffers in their offices in Las Vegas, Reno and Carson City.
• Lewis & Roca laid off 23 people throughout the firm’s Southwest offices about six weeks ago — seven lawyers and 16 staffers. The hit in Las Vegas was one lawyer and two staffers.
• Bullivant Hauser, with six West Coast offices, laid off two lawyers and six staffers, all in Las Vegas.
The law firm used to have eight lawyers in Las Vegas, now it’s down to five, after one left voluntarily. (Not to worry, the firm wasn’t foolish enough to lay off Pete Bernhard, the chairman of Nevada’s Gaming Commission, the cornerstone of the Las Vegas office.)
These three firms are by no means the total. Throughout Las Vegas law firms are losing lawyers and staff by attrition or paring down. However, it’s more dramatic when they’re let go all at once, as Kummer Kaempfer did recently.
