Wednesday, December 2, 10:00 a.m.–Noon ET
This program was also presented on August 31, September 14, and October 21, 2026.
| MCLE Credit: | 2.0 (Ethics: 1.0) |
| Live-Interactive Credit: | 2.0 (all dates, all formats) |
This course starts with the ethical rules governing negotiation, then goes into the best strategies for negotiation with examples of how AI is now becoming an essential tool for negotiation preparation and research. AI helps with just about every aspect of negotiation including drafting agreements for consideration by both sides and securing compliance with the agreements reached during negotiation.
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: | 10 minutes prior to seminar Call (434) 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.
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.
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| 10:00 | Negotiation for Lawyers: Ethical Rules 1.1, 1.4, 1.6, 3.4, 4.1 |
| 10:57 | Break |
| 11:00 | Negotiation Strategies and Using AI |
| 11:57 | Q&A |
| 12:00 | Adjourn |
Herbert R. Rubenstein, Esq., 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 Thomsen 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.
