Deputy City Attorney, Criminal attorney Amanda Pellizari, and Deputy District Attorney Madilyn “Leavitt” Cole the three nominees for Muni judge appointment.
This is terrible news. I was lucky to be friends with Nedda in law school. So many great memories, both inside and outside of school. Sadly, I haven’t seen/talked to her in years (different practice areas), but I enjoyed watching her successes as an attorney from afar. She was a very lovely person, and so much fun to be around. She left us way too young.
Nedda has always been one of the very few lawyers that I wanted to be like- a happy warrior, engaged with the community, upbeat and highly effective. She is a rarity as both a lawyer and human. Every human who passes leaves a void, but this void is particularly large and unique. May Nedda’s memory always be a blessing to those who knew her and to the Nevada legal profession.
I am sure I am not the only one, but Nedda was a great mentor and an even better friend. There are a lot of people in this legal community I enjoy, but Nedda was in a league all her own, and always happy to explain (or listen). Personally, I am very saddened by this loss, but we are all worse off and have lost someone who selflessly contributed to the fabric of what can make this legal community good, and who was actively involved in the things that are good about practicing law in southern Nevada.
I will enjoy my many happy memories with Nedda, although I had hoped to make many more over the course of our careers. Hopefully many who read this can say the same.
I can assure you you’re not the only one. I owe much of my success in my career to Nedda. She taught me a lot and introduced me to a lot of other attorneys. And she became one of my best friends. I don’t know how she did everything she did but there’s only one Nedda Ghandi and she will be terribly missed. Our community lost one of the greatest.
It has been a rough few weeks for the local legal community and for our country. This year is off to a very poor start. Depressing. May they all Rest in Eternal Peace.
Almost all of Southern Nevada’s gas, diesel and aviation fuel comes from SoCal via the CalNev pipeline owned by Kinder Morgan. If you think it would be shut down unnecessarily, you are a special kind of stupid.
Obummer, Newscum, tRump. People who repeatedly do this are not self aware of how dumb they look. Whether disparaging a red politician or blue, the moment someone uses one of these names I immediately judge them, assuming they have an IQ below 90.
Ease up. If you all can put this much vitriol into a common speech pattern (of course you would never say JenBen, or Swiftie or Bidenomics), then you are wound too tight. Take a breath. There are important things to worry about.
…and No, I am not the OP.
I don’t know what “vitriol” you see in the comments. People just said using derogatory nicknames like that is childish and tends to make others discount whatever the person using the nicknames is saying.
The wildfires in California are heartbreaking. Although the primary focus should definitely be on the victims & their well-being, I still can’t help but wonder what the short-term and long-term impact the loss of so many homes, places of business, etc. will be on the Las Vegas & Reno economies (i.e., housing crunch worsening, loss of Southern California business at casinos, grocery/gas prices, etc.). Unlike natural disasters that happen in other parts of the country, this seems like it might be something that Nevadans feel more immediately.
10,000 buildings have burned to the ground. Even assuming all of those were homes (they weren’t), and that each housed four people, that’s 40,000 people (probably high). While an astronomical number in terms of tragedy, it isn’t a massive number in the context of the Southland, and certainly not enough to impact us here. There WILL be a housing shortage in the areas that the displaced residents want/are willing to live, which is likely going to be the area between the ocean and Dodger Stadium east to west and north of the 10 and south of the Santa Monica mountains. THAT area WILL see some insane housing problems.
The larger issue isn’t the direct victims of the fires but the millions of California homeowners whose insurance rates will jump to cover the billions in losses. The FAIR Plan (homeowner’s insurance of last resort) wasn’t funded to take this big of a hit even with reinsurance so the pain will be spread across the entire state. Between the direct impact of this tragedy and the necessary adjustments to rates to ensure that future wildfire losses will be covered, it’s going to be harder for many less affluent Californians to afford home ownership.
I disagree that rising insurance rates is the larger issue. The larger issue is the tens of thousands of people who lost their homes and businesses. That is unimaginable.
I would not be surprised at all if many of the rich and famous move here to Vegas. Still close to LA, “cooler” then Texas or Arizona, and studios are talking about moving here anyway.
You can spend the next 15 years fighting with CA and hiring countless engineers in order to rebuild your custom home in the hills at huge expense, or your can just move to the Queensridge towers, Spanish Trails, or lake las vegas with some other stars. And save a bundle on taxes. Makes sense to me.
Big Golden Knights fan but these insufferable Naqvi commercials are enough to make me never watch another game. The Richard Harris commercials are gawdawful except for the one that mocks Naqvi, which is hilarious.
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I went to law school with Nedda. So nice and sweet. This is so tragic and heartbreaking.
Deputy City Attorney, Criminal attorney Amanda Pellizari, and Deputy District Attorney Madilyn “Leavitt” Cole the three nominees for Muni judge appointment.
Amanda “Leavitt” Pellizari would be great.
Is this posted somewhere? Can we comment on finalists? Who is the Deputy City Attorney up for the appointment?
Matt Walker.
Isn’t living in the city a requirement?? Or are they looking the other way in order to crown the pre-selected applicant?
Living in the City is a requirement.
RIP attorney Nedda Ghandi. Sad news with her passing.
Devastating news. She is great person and great attorney. She will be truly missed.
What happened to Nedda?
Wow! Anyone have details?
There are a few people that knew of her condition but I believe, at this time, none are willing to publicly discuss details to respect her wishes.
No. Not Nedda. I refuse to believe this. She was one of the good ones.
I heard it was cancer and a recent diagnosis. Sad.
So sad, she was sweet, caring and sharp as a tack. So sad.
This is terrible news. I was lucky to be friends with Nedda in law school. So many great memories, both inside and outside of school. Sadly, I haven’t seen/talked to her in years (different practice areas), but I enjoyed watching her successes as an attorney from afar. She was a very lovely person, and so much fun to be around. She left us way too young.
