Bill Eddy
Lawyer, therapist and mediator
Bill Eddy is a lawyer, therapist and mediator who co-founded the High Conflict Institute. He developed High Conflict Personality theory, which looks at disputes involving people with high conflict personalities.
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About Bill Eddy
Bill Eddy is a lawyer, therapist and mediator. He co-founded the High Conflict Institute in San Diego, California. He developed High Conflict Personality (HCP) theory and has become an expert on managing disputes that involve people with high conflict personalities. Before becoming an attorney in 1992, he spent twelve years as a licensed clinical social worker, providing therapy. He went on to become a Certified Family Law Specialist in California and worked as a Senior Family Mediator at the National Conflict Resolution Center. He is also a faculty member at Pepperdine University School of Law, through its Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution. Eddy has trained lawyers, judges, mediators, managers and many other professionals. He has written or co-written twenty books, including 5 Types of People Who Can Ruin Your Life.