Richard Erhard is Principal | Owner of the consulting firm, Richard Erhard and Associates, LLC, providing mediation and consultation services focusing on educational disputes. Mr. Erhard’s clients include public school agencies, private parties and non-profit agencies in California and New Mexico. He is currently an Associate member of the American Bar Association and San Diego County Bar Association, Alternative Dispute Resolution Sections. Mr. Erhard also serves on the board of directors of the Southern California Mediation Association (SCMA),where he served as Program Director in 2019/20. In 2021, he assumed the position as President Elect and Co-Chair of the Program Committee and in 2022, Mr. Erhard assumed the Presidency of the SCMA. In addition to his private dispute resolution practice and membership with multiple non-profit Boards, Mr. Erhard serves on the adjunct faculty of the University of Southern California (USC) Gould School of Law, Center for Conflict Resolution, as a lecturer in law. Here, Mr. Erhard teaches courses in special education dispute resolution and directed research.
