Speaking Engagements
Mr. Rubin is a frequent speaker on numerous topics of interest to the legal community and the public, and has served as lecturer in education law at Rutgers University Graduate School of Education. The following is a list of upcoming and past speaking engagements.
Upcoming
October 21, 2017, NSBA Council of School Attorneys School Law Practice Seminar, Chicago, Il Topic: Advising the Politically Charged or “Split” Board
October 24, 2017, FEA Webinar, “The Evolving Role of Federal Courts in Public Schools”
October 26, 2017, NJSBA Fall School Law Seminar, Atlantic City, NJ Topic: The Ethical Challenges of Representing the “Split” Board
October 27, 2017, Annual ASAH Conference, Atlantic City, NJ Topic: The New Harassment, Intimidation & Bullying Regulations
November 20, 2017, Marshall-Brennan Program, Rutgers Law School, Camden, NJ Topic: Fourth Amendment Rights of Public School Students
December 7, 2017, NJICLE Representing School Employees and Boards of Education in Employment Cases, New Brunswick, NJ Topic: Teachers’ First Amendment Rights
February 27, 2018, NJICLE Annual School Law Conference
March 11, 2018, North American Association of Educational Negotiators, Clearwater, Fl Topic: Web-Based Employment Decisions
April 24-25, 2018, LRP’s National Institute on Legal Issues of Educating Individuals with Disabilities, Dallas, TX Topics: Dealing with Employee Misconduct/Student Data & Technology
May 18, 2018, ASAH Business Manager Symposium
Previous Engagements
August 1, 2017, Legal One School Law Boot Camp, Monroe, NJ Topic: Litigation Basics for Administrators
July 27, 2017, NJICLE Recent Developments in New Jersey Law, New Brunswick, NJ Topic: Ethical Concerns for the General Practitioner
PowerPoint Presentation: icle.7.27.17
July 12, 2017, Regional Professional Development Academy, Manalapan, NJ Topic: ““What Every General Education Administrator Should Know About Special Education Law”
May 19, 2017, ASAH Business Manager Symposium, Woodbridge, NJ Topic: Dealing with Employee Misconduct
May 18, 2017, NJSBA Annual Meeting, Atlantic City, NJ Topic: The Bona Fide Office Rule: Past, Present & Future
May 12, 2017, Lehigh Special Education Conference, Bethlehem, PA Topic: Legal Ethics of Handling Special Education Matters
April 3, 2017, ICLE Senior Lawyers Conference, New Brunswick, NJ Topic: Ethical Implications of Transitioning Your Practice
Which attorneys are exempt from the CLE mandate? As per CLE Board Regulation 202:1, https://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/cle/cle_regs.pdf , “attorneys who have been admitted to practice law in any State or the District of Columbia for fifty years or more, those who have reached age seventy-five regardless of length of tenure at the Bar, those on full-time active duty in the military, VISTA or Peace Corps, and those retired completely from the practice of law are exempted from the mandatory CLE requirement.”
March 24, 2017, NSBA Council of School Attorneys Annual School Law Seminar, Denver, CO Topic: Free Speech in Public Schools
February 28, 2017, NJICLE Annual School Law Conference, Woodbridge, NJ Topic: Privacy in the Schools
February 23, 2017, Edison School District, Topic: School Data Privacy & Security
January 30, 2017 NSBA Advocacy Institute, Washington DC Topic: EDULeaks: The Ins & Outs of School Data Breaches
January 16, 2017, NAPSEC Annual Leadership Conference, San Diego, CA Topic: Update on Legal Developments Affecting Special Education Schools
May 2016 Obama Administration Transgender Accommodation “Dear Colleague” Letter
