About Erica
Erica McHard has built a legal career that spans state and federal practice. She has been practicing law since 2007 and maintains admissions in multiple jurisdictions, including the Fifth Circuit and four state bars. Her path combines Midwestern roots and broader regional work.
She earned a Bachelor of Arts from Augustana College, where she studied business, political science and public administration. She then attended the University of Iowa College of Law. That combination of undergraduate studies and legal training shaped her early approach to the practice of law and her interest in roles that require both analytical and organizational skills.
McHard began practicing as a lawyer in 2007 at McHard, McHard, Anderson & Associates, PLLC. Over the years she has handled matters that required coordination across state lines and federal court filings. That breadth of practice has involved filings and appearances in state courts as well as federal matters that fall under circuit jurisdiction. Her experience at the firm has been steady and focused on handling client matters through litigation and case management processes.
She holds memberships in the bar associations of Illinois, Texas, Mississippi and Iowa. She is also admitted to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Professional associations that figure in her profile include the Mississippi Association for Justice, the American Association for Justice, and the Texas Trial Lawyers Association. Those memberships reflect regular engagement with the legal community and continuing professional development in trial and civil justice topics.
Colleagues describe McHard as methodical in courtroom preparation and pragmatic in settlement discussions. She has worked on cases that required careful procedural work and attention to jurisdictional detail. Maintaining admissions in several states and a federal appellate court requires ongoing licensing diligence, and she has kept those credentials current while practicing across the region.
Her current practice is at McHard, McHard, Anderson & Associates, PLLC, where she represents clients in matters across the jurisdictions in which she is admitted.
