University of Baltimore School of Law
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Awards and Honors
Gilbert A. Holmes Professor of Clinical Theory and Practice
Education
J.D., New York University
B.A., Columbia University
Areas of Expertise
Professional Ethics
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Critical Legal Theory
Poverty Law
Biography
Professor Rubinson’s primary teaching and scholarly interests are in professional ethics, alternative dispute resolution, and critical legal theory. He is also the director of the Mediation Clinic for Families. He is the co-author of two books: Ethical Problems in the Practice of Law (6th ed.), which is a leading text in Professional Responsibility classes, and Family Mediation: Theory and Practice (2nd ed.). His articles have been anthologized and have appeared in, among other publications, the South Carolina Law Review, the Nevada Law Journal, and the Clinical Law Review.
Rubinson has spoken widely in the media on ethics issues, as well as before national and international groups of academics and practitioners. He served as reporter for the Maryland Court of Appeals Ethics 2002 Committee, which proposed changes to the Maryland Rules of Professional Conduct, and he has chaired the Maryland State Bar Association’s Section Council on Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar.