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  1. Sep 3, 2024

    The Legal Profession Needs Some Bullying Prevention and Intervention Strategies

    The Legal Profession Needs Some Bullying Prevention and Intervention Strategies © 2024 Elisa Reiter and Daniel Pollack Originally published in the Texas Lawyer…

  2. Jun 14, 2024

    The Dangerous Bias in Fabulous Reports

    The Dangerous Bias in Fabulous Reports © 2024 Jenni McBride McNamara, LMFT, PC Intro from Bill Eddy This month we have a great article about how to write…

  3. Jul 27, 2021

    Tips for Family Law Professionals

    Tips for Family Law Professionals©2021 Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq. & Susie Rayner, GradDip FDRPNew Ways Manager, Susie Rayner, and HCI Co-founder, Bill Eddy, LCSW,…

  4. Sep 30, 2020

    Personality Disorders Gaining Importance in Recent Legal Cases

    ©2020 Bill Eddy, LCSW, EsqPersonality Disorders Should be Considered in More Legal CasesA landmark case in Australia and a study in California both reached the…

  5. Jul 22, 2018

    Spotting Dangerous Clients in 3 Steps

    ©2018 Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq.Family law professionals were shaken to the core by the murders of 6 people by an angry ex-husband in Arizona.The victims included…

  6. Feb 23, 2017

    Three Theories of the High-Conflict Legal Case

    ©2017 Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq.High conflict cases can be very confusing because it isn’t always clear which party is responsible for it becoming a high-conflict…

  7. Sep 6, 2016

    Why I Wrote High Conflict People in Legal Disputes, 2nd Edition

    ©2016 Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq. Does it seem like high-conflict people are increasing in legal disputes to you? It does to me. Ten years ago the first edition of…

  8. Apr 22, 2016

    Managing HCPs in Civil Litigation

    © 2015 John C. Edwards, Esq. It is expected and understood by most people in the legal profession that because of the intensely personal nature of the issues…

  9. Aug 3, 2015 · 8 min read

    Red Flags: Spotting High-Conflict Clients in Legal Cases

    © 2015 Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq.Most attorneys know that there are potential high conflict clients out there who can make your life miserable with numerous…

  10. Jun 20, 2013

    Skills Before Decisions: Can Difficult Clients Learn Decision-Making Skills?

    © 2013 By Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq.This article proposes some solutions to recent concerns raised by family lawyers, counselors, mediators and judges. How do we…

  11. Mar 11, 2012 · 4 min read

    Managing High Conflict People in Court

    BEFORE YOU GO TO COURT© 2012 By Bill Eddy, LCSW, ESQ Make Sure You Have Realistic ExpectationsIn Court, the judge or jury will never really know what is going…