Rubin reappointed a public member of State Bar board

Rubin

Richard Rubin, a lobbyist and community activist from northern California, was reappointed a public member of the State Bar Board of Governors by the state Senate Rules Committee. He is one of six public members.

Since 1987, Rubin has been president of Richard A. Rubin Associates, a government relations and public policy management firm in San Francisco. He has more than three decades of experience in business, government affairs, public policy management, strategic planning and law.

Rubin was first appointed to the bar board by the rules committee in December 2004. His new term will run until Sept. 1, 2010.

He is a longtime community activist in Marin County and currently serves as president of the Berkeley Repertory Theatre. He also was appointed in May by Gov. Schwarzenegger to the California Workforce Investment Board.

Rubin earned a law degree from George Washington University but has not practiced law and is not a member of the California bar. He teaches at the University of San Francisco, the U.C. Berkeley Extension and Golden Gate University.