Contact Gayle Nathan

Gayle Nathan has been practicing law since 1988. She has served in a number of pro tem judicial positions, and was a District Court Judge, Family Division for several years. She began her mediation practice in 2015 when she left the Family Court Bench. She was Chair of the ADR Section of the State Bar 2017-2019 and enjoyed promoting mediation within the legal community during that time.

Ms. Nathan's legal experience includes litigating in federal court age, sex and race discrimination cases as well as breach of contract and personal injury cases in state court. She has also had an impressive appellate practice during her career, making law in Nevada with the case of Potter v. Potter.

She has familiarity with medical billing practices and lawsuits against financial institutions.

Her current practice is a mix of family and civil cases.

She has completed the 40 hour basic mediation curriculum as well as an advanced class with Ken Cloke and other advanced mediation classes.

Gayle Nathan is a member of Las Vegas Mediation (LasVegasMediation.org) and is Chair of the ADR section of the Nevada State Bar.

She provides comfortable accommodations for mediations and arbitrations at a variety of executive suites throughout Clark County, Nevada and will travel when all parties are located outside of Clark County.

Attorney, Judge, Mediator, Parent Co-Ordinator

Mediated family law disputes, reaching complete resolution on 90% of the cases. As a District Court Judge acted as a Settlement Judge for other judges, as an attorney. Accepted appointment as a parent coordinator in a high conflict case, assisting the parents in their communications and moving them toward resolutions in their disputes.

B.A. SUNY Binghamton
M.S. Special Ed, Long Island University, CW Post
J.D., Touro Law School

Typically a facilitator approach, although having access to judicial reasoning helps to move a case along at times.

Fees are negotiable and related to the complexity of the case.

Gayle Nathan taught for several years before law school. She is an artist and a writer, and has self-published a book. She has authored a number of articles for local magazines and a bar journal. She serves on the Board of a number of non-profit corporations and has some familiarity with equestrian activities. Her older daughter is an actress, so she is also familiar with agents and that venue.