curriculum vitae
William A. Eddy, LCSW, Esq., CFLS
Professional employment
| 2015-Present | Sharp Resolutions, Inc., San Diego, CA Training Specialist, Mediator and Conflict Coach |
| 2008-Present | High Conflict Institute, San Diego, CA President, Trainer and Mediator Provide training and consultation to judges, attorneys, mediators, human resource professionals, mental health professionals, healthcare administrators, college administrators and others for disputes involving high conflict personalities (see www.HighConflictInstitute.com) |
| 2005-Present | National Conflict Resolution Center, San Diego, CA Senior Family Mediator Occasional Business and Employment Mediator Provide divorce, family, business and employment mediation services in over 100 cases per year |
| 2008-Present | National Judicial College, Reno, Nevada Adjunct Faculty Provide training to judges and other judicial officers at national conferences on techniques for managing high-conflict litigants in family law, Social Security Disability, immigration and federal employment (Merit Protection System Board) cases |
| 2009-Present | Pepperdine University, School of Law, Malibu, CA Adjunct Faculty Teach course in Psychology of Conflict at the law school’s Straus Dispute Resolution Center |
| 1993-2008 | Law Office of William A. Eddy, San Diego, CA Attorney and Mediator Family Law and Mediation Practice: Handled over 400 cases as a family law attorney, over 1000 divorce mediations, and 100 civil mediations |
| 1997-2003 | University of San Diego, School of Law, San Diego, CA Adjunct Professor Taught Negotiation and Mediation and Interviewing and Counseling Difficult Clients courses |
| 1987-1992 | Counseling & Recovery Institute, San Diego, CA Psychotherapist (Clinical Social Worker) Psychotherapy for chemically dependent, depressed and divorced adults, their children and families |
| 1985-1987 | Mesa Vista Psychiatric Hospital, San Diego, CA Psychtherapist (Clinical Social Worker Family therapy and discharge planning for substance abuse and adolescent in-patient units |
Education
| University of San Diego School of Law, San Diego, CA Juris Doctorate Recipient, Randolph A. Read Law and Psychiatry Award |
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| San Diego State University, San Diego, CA Master of Social Work |
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| Case Western Reserve University Bachelor of Arts, Psychology |
Professional Licenses
| Attorney, licensed by the State Bar and Supreme Court of California (1992-Present) |
| Attorney, licensed by U. S. District Court for the Southern District of California (1992-Present) |
| Licensed Clinical Social Worker by the State of California (1986-Present) |
Professional certificates
| Certified Family Law Specialist, State Bar of California (2003-Present) |
| Advanced Mediator, Academy of Professional Family Mediators (2012) |
| Practitioner Member, Association of Conflict Resolution (1994-2010) |
| Credentialed Mediator by National Conflict Resolution Center (1993-Present) (Formerly San Diego Mediation Center) |
Professional associations
| State Bar of California (1992–Present) |
| Academy of Professional Family Mediators (2012-Present) |
| International Academy of Collaborative Professionals (2004-Present) |
| International Academy of Law and Mental Health (2004-Present) |
| National Association of Social Workers (1981-Present) |
| National Organization of Forensic Social Workers (1994-Present) |
| Society for Clinical Social Work (1986-Present) |
| Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (1983-Present) |
| San Diego County Bar Association (1993-Present) |
| Southern California Mediation Association (1993-Present) |
presentations & trainings: 2014
| New Ways for Mediation (Including Pre-Mediation Counseling) Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC) Annual Conference, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (May, 2014) |
| Managing High-Conflict People in the Workplace *With Michael Lomax, Esq., in collaboration with Mediate BC and the Canadian Bar Association, Vancouver, BC, Canada (May, 2014) |
| Domestic Relations Summit Supreme Court of Ohio, Columbus, OH (May, 2014) |
| Handling the High-Conflict Custody Case Co-presentation with Judge Christine Goldsmith San Diego County Bar Association, San Diego, CA (April, 2014) |
| The BIFF Rationale in Higher Education Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA (April, 2014) |
