Rachel Ehrlich

Biography

Rachel Ehrlich is a nationally recognized mediator specializing in complex civil disputes. She mediates litigated and non-litigated matters in the following areas: construction defect, insurance coverage, insurance bad faith, environmental, civil rights, real estate including landlord-tenant, and personal injury including catastrophic injuries. She has successfully mediated disputes in Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, New York, Oregon, Washington, London, and other jurisdictions. Prior to becoming a full-time neutral, she spent 20 years gaining an invaluable understanding of civil disputes and the insurance industry as a casualty and coverage attorney, insurance claims person, underwriter, and insurance executive. Rachel is also a mediator for several court programs including the Federal District of Northern California. She has been active with CLM, serving for several years in the Claims College as a founding Dean of the Claims Mediation School and on the founding Executive Council for the Construction School. She regularly presents seminars on mediation of insurance coverage, bad faith, and construction disputes, mediation confidentiality, and ethics to a variety of audiences.

Rachel is a graduate of University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D. 1996) and the University of California at Santa Cruz (B.A. Politics 1990).  She is admitted to practice before the US Supreme Court, the California Supreme Court, the US Courts of Appeal for the Ninth and Tenth Circuits, and the US District Courts of Northern California and Colorado.  www.ehrlichadr.com

Education

• Santa Cruz, Bachelor’s Degree
• Hastings College Of The Law, Juris Doctor

Admissions/Licenses

• Bar Admissions: CA