Rubin's presentation schedulle Spring/Summer

March 31, 2010

Rubin's Special Needs Planning Presentations for 2010, as of 3/31/10…

Rubin is the Executive Director of the Illinois Institute for Special

Needs Planning, incorporated, the founder of the Law Firm of Rubin &

Associates, whose practice is limited to Special Needs Planning for

Rubin's fellow families of children & adults with special needs, and a member by

invitation of the Special Needs Alliance…

07/30/10 (Friday) Batten Disease Annual International Conference, Chicago

Marriott Oak Brook Hotel, 1401 West 22nd Street, Oak Brook, Illinois. 4:30 p.m.

- 5:30 p.m.

07/07/10 - 07/10/10 The Autism Society of America 41st National Conference: " Two

Dads - Two Lawyers: A Parents' Guide to Special Needs Planning " , presented by

Rubin (Illinois) & Jim Caffry (Vermont), Hyatt Regency Dallas, Dallas,

Texas.

06/19/10 (Saturday) Naperville Pediatric Psychology & Development, 1220 Hobson

Road, Suite 216, Naperville, Illinois. 10:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.

06/11/10 (Friday) Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE), in

Springfield, Illinois, Special Needs Planning. For Attorneys 8:30 A.M. - 4:00

P.M. To register contact IICLE.

06/03/10 (Thursday) Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE),

in Chicago, Illinois, Special Needs Planning. For Attorneys. 8:30 A.M. - 4:00

P.M. To register contact IICLE.

05/20/10 (Thursday) An Arc of Illinois Presentation hosted by Gateway Services

at 406 S. Gosse Blvd., Princeton, Illinois. 9:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M. Contact The

Arc of Illinois at 815.464.1832 to register. WWW.THEARCOFIL.ORG.

05/01/10 (Saturday) Sequin Services, Inc., 3100 S. Central Ave., Cicero,

Illinois. 8:30 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. RSVP to Lsaul Castillo at 708-222-4866.

04/28/10 (Wednesday)The Arc of Illinois Annual Convention at the Hilton Hotel in

Lisle, Illinois. 8:30 A.M. - 9:45 A.M. For more informtion & to register, call

815.464.1832. WWW.THEARCOFIL.ORG.

04/23/10 (Friday) Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE) 9th

Annual Family Law Conference, Gateway Conference Center, ville, Illinois.

speaks 2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. on planning in Divorce when spouse and/or

children have special needs. Presentation for attorneys. To register, contact

IICLE.

04/22/10 (Thursday) Easter Seals Therapeutic School & Center for Autism

Research, 1939 W. 13th St., Chicago, Illinois. 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

04/15/10 (Thursday) Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE)

9th Annual Family Law Conference, De University College of Law, Chicago,

Illinois. speaks 2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. on planning in Divorce when spouse

and/or children have special needs. Presentation for attorneys. To register,

contact IICLE.

04/07/10 (Wednesday) Enger School (Mannheim District 83), 10401 W. Grand Av.,

lin Park, Illinois. 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

04/06/10 (Tuesday) NISRA (Northern Illinois Special Recreation Association) for

parents of the NISRA After School Program, at Hannah Beardsley Middle School in

Crystal Lake, Illinois, for parents of children with emotional or behavioral

disorders. 5:30 TO 7:00 p.m.

03/23/10 (Tuesday) An Arc of Illinois Presentation hosted by CISA (Central

Illinois Service Access, Inc.) at 101 Madigan Drive, Lincoln, Illinois. 9:00

a.m. - 4:00 p.m. - contact The Arc of Illinois at 815.464.1832 to register.

03/13/10 (Saturday) Options & Advocacy for McHenry County Get Connected Parent

Conference, in Crystal Lake, Illinois. speaks 1:30 p.m. -3:00 p.m.

02/10/10 (Wednesday) An Arc of Illinois Presentation hosted by Park Lawn

Association at 10833 S. LaPorte Avenue, Oak Lawn, Illinois. 9:00 a.m. - 4:00

p.m. - contact The Arc of Illinois at 815.464.1832 to register.

02/07/10 (Sunday) Ismali Center, Glenview, Illinois.

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Who is Rubin?

On January 27, 1981, Rubin's second of his three children, , was

born. Mitch has Autism among other diagnosed special needs. The birth of Mitch

changed the lives of and his wife, . For , an attorney, his

professional life, as well as his personal life took a " fork in the road " .

Prior to Mitch's birth, since 1976, had been in private practice,

concentrating in Estate Planning, Estate Administration, Tax Planning and

Business Law. Since 1981, with 's birth, 's practice became

dedicated to appropriate " Special Needs Future Planning " for his fellow Illinois

parents and families of children and adults with special needs. This includes

Estate Planning, Estate & Trust Administration, Special Needs Trusts, OBRA 93

Trusts, Adult Guardianship Proceedings, Government Benefits' Planning, and

Guidance on navigating the " maze " of Illinois Residential and Day Services,

Transition Planning and related matters.

is, by invitation, a member of the Special Needs Alliance (SNA), the

national, not for profit, organization of attorneys who concentrate their

practices in Special Needs Planning. also serves on SNA's Board of

Directors. also serves on the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys'

(NAELA) Special Needs Law Section Steering Committee. has been awarded the

AV-preeminent ® rating, the highest rating possible from dale-Hubbell Law

Directory, the country's foremost legal directory.

is also the Executive Director of the Illinois Institute for Special Needs

Planning, incorporated, an Illinois not for profit corporation. The Institute's

mission is to educate families of individuals with special needs, and the

professionals who serve them, as to appropriate special needs planning.

's personal time, likewise, has been dedicated to assisting and serving his

fellow families of children and adults with special needs. serves on The

Arc of Illinois Board of Directors. served as Chairman of the State of

Illinois Department of Human Services Statewide Advisory Council on

Developmental Disabilities, by appointment of the Director of the Illinois

Department of Human Services' Division of Developmental Disabilities.

serves by appointment of the Governor as a Member of the State of Illinois

Department of Human Services' Quality Care Board. The Quality Care Board

monitors and oversees operations, policies, and procedures of the Department of

Human Services' Office of the Inspector General to assure prompt and thorough

investigations of neglect and abuse allegations. serves as Co-Chairman of

the State of Illinois Department of Human Services Task Force on Autism, by

appointment of the Secretary of the Illinois Department of Human Services.

serves on the State of Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of

Developmental Disabilities, Strategic Planning Team, by appointment of the

Director of the Illinois Department of Human Services' Division of Developmental

Disabilities. serves on the State of Illinois Disabilities Services

Advisory Committee (The State of Illinois " Olmstead " Committee), by appointment

of the Governor of Illinois (First by Governor , and then by Governor

Blagoyevich. also serves and has served on other State of Illinois

Department of Human Services Task Forces and Committees.

serves on the Board of Directors of Clearbrook, an agency that serves more

than 3,000 children and adults with disabilities (He has served on the

Clearbrook Board since 1989). serves on the Board of Directors of PACT,

Inc., the PAS/ISC Agent for DuPage County, which also is available to serve as

Trustee of Special Needs Trusts and as Guardians of adults with special needs.

serves on the Board of Directors of SLSF (Special Leisure Services

Foundation) which supports NWSRA (Northwest Special Recreation Association).

Over the years, has served on various Parent and Parent/Teacher Boards,

Councils and Committees in and for the Special Education District of Lake

County, Illinois (SEDOL), and served as the Founding Chairman of the Board of

Trustees of the SEDOL Foundation. has served as an officer and as a member

of the Board of Directors of KESHET (Jewish Parents of Children with Special

Needs). has served on the Board of Directors of the Northpointe Resources,

formerly known as Northpointe Achievement Center. has also served as

General Counsel for Countryside Association.

is a former IRS Agent and a former IRS Estate Tax Attorney. served

by appointment on the American Bar Association's Sub-Committee on " Special Needs

Trusts and Other Protective Vehicles " . has served by appointment of the

President of the Illinois State Bar Association on that Association's " Section

Council " on Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Law. also has served, by

appointment, on that Association's " Standing Committee " on the Mentally

Disabled. has been admitted as a member of the National Academy of Elder

Law Attorneys (NAELA), and serves on NAELA's Special Needs Law Section Steering

Committee.

serves on the Faculty of the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal

Education (IICLE), specifically on the topic of Special Needs Planning and

Special Needs Trusts, and also is a contributing author for the IICLE Special

Needs Trusts Practice Handbook. has served on the Board of Governors of

the Northwest Suburban Bar Association, as Chairman of that Association's Estate

Planning Probate and Tax Law Committee, as Co-Chairman of that Association's

Continuing Legal Education Committee, and was the co-founder and served as

Chairman of that Association's Committee on Planning for Individuals with

Disabilities and the Elderly.

served three, four year terms, twelve years, as an elected Village Trustee

in Buffalo Grove, Illinois (population 45,000) and was the founder of and served

as Chairman of the Buffalo Grove Commission for Residents with Disabilities.

is a Past President of the Rotary Club of Buffalo Grove and has also

served as an Assistant District Governor