| Managing High-Conflict Personalities in Separation and Divorce Alberta Family Mediation/Alberta Chap. AFCC Calgary, Alberta, Canada (April, 2014) |
| Managing High-Conflict Personalities – in Separation and Divorce Louisiana Chapter – Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC) New Orleans, LA (March, 2014) |
| Dealing with High-Conflict Personalities San Diego Labor and Employee Relations Assn., San Diego, CA (March, 2014) |
| New Ways for Mediation of High-Conflict Disputes Southern California Mediation Association, San Diego, CA (March, 2014) |
| Transformation of High-Conflict Disputes Through Mediation 2014 Orange County Mediation Conference, Univ. of California, Irvine, CA (March, 2014) |
| What’s Your Proposal? Teaching Clients Negotiation Skills Pre-Recorded 60-minute Webinar (released online 3/12/14) |
| Managing High-Conflict People in Your Practice Law School for Social Workers Annual CEU Event Portland, OR (March, 2014) |
| New Ways for Families “Day Two” Training Family Law Pathways Network, Alice Springs, Australia – by Skype (February, 2014) |
| Law and Ethics Update Kaiser Permanente Psychosocial Clinicians, San Diego, CA (February, 2014) |
| 7 Tips for Managing High-Conflict People North County Bar Association, Vista, CA (February, 2014) |
| Managing High-Conflict People in Mediation National Conflict Resolution Center, San Diego, CA (February, 2014) |
| New Ways for Families - A Paradigm Shift for Managing High Conflict Families National Judicial Institute, Quebec City, Canada (February, 2014) |
| New Ways for Mediation, Part 2: Demonstration and Commentary Pre-Recorded 90-minute Webinar (released online 2/12/14) |
| Handling High Conflict Personalities with the CARS Method Radio Interview of Bill Eddy by Doug Noll (January, 2014) |
| New Ways for Mediation, Part 1: The New Ways for Mediation method Pre-Recorded 90-minute Webinar (released online 1/15/14) |
presentations & trainings: 2013
| Calming Upset People with E.A.R. Online Webinar - High Conflict Institute, San Diego (December, 2013) |
| New Ways For Families, 2-Day Follow-up Training, by Skype Williamson County Justice Center, Austin, TX (December, 2013) |
| Dealing with High Conflict People, by Skype "6 Minute Family Law Lawyer" continuing education program Law Society of Upper Canada, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (December, 2013) |
| High Conflict People 101 by Skype Matrimonial Law CLE, New Jersey Association for Justice Union, New Jersey, (November, 2013) |
| Coaching for BIFF Responses to Hostile Communications Online Webinar - High Conflict Institute, San Diego (November, 2013) |
| Managing High Conflict People Relationship Training Institute, San Diego, CA (November, 2013) |
| Understanding and Managing High Conflict People in Legal Disputes Live seminar and by webcast Washington State Bar Assn. (WSBA) CLE, Seattle, WA (October, 2013) |
| New Ways for Families and Other High Conflict Issues Iowa State Bar Association CLE – Annual Family Law Seminar, Des Moines, IA (October, 2013) |
| New Ways for Families in Collaborative Divorce *presented with Cathy Regier, Esq. International Academy of Collaborative Professionals (IACP) Annual Forum, San Antonio, TX (October, 2013) |
| Psychology of Conflict Co-presented with John Edwards, Esq. Straus Institute of Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University School of Law Malibu Campus, Los Angeles, CA (October, 2013) |
| Pre-Mediation Coaching Training, New Ways for Families Model Online Webinar - High Conflict Institute, San Diego, (October, 2013) |
| Structuring High Conflict Mediation Academy of Professional Family Mediators, Second Annual Conference Denver, CO (June and October, 2013) |
| Workplace Bullying Institute of Arbitration and Mediation Australia (IAMA), Canberra, Australia (September, 2013) |
| Mediating High Conflict Disputes Institute of Arbitration and Mediation Australia (IAMA), Melbourne, Australia (September, 2013) |
| Managing High Conflict Personalities State Services Authority, Melbourne, Australia (September, 2013) |
| Managing High Conflict Personalities in Legal Disputes Monash University School of Law, Melbourne, Australia (September, 2013) |
| New Ways for Families Methods for Collaborative Divorce Collaborative Law Institute of Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minnesota (September, 2013) |
