Adam Ganz has been selected for the ADR/Discovery Commissioner post with the Eighth Judicial District Court. Ganz has 25 years of civil litigation experience as a trial attorney, and he has litigated a significant number of cases and participated in many jury trials, evidentiary hearings, arbitrations, and mediations. He has worked in multiple appellate courts, including the Nevada Supreme Court, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Arizona Court of Appeals, and the Arizona Supreme Court. He served as a court appointed arbitrator for more than 17 years.
In addition, Ganz has served as a short trial judge since 2018. He also served as a justice of the peace pro tem for more than 10 years. During the last several years, he has transitioned from being an advocate to a neutral, culminating when he obtained his LL.M. degree in conflict and dispute resolutions from Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law in 2022. He is an American Arbitration Association (AAA) mediator and arbitrator, appointed to the national panel for the last two years. He has also volunteered as a mediator at the Neighborhood Justice Center.
In his new role, Commissioner Ganz will be responsible for hearing matters and rendering legal opinions and decisions in relevant case law. His first day was July 10. For more information about the court, please visit the court’s website at clarkcountycourts.us, Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ClarkCountyCourts.NV, Twitter feed at @Nv8thC, or blog at https://eighthjdcourt.wordpress.com.