Nevada’s Real Property Dispute Resolution Practice.

Discreet resolution for high-value real estate conflict.

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20+ years experience in real property law

Trained mediator through the National Judicial College

Trusted by counsel in title, mortgage, and commercial litigation

Blackacre Mediation offers mediation and arbitration services for a variety of disputes, including:

· Quiet Title
· Boundary disputes
· Easements
· Encumbrances
· Ownership disputes

· HOA Liens
· Mechanic’s liens
· Line priority
· Mortgage disputes

· Foreclosure
· Commercial Foreclosure
· Mortgage disputes
· Escrow disputes

· CC & Rs
· Assesments
· Enforecement
· HOA governance
· HOA lien disputes

· Purchase/sale disputes
· Earnest money
· Commercial leases
· Development disputes
· Partnership/property disputes

Meet Natalie Lehman

MEDIATOR AND ARBITRATOR

Blackacre Mediation is led by a Nevada litigation attorney with nearly two decades of experience handling complex civil disputes in state and federal courts.

Her background is grounded in high-stakes real estate, lending, and commercial litigation— cases where outcomes turn on title, structure, documentation, and financial exposure. Over the course of her practice, she has litigated matters involving ownership and foreclosure disputes, mortgage servicing and consumer finance claims, business torts, contract breakdowns, and probate-related conflicts.

That litigation experience is paired with judicial and neutral service, including time as a municipal court judge and work as a court-appointed neutral in civil matters. The result is a mediation approach shaped by how these disputes actually perform in litigation— not just how they are presented at the settlement table.

Blackacre Mediation was created in response to a consistent gap in complex dispute resolution: too much time spent educating neutrals on the underlying legal and financial structure of the case. The practice is designed to eliminate that inefficiency.

Here, resolution is driven by an understanding of leverage, risk allocation, and enforceability. The focus is not abstract compromise— it is structured settlement in disputes where property rights, financial exposure, and business relationships determine the outcome.

Certifications
▪ The National Judicial College, Reno, Nevada
Civil Mediation Certificate
▪ The Dispute Resolution Center of Lubbock County, Texas Tech University College of Outreach and Distance Education
40-hour Mediation Course
Education
▪ California Western School of Law, Juris Doctorate
▪ University of Texas at Austin, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
▪ University of Texas at Austin, Business Foundations Certificate
Bar Admissions
▪ State Bar of Nevada
▪ State Bar of New Mexico
▪ State Bar of Texas
▪ United States District Court for the Districts of Nevada, New Mexico, and Northern Texas
▪ United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth and Tenth Circuits
Ms. Lehman began her career in New Mexico focusing on transactional law, primarily title examination before transitioning to real property litigation in both Nevada and New Mexico. She has represented clients ranging from national lenders and mortgage servicers to individual investors and small creditors.
Later, as trial counsel for Fidelity National Financial—a Fortune 500 company and the nation’s leading provider of title insurance and escrow services— Ms. Lehman handled complex cases involving homeowners, investors, lenders, and related companies. She has experience managing disputes at every level, from small claims to civil trials, appeals, and cases before state supreme courts and federal courts.
While in New Mexico, Ms. Lehman completed a judicial clerkship, working for ten trial court judges of the Fifth Judicial District Court, and later served as the Municipal Court Judge for the City of Hobbs.
NEVADA SUPREME COURT APPOINTMENTS
Foreclosure Mediation Program
- Panel Mediator
Eighth Judicial District Court
- Panel Arbitrator
ADR PANELS
State of Nevada, Department of Business and Industry— Real Estate Division, Office of the Ombudsman for Common-Interest Communities
- Panel Mediator
- Panel Arbitrator / Referee
State Bar of Nevada Alternative Dispute Resolution Section
- Chair (2026-2027)
- Vice Chair (2025-2026)
State Bar of Nevada Fee Dispute Arbitration Committee
- Volunteer Mediator and Arbitrator
Clark County Neighborhood Justice Center
- Volunteer Mediator
- Volunteer Instructor for the Peer Mediation Program

Frequently Asked Questions

It really depends on the complexity of your dispute and how many parties are involved. Most mediators have an hourly rate, but typically charge flat fees for half day (4 hours) or full day (8 hours) of mediation. A mediator's hourly rate is often the same as an attorney would charge.
The price difference is found in the goals of the two paths: litigation vs. mediation.
In litigation, the goal is for the attorney to prepare your case for resolution at trial. The attorney will need to charge you for their work in every step of the court process, which can take weeks, months, or years to resolve. In the U.S. system, generally everyone pays their own attorney fees.
In mediation, the goal is for your dispute to be fully resolved at the end of mediation. Generally, both sides share the cost of mediation equally.
$5,000 for a full day session (8 hours)
- Can be in-person or virtual (Zoom)
- Typically reserved for disputes over $100,000
$2,500 for a half-day session (4 hours)
- Virtual (via Zoom)
- Typically reserved for disputes over $50,000
$1,250 for a mini session (2 hours)
- A maximum of two disputing parties.
- Virtual (via Zoom) or Telephonic
- Typically reserved for disputes over $10,000
The prices above are for disputes with two disputing parties (i.e., a Buyer and a Seller, or a Plaintiff and Defendant). Couples or business partners that are aligned in the dispute would be considered one party. Each additional disputing party would be $625.
The parties are billed the mediation fees equally (2 parties, each pays 1/2, for 3 parties, each pays 1/3, etc.)
Most mediations are completed within one day.
The mediator does not represent any one side, but rather, is a neutral facilitator whohelps guide the parties to a mutually agreeable resolution.
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