| Decision Skills Class; New Ways For Families Instructor Training Online Webinar - High Conflict Institute, San Diego, CA (8/28/13) |
| Labor & Employment Luncheon, *presented with John C. Edwards, Esq. San Diego County Bar Association, San Diego, CA (August, 2013) |
| Judges Roundtable Canadian Bar Association Legal Conference Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada (August, 2013) |
| Practical Approaches to Family Law Issues in Tribal Court National Judicial College, Reno, NV (July, 2013) |
| New Ways For Families, 2-Day Advanced Training Williamson County Justice Center, Austin, TX (July, 2013) |
| Managing High Conflict Personalities in Negotiations Univ. of San Diego, Negotiations Course, San Diego, CA (July, 2013) |
| Managing Litigants with High Conflict Personalities Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (ODAR) Social Sec. Hearing Office Chief Judges, Falls Church, VA (July, 2013) |
| Managing and Mediating: High Conflict Personalities Conciliation Court, Florence, AZ (June, 2013) |
| Managing High Conflict Families and Alienation Issues Ohio Guardians ad Litem - Video Seminar Columbus, Ohio (June, 2013) |
| Managing and Mediating High Conflict People at Work Federal Executive Board Los Angeles, CA (June, 2013) |
| Managing High Conflict Behavior Office of the Information Commissioner Australia, Teleseminar (June, 2013) |
| New Ways for Families Update Training YWCA, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (June, 2013) |
| Working with High Conflict Personalities Worker’s Compensation Board, Alberta, Canada (June, 2013) |
| Managing High Conflict Personalities in Divorce Wisconsin Inter-Professional Committee on Divorce Kalahari Resort and Conference Center, Wisconsin Dells, WI (May, 2013) |
| Understanding High Conflict Personalities in Divorce and Family Violence Ottawa High Conflict Forum – Spring Conference Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (May, 2013) |
| Managing High Conflict Parties and Counsel Austin, Texas Continuing Legal Education Austin, Texas (May, 2013) |
| High Conflict Mediation: More Structure, More Skills, Less Stress New York State Council on Divorce Mediation Saratoga Springs, NY (May, 2013) |
| Coaching for BIFF Responses (to Hostile Communications) Collaborative Practice-California (CP-CAL) Annual Conference Huntington Beach, CA (April, 2013) |
| New Ways for Families – Update Training Medicine Hat Family Services Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada (April, 2013) |
| Working with High Conflict Parents and Families Cincinnati Academy of Professional Psychologists Cincinnati, OH (April 2013) |
| Power Imbalance in Family Mediation 2-Day Advanced Training, Academy of Professional Family Mediators (APFM) Atlanta, GA (April, 2013) |
| High Conflict People in the Collaborative Process Collaborative Divorce Solutions of Orange Co. Luncheon (April, 2013) |
| Managing High Conflict Personalities in Family Law Practice 2013 Family Law Institute for the Minnesota CLE Minneapolis, MN (March, 2013) |
| High Conflict Cases in Collaborative Practice Texas State Bar CLE, Dallas, TX (February, 2013) |
| High Conflict Mediation: 4 Tips for Mediators Southern California Mediation Association (SCMA) Santa Monica, CA (February, 2013) |
| Managing High Conflict Cases Cincinnati Academy of Collaborative Professionals Cincinnati, Ohio (February, 2013) |
| Mediating High Conflict Disputes 2-Day Training in Vancouver, B.C., Canada (February, 2013) |
| Managing High Conflict Parents California Alliance of Professional Child Access Monitors San Diego, CA (February, 2013) |
| Psychology of Conflict, Pepperdine University Straus Institute of Dispute Resolution, School of Law, Malibu Campus, CA (January, 2013) |
presentations & trainings: 2005-2012
| Additional trainings for educators, counselors, attorneys, judges, mediators, healthcare administrators, college administrators, homeowners associations, human resource professionals, law enforcement and others are available upon request. See also www.HighConflictInstitute.com for more information on available trainings and presentations. |
publications
| It’s All Your Fault at Work! Managing Narcissists and Other High-Conflict Personalities Unhooked Books, Scottsdale, AZ (2015) |
| So, What’s Your Proposal? Shifting High-Conflict People from Blaming to Problem-Solving in 30 Seconds! Unhooked Books, Scottsdale, AZ (2014) |
| BIFF: Quick Responses to High Conflict People, 2nd Ed.