Nedda has always been one of the very few lawyers that I wanted to be like- a happy warrior, engaged with the community, upbeat and highly effective. She is a rarity as both a lawyer and human. Every human who passes leaves a void, but this void is particularly large and unique. May Nedda’s memory always be a blessing to those who knew her and to the Nevada legal profession.
I am sure I am not the only one, but Nedda was a great mentor and an even better friend. There are a lot of people in this legal community I enjoy, but Nedda was in a league all her own, and always happy to explain (or listen). Personally, I am very saddened by this loss, but we are all worse off and have lost someone who selflessly contributed to the fabric of what can make this legal community good, and who was actively involved in the things that are good about practicing law in southern Nevada.
I will enjoy my many happy memories with Nedda, although I had hoped to make many more over the course of our careers. Hopefully many who read this can say the same.
I can assure you you’re not the only one. I owe much of my success in my career to Nedda. She taught me a lot and introduced me to a lot of other attorneys. And she became one of my best friends. I don’t know how she did everything she did but there’s only one Nedda Ghandi and she will be terribly missed. Our community lost one of the greatest.
It has been a rough few weeks for the local legal community and for our country. This year is off to a very poor start. Depressing. May they all Rest in Eternal Peace.
https://www.instagram.com/neddaghandi/p/DEqLgzkTcAI/
Anyone hear about this gas shortage? Apparently Newscum is shutting down the pipeline.
Almost all of Southern Nevada’s gas, diesel and aviation fuel comes from SoCal via the CalNev pipeline owned by Kinder Morgan. If you think it would be shut down unnecessarily, you are a special kind of stupid.
Newscum? What are you 8?
Obummer, Newscum, tRump. People who repeatedly do this are not self aware of how dumb they look. Whether disparaging a red politician or blue, the moment someone uses one of these names I immediately judge them, assuming they have an IQ below 90.
Ease up. If you all can put this much vitriol into a common speech pattern (of course you would never say JenBen, or Swiftie or Bidenomics), then you are wound too tight. Take a breath. There are important things to worry about.
…and No, I am not the OP.
I don’t know what “vitriol” you see in the comments. People just said using derogatory nicknames like that is childish and tends to make others discount whatever the person using the nicknames is saying.
The gas line is already back open: https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-las-vegas/la-power-outages-cause-gas-pipeline-to-las-vegas-to-be-shut-down-3262689/?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=topnews&utm_source=homepage&utm_term=California%20fuel%20lines%20reopen%20as%20Las%20Vegas%20gas%20stations%20stay%20busy
Huge traffic jam at Terrible’s last night on Desert Foot Hills. People terrified they could not get gas in the future.
I’m sure he thought he was posting on X, not realizing he was on a lawyer blog.
You must also be a member of the Flat Earth Society.
It always sucks that people die and aren’t around to hear all the nice things people say about them.
I believe Nedda knows of the nice things people are saying about her right now.
It’s still a good idea to express admiration and appreciation while we’re still here.
Absolutely, it is.
The wildfires in California are heartbreaking. Although the primary focus should definitely be on the victims & their well-being, I still can’t help but wonder what the short-term and long-term impact the loss of so many homes, places of business, etc. will be on the Las Vegas & Reno economies (i.e., housing crunch worsening, loss of Southern California business at casinos, grocery/gas prices, etc.). Unlike natural disasters that happen in other parts of the country, this seems like it might be something that Nevadans feel more immediately.
10,000 buildings have burned to the ground. Even assuming all of those were homes (they weren’t), and that each housed four people, that’s 40,000 people (probably high). While an astronomical number in terms of tragedy, it isn’t a massive number in the context of the Southland, and certainly not enough to impact us here. There WILL be a housing shortage in the areas that the displaced residents want/are willing to live, which is likely going to be the area between the ocean and Dodger Stadium east to west and north of the 10 and south of the Santa Monica mountains. THAT area WILL see some insane housing problems.
The larger issue isn’t the direct victims of the fires but the millions of California homeowners whose insurance rates will jump to cover the billions in losses. The FAIR Plan (homeowner’s insurance of last resort) wasn’t funded to take this big of a hit even with reinsurance so the pain will be spread across the entire state. Between the direct impact of this tragedy and the necessary adjustments to rates to ensure that future wildfire losses will be covered, it’s going to be harder for many less affluent Californians to afford home ownership.
I disagree that rising insurance rates is the larger issue. The larger issue is the tens of thousands of people who lost their homes and businesses. That is unimaginable.
I would not be surprised at all if many of the rich and famous move here to Vegas. Still close to LA, “cooler” then Texas or Arizona, and studios are talking about moving here anyway.
You can spend the next 15 years fighting with CA and hiring countless engineers in order to rebuild your custom home in the hills at huge expense, or your can just move to the Queensridge towers, Spanish Trails, or lake las vegas with some other stars. And save a bundle on taxes. Makes sense to me.
The Vegas summers will keep many of them away.
There is this big blue thing that many of them like looking at and enjoy smelling the the ocean air and breezes. Not sure Vegas replaces that.
Make no mistake, there is going to be an exodus of big California money. Whether a lot of it comes to Nevada is another question.
There is progressive politics in the law. And then there is the business of law. Sometimes the business has to take priority.
https://abovethelaw.com/2025/01/elite-boutique-getting-slammed-by-associates-over-mandatory-arbitration-agreement/
Big Golden Knights fan but these insufferable Naqvi commercials are enough to make me never watch another game. The Richard Harris commercials are gawdawful except for the one that mocks Naqvi, which is hilarious.
I went to law school with Nedda. So nice and sweet. This is so tragic and heartbreaking.