The DOL’s New Overtime Rule: How Schools Need to Prepare
P.N. v. Greco, 282 F.Supp.2d 221 (D.N.J. 2003)
December 14, 2016, Middlesex County Bar Association, New Brunswick Topic: Ethical Implications for Attorneys Facing Criminal Prosecution
December 12, 2016, Middlesex County Bar Association, New Brunswick Topic: Ethical Advertising in a Time of AVVO
November 22, 2016, Marshall-Brennan Program, Rutgers Law School, Camden, NJ Topic: Fourth Amendment Rights of Public School Students
November 18, 2016, Annual ASAH Conference, Atlantic City, NJ Topic: Harassment, Intimidation & Bullying: A Beginner’s Guide
Proposed Code Revisions: https://www.state.nj.us/education/code/proposed/title6a/chap16.pdf
November 2, 2016, Legal One School Law Boot Camp, Morris-Union Jointure Commission Topic: Litigation Basics for Administrators
October 27, 2016, NJSBA Annual School Law Forum, Atlantic City, NJ Topic: Legal Ethics of Internal Investigations
October 22, 2016, NSBA Council of School Attorneys School Law Practice Seminar, Portland, OR Topic: Data Privacy Law Update: Ten Things to Advise Your School Board Clients – Before It’s Too Late
September 29, 2016, Gaggle Symposium on Student Online Safety, Edison, NJ
July 25, 2016, Legal One School Law Boot Camp, Monroe, NJ Topic: Litigation Basics for Administrators
June 10, 2016, Strauss Esmay Annual School Law and Policy Seminar, Brookdale Community College Topic: Update on School Ethics Commission Advisory Opinions
Chronological List of SEC Advisory Opinions
NJSBA School Board Notes Digest
Schor v. Tomko (Bellevile BOE)
Karpiak v. Farruggia (Hopatcong Borough BOE)
Martinez v. Albolino (Hackensack BOE)
May 19, 2016, New Jersey State Bar Association Annual Meeting, Atlantic City, NJ Topic: Ethical Relationships: Handling Conflicts in Client and Attorney Relations
May 13, 2016, ASAH Business Manager Symposium, Woodbridge, NJ Topic: Financial Regulation of Private Schools for the Disabled
April 28, 2016, Legal One School Law Boot Camp, Morris-Union Jointure Commission Topic: Litigation Basics for Administrators
April 9, 2016, NSBA Council of School Attorneys Annual School Law Seminar, Boston, MA Topic: Legal Ethics of Internal Investigations
February 24, 2016, NJICLE Annual School Law Seminar, Woodbridge, NJ Topic: Student Data Privacy
January 29, 2016, Legal One School Law Boot Camp, Monroe, NJ Topic: Litigation Basics for Administrators
December 2, 2015, New Jersey State Bar Association, Haddonfield, NJ Topic: Transitioning Your Practice: The Mind, The Money, The Rules
November 11, 2015, New Jersey State Bar Association, New Brunswick, NJ Topic: Transitioning Your Practice: The Mind, The Money, The Rules
November 10, 2015, Marshall-Brennan Program, Rutgers Law School Topic: Fourth Amendment Rights of Public School Students
November 4, 2015, Vincent S. Haneman American Inn of Court, Atlantic City, NJ Topic: “Hanging Your Own Shingle — The Ethics of Opening a Law Office”
October 29, 2015, NJSBA Annual School Law Forum, Atlantic City, NJ Topic: “Call Your Carrier” (AMPSA Edition)
October 16, 2015, New Jersey State Bar Association General Council Meeting, New Brunswick, NJ Topic: Ethical Implications of Limited License Technicians
August 27, 2015, Legal One School Law Boot Camp, Monroe, NJ Topic: Litigation Basics for Administrators
June 21, 2015, Alabama Council of School Attorneys, Orange Beach, AL Topic: Legal Ethics
June 9, 2015, Middlesex County Bar Association Young Lawyers Committee, New Brunswick, NJ Topic: Ethics & Professionalism for Newly-Admitted Attorneys
