Aviva Gordon Las Vegas Lawyer, Board Director, Wife & Mom By Brenda Damian
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ho is Aviva Gordon? Aviva Gordon has been a powerhouse attorney in the state of Nevada for over 20 years. She came to the state in
1994. At the time, Las Vegas was one of the fastest growing cities in the country. The face of Las Vegas was marketed as a family friendly destination, to attract diverse groups to the city. Local businesses, tourism, hospitality,
and real estate were booming. The city successfully attracted people from all over the world and was the perfect place for people looking to get their start. Although Aviva has witnessed tremendous growth of the city, she like others, who have
have clients who have “ Ibeen my clients for the better part of 25 years. I have seen their businesses grow, address adversity, take advantage of opportunites and really go through the entire life of their business.
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Aviva Gordon been here for some time have seen the adversity the city has had to overcome. Aviva has been here front and center to see the rise and falls of the economy. She was here when 9/11 happened, the Great Recession, October 1, and now Covid-19. An unexpected Career Turn Aviva Gordon attended law school in California prior to making her move to Las Vegas. She moved to the city with her then boyfriend, now husband. Thus, began her wildly successful career in Law. Practicing law for over 20 years now, it is hard to imagine Aviva Gordon in any other career. However, Aviva did not initially have her eyes set on law. Aviva was a Political Science Major. She had an internship with powerhouse congressman Morris Udall in 1987. One day while sitting at his office he leaned back and asked,
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“So young lady, what is it you think you want to do?” Aviva said, “I think I want to go into politics. This is a really exciting life and… this makes perfect sense to”. [Morris Udall] said, “you need to go to law school”. “I said, Congressman…that’s not what I said”. He said, “well, young lady… first, if you want to be involved with the creation of laws, you need to understand how it is that those laws get applied”. “So I beautifully listen and I went to law school, not really planning on practicing law, still thinking I was going to go into politics, but when I was in law school, really just fell in love with the litigation process and the sort of aspects of advocating for somebody or something. So, politics was left way behind and I became a practicing lawyer”. Fresh Start When Aviva arrived in Nevada, she didn’t know anyone other than her husband. Having no connections didn’t deter her. Aviva managed to land a job that would mark the beginning of her career and open pathways that have led her to where she is now. “Much to my benefit, I got a job with a small business boutique firm… working with two of the most exceptional attorneys I’ve ever had the privilege of Jim Mayhan who is now United States district court judge and Frank Ellis, who is a dear, dear friend and an exceptional lawyer” said, Aviva. She started working for them doing every aspect of business representation and over time Jim Mayhan, became a judge and Aviva and Frank formed a partnership for approximately 15 years. She then had an opportunity to go in house with a property management firm. Fast forward to today, Aviva Gordon practices exclusively for Gordon Law. Gordon Law
