This registration form is for Thursday, August 7, 10:00 a.m.–Noon ET
This program was also presented on May 13, 2025.
| MCLE Credit: | 2.0 (Ethics: 1.0) |
| Live-Interactive Credit: | 2.0 (all dates, all formats) |
| Designation Credit: | 1.0 Ethics (Designations Information) |
Taught by Herb Rubenstein, author of Leadership for Lawyers, this seminar is designed to teach you to think critically about the Virginia Rules of Professional Conduct and become a thought leader in the field of legal ethics.
In addition, you will learn about the leadership strategies that work best for lawyers in the most respected law firms and legal organizations, in negotiations, in counseling clients, in litigation, and in guiding others to improve how they lead. Leadership is not taught as a course in law school, so this course fills an important gap to help you become a better lawyer by becoming a better leader.
Virginia Rules of Professional Conduct covered include:
A few updates for this 2025 seminar include:
Registration Deadlines:
| Webcast: | 10 minutes prior to seminar. If you register for a webcast the day of the seminar, your e-mail receipt will include a link to launch the seminar and download the materials. |
| Telephone: | Online registration ends at 11:59 p.m. the day preceding the seminar Call (800) 979-8253 to register up to one hour prior to the seminar |
Cancellation Policy: Cancellation/transfer requests will be honored until 5:00 p.m. the day preceding the seminar. You will, however, be charged $40 if you cancel or transfer your registration to a different seminar after the link to the materials has been e-mailed by Virginia CLE®.
Full refunds or transfers are available up to two days after a webcast in the unlikely event that you experience technical difficulties.
Inclement Weather Policy and Updates
MCLE Credit Caveat: The MCLE Board measures credits by the time you spend in attendance. If you enter a seminar late or leave it early, or both, you must reflect those adjustments accurately in the credits you report on your credit reporting form. A code will be given at the end of the seminar, which must be written on your MCLE form.
Private recording of this program is prohibited.
Can’t Attend?
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10:00 | Leadership |
11:00 | Ethics |
12:00 | Adjourn |
Herbert R. Rubenstein, HR Rubenstein Law / Lexington
Herbert R. Rubenstein, the author of Leadership for Lawyers (American Bar Association, 2nd ed., 2008) has taught at six universities and has taught online for more than 20 years for many organizations including Thomson Reuters, Bisk Education, CPA Academy, Virginia Law Foundation, and others. He has been an ethics consultant to lawyers, nonprofit organizations, educational organizations, government agencies, and companies.
Mr. Rubenstein is a Phi Beta Kappa/Omicron Delta Kappa graduate of Washington and Lee University, a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar to the University of Bristol, Bristol, England, where he received a graduate diploma in Social Sciences, was an LBJ Scholar and received his Master of Public Affairs degree from the LBJ School of Public Affairs of the University of Texas at Austin, and received his law degree from Georgetown University in 1982 and became a member of the Virginia Bar on October 4, 1984.
Mr. Rubenstein worked previously for the National Academy of Sciences, the American Institutes for Research, The US Department of Health and Human Services, and the Law Offices of Coroneos and Rubenstein. He is also the Co-Founder of The Web3 Company, LLC, a Virginia company, and a PGA member. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa/Omicron Delta Kappa from Washington and Lee University in 1970 and was captain of the golf team.