May 14, 2015, NJSBA Annual Meeting, Atlantic City, NJ Topic: Transitioning Your Practice: The Mind, The Money, The Rules
March 21, 2015, NSBA Council of School Attorneys Attorneys Annual School Law Seminar, Nashville, TN
Topic: “Call Your Carrier” (COSA Edition)
March 18, 2015, Association of Student Assistance Professionals of New Jersey, East Brunswick, NJ
Topic: Student Privacy
March 7, 2015, NJSBA Solo & Small Firm Conference, Parsippany, NJ
Topic: Dealing with Ethics Grievances and Fee Disputes
March 6, 2015, ASAH Business Administrators Conference, Eatontown, NJ
Topic: Financial Regulation of Private Schools for the Disabled
February 25, 2015, ICLE Annual School Law Seminar, New Brunswick, NJ
Topic: Student LGBT Issues
February 17, 2015, Future of Privacy Forum, Washington DC
Topic: Contracting Issues for Ed Tech Companies
January 23, 2015, Monmouth County Association of Special Education Directors, Freehold
Topic: Update on Special Education
PowerPoint Presentation: /uploads/1/1/1/0/11106429/mon.sped.dir.1.23.15.ppt
December 19, 2014, NJICLE Seminar, School Law for the Non-School Lawyer, New Brunswick, NJ
November 13, 2014, New Jersey Special Education Directors Study Council, Edison, NJ
Topic: Update on Special Education Law
November 12, 2014 Blank Rome Emerging Litigation Issues for In-House Counsel Conference, Philadelphia, PA
Topic: Update on U.S. Supreme Court Decisions/Hobby Lobby
October 30, 2014, NJSBA Annual School Law Forum, Atlantic City, NJ
Topic: Confidentiality vs. Transparency: The Hire-Wire Act of the Government Lawyer
October 26, 2014, NYSASA Annual School Law Seminar, New York, NY
Topic: Cloud Computing and Student Data Privacy– Legal Challenges and Practical Considerations
October 24, 2014, Marshall-Brennan Program, Rutgers School of Law-Camden
Topic: Fourth Amendment Rights of Public School Students
October 22, 2014, NJICLE Seminar, Hot Topics in Special Education, New Brunswick, NJ
Topic: Manifestation Determinations
October 7, 2014, NJAPSA Workshop, Clark, NJ
Topic: Hot Topics in Special Education Law
September 16, 2014, NJSBA Seminar, Transitioning Your Practice, Voorhees, NJ
July 16, 2014, Seminar for Private Schools for the Disabled, Basking Ridge, NJ
Topic: From Desk Audit to Trial
June 19, 2014, U.S. District Court Law Clerks, Trenton, NJ
Topic: Settling a Case on the Steps of the U.S. Supreme Court
May 23, 2014, Legal One/NJPSA Seminar, Monroe, NJ
Topic: Student Records, Student Confidentiality and Public Records
April 25, 2014, NJSBA/NJICLE PERC Conference, East Brunswick, NJ
Topic: Arbitration of Disciplinary Matters
April 5, 2014, NSBA Council of School Attorneys Annual School Law Seminar, New Orleans, LA
Topic: Confidentiality vs. Transparency: The Hire-Wire Act of the Government Lawyer
March 10, 2014, “Children in Court” Conference, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ
Topic: Ethical Issues at IEP Meetings
February 26, 2014, NJICLE Annual School Law Seminar, East Brunswick, NJ
Topic: Limits on Student Free Expression
December 5, 2013, NJICLE Seminar, Representing School Employees and Boards of
Education in Employment Cases, New Brunswick, NJ
Topic: Ethical Issues in School District Employment Litigation
November 22, 2013, Monmouth County Special Education Directors Association, Freehold, NJ
November 19, 2013, Sidney Reitman Inn of Court, New Brunswick, NJ
Topic: Ethical Issues in Employment Litigation
November 12, 2013, Consortium of School Networking Webinar, “Is Privacy in the Cloud Possible?”
