Real Property Disputes.
Strategically Resolved.
Discreet resolution for high-value real estate conflict.
19+ 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:
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· Quiet Title
· Lien Priority
· Easements
· Encumbrances
· Mechanic’s Liens
· Solar Panels
· Homeowners Association (HOA) Disputes
· HOA Liens
· Foreclosure
· Boundary Line
· Earnest Money
· Escrow Negligence
· Landlord/ Tenant
· Commercial Foreclosure
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· Debt Collection Disputes
· Homeowners Bill of Rights (HOBR)
· Unfair Trade Practices (UTPA)
· Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDPCA)
· Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)
· Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)
· Truth in Lending Act (TILA)
· Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA)
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· Breach of Contract
· Partnership and Shareholder Disputes
· Commercial Debt and Payment Issues
· Business Torts: fraud, misrepresentation, or interference with business relationships.
· Commercial Real Estate Disputes
· Insurance Disputes: coverage, bad faith, and recoupment.
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· Will and Trust Contests
· Disputes over Estate and Trust Administration
· Beneficiary Disputes
· Claims against the Estate
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.
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Certifications
▪ The National Judicial College, Reno, Nevada
40-hour Civil Mediation Course
▪ 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
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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.
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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
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State Bar of Nevada Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee
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
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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.
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Many times individuals and businesses can work out disputes on their own through negotiation and compromise. However when you reach an impasse and the stakes are high enough that you can’t just walk away from losing money, property, or impacting legal rights, it is likely the right time to hire a mediator.
You can hire a mediator before a dispute ever reaches court.
If you already hired an attorney to file a lawsuit, you can mediate that dispute at any time— and you can participate in mediation with or without your attorney’s guidance.
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Contact me via email, phone, or through my website. We will discuss whether Blackacre is the right fit for your dispute. I'll provide a personalized quote for mediation services based upon the complexity of the dispute and the number of parties involved.
If you decide to move forward, you will provide the other parties' contact information and I will reach out to them to see if they are agreeable to mediate.
Each side signs a fee agreement and pays the deposit. We schedule the mediation on a date and time that works for everyone.
In more complex cases, I might ask the parties to submit a short written statement or pertinent documents for me to review ahead of time so we can make the most of your scheduled mediation time.
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There are no winners and losers at mediation.
Private mediation is a voluntary and confidential process, separate from court.
The agreements reached in mediation are only legally binding on the parties if they sign a settlement agreement. Also, because mediation is confidential, the mediator cannot be called as a witness at court, and statements made in mediation cannot be used as evidence.
The process of mediation helps parties discover what is truly important to them and find common ground. Mediation is as much about the process as it is about the result.
Even when an agreement is not reached, parties often leave mediation in a better position to pursue their case in court than before they mediated.