HCI Press, Scottsdale, AZ (2014) |
| The Future of Family Court: Structure, Skills and Less Stress HCI Press, Scottsdale, AZ (2012) |
| SPLITTING: Protecting Yourself While Divorcing Someone with Borderline or Narcissistic Personality Disorder, A book for clients in difficult divorces, and their therapists and attorneys. New Harbinger Press, Oakland, CA (2011) |
| Talking to the “Right” Brain in a Conflict ACResolution Quarterly Magazine of the Association for Conflict Resolution, Washington, D.C. (Summer 2011) |
| New Ways for Families (2009 and 2013):
Professional Guidebook for Judicial Officers, Lawyers and Counselors |
| “It’s All Your Fault!” 12 Tips for Managing People Who Blame Others For Everything HCI Press, Scottsdale, AZ (2008) |
| Managing High Conflict People in Court HCI Press, Scottsdale, AZ (2008) |
| High Conflict People in Legal Disputes HCI Press, Scottsdale, AZ (2006, 2008) |
| The Splitting CD: An Interview with William Eddy, Author of SPLITTING Eggshells Press, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (2006) |
| Handling High Conflict Personalities in Family Mediation ACResolution Quarterly Magazine of the Association for Conflict Resolution, Washington, D.C. (Summer 2005) |
| How Personality Disorders Drive Family Court Litigation VOIR DIRE, Magazine of the Solano County Bar Association, (March/April 2000) |
| Dealing with Difficult Clients CALIFORNIA LAWYER (January 1999, p. 33) |
| YOUR COUNSELOR AT LAW Newsletter (1997 - 2005) |
| Negotiating Your Divorce 70-Page booklet, self-published (1997) |
| Mediating Economic Issues in Divorce: An Ethical Debate in Three Acts 31 FAMILY AND CONCILIATION COURTS REVIEW 354 (July, 1993) |
| Working With Addicted Parents THE CONNECTION: Newsletter for National CASA Association, Advocates for Abused Children (1993) |
| Motivating Substance Abusing Parents in Dependency Court 43 JUVENILE & FAMILY COURT JOURNAL 11 (1992) |
| ON-TARGET PARENTING: A SELF-TRAINING MANUAL FOR RECOVERING PARENTS Lead author, self-published (1991, 2000) |
| Couples in Recovery: Four-Stage Approach for Intimacy Restoration FOCUS: EDUCATING PROFESSIONALS IN FAMILY RECOVERY (July 1989) |
internet trainings
| Parenting Without Conflict by New Ways for Families
Co-Parenting Skills for High-Conflict Separation or Divorce |
| It’s All Your Fault – Working with High Conflict Personalities (July 2004 to Present), 8 Hours of CEUs for Psychologists, Clinical Social Workers and other Mental Health Professionals |
| Video Trainings on Demand –
How to Write a Biff Response |
| Pre-recorded Webinars –
What’s Your Proposal: Teaching Clients Negotiation Skills New Ways for Families Coaches’ Training Webinar |