October 24, 2013, NJSBA Annual School Law Seminar, Atlantic City, NJ
Topic: Legal Ethics for School Board Attorneys
May 15, 2013, NJSBA Annual Meeting, Atlantic City, NJ
Topic: Hot Topics in Professional Responsibility
May 15, 2013, NJSBA Annual Meeting, Atlantic City, NJ
Topic: Women in the Profession:What You Need to Know When You Take Control-Career Transitions and Compliance
May 14, 2013, New Jersey Department of Education Training Session, Mullica Hill, NJ
Topic: Conducting HIB Investigations
March 2, 2013, NJSBA Solo and Small Group Section Annual Conference, Morristown, NJ
Topic: Ethical Issues Involving Law Firm Technology
February 27, 2013, NJICLE Annual School Law Seminar, New Brunswick, NJ
Topic: HIB — One Year In
February 19, 2012, NJPSA Seminar on Social Networking, Monroe, NJ
December 3, 2012, New Jersey Association of Pupil Services Administrators, Long Branch, NJ
Topic: Update on Hot Topics in Special Education
October 24, 2012, New Jersey School Boards Association Workshop, Atlantic City, NJ
Topic: Legal Aspects of Compliant Emergency Communication
October 25, 2012, New York State Association of School Attorneys, Rochester, NY
Topic: Cloud Computing for School Districts: Contractual Concerns
July 26-28, 2012, LRP Publications Special Education Summit, San Diego, CA,
Topic: Persuading School Boards to Support Special Education Programs
June 6, 2012, AMPSA Spring School Law Forum, Monroe, NJ
Topic: Investigation of Employee Misconduct: Ethical Pointers and Pitfalls
May 17, 2012, NJSBA Annual Meeting, Atlantic City, NJ,
Topic: Professionalism for Young Lawyers
May 16, 2012, NJSBA Annual Meeting, Atlantic City, NJ,
Topic: The Bona Fide Office Rule and Virtual Lawyering
May 11, 2012, Kinship Caregivers Conference, Rutgers School of Law-Newark
Topic: Cyberbullying and HIB
April 27, 2012, NJAJ Boardwalk Seminar, Atlantic City, NJ,
Topic: The Intersection of Education Law and the LAD
March 9, 2012, Monmouth County Association of Special Education Directors
February 29, 2012, NJICLE Annual School Law Seminar, New Brunswick, NJ,
Topic: Student Free Speech in the Digital Age
December 2, 2011, Foundation for Educational Administration (NJPSA), Monroe, NJ,
Topic: Overview of Supervision, Evaluation and Discipline
November 22, 2011, Hunterdon County Bar Association November Marathon CLE Presentation, Clinton, NJ, Topic: Legal Ethics of Social Networking, Advertising and Solicitation
October 26, 2011, American Academy of Pediatrics School Health Conference, Somerset NJ,
Topic: School Rules and Regulations
October 24, 2011, New Jersey Council of School Attorneys Annual School Law Seminar, Atlantic City, NJ
Topic: Ethics for School Board Attorneys
October 15, 2011, Council of School Attorneys School Law Practice Seminar, New Orleans, LA,
Topic: Web Surfing and Employment Decisions
September 15, 2011, Surrogates Section/Constitutional Officers Association-NJ, Atlantic City, NJ,
Topic: Affidavit Students
June 7, 2011, NJSBA Spring School Law Forum, Monroe, NJ,
Topic: Ethical Pitfalls of Representing Split Boards
May 18, 2011, NJSBA Annual Meeting, Atlantic City, NJ,
Topic: The Bona Fide Office Rule and Virtual Lawyering
May 13, 2011, Lower Hudson Council of School Superintendents, Tarrytown, NY,
Topic: Web-based Employment Decisions
April 29, 2011, NJSBF Law-Related Education Conference, New Brunswick, NJ,
Topic: From Purses to Parking Lots — Update on Student Fourth Amendment Rights
April 8, 2011, Council of School Attorneys Annual School Law Seminar
San Francisco, CA, Topic: Ethical Lawyering in the Digital Age
February 24, 2011, NJICLE Annual School Law Seminar
New Brunswick, NJ, Topic: Cyberbullying and Digital Harassment
January 22, 2011, New Jersey State Bar Association “Suddenly Successful” Seminar
New Brunswick, NJ
Topic: The Bona Fide Office Rule and “Virtual” Offices
November 17, 2010, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
New Brunswick, NJ,
Topic: Hot Topics in Special Education Law
October 21, 2010, New York State Association of School Attorneys
New York, NY
Topic: Web-based Employment Decisions
October 18, 2010, New Jersey State Bar Foundation SAC Conference
New Brunswick, NJ
Topic: Update on Search & Seizure in the Schools
September 15, 2010, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
New Brunswick, NJ
Topic: School Law for the Non-School Lawyer
June 25, 2010, New Jersey School Boards Association National Trainers Conference
Atlantic City, NJ
Topic: Dealing with Split Boards
May 17, 2010, New Jersey Association of Pupil Personnel Administrators
Long Branch, NJ
Topic: Update on Developments in Special Education Law
April 9, 2010, NSBA Council of School Attorneys Seminar
Chicago, Ill
Topic: Challenges of Representing Split Boards
March 23, 2010, National Business Institute
Princeton, NJ
Topic: Student Privacy Issues
February 24, 2010, NJICLE Annual School Law Seminar
Edison, NJ
Topic: First Amendment Rights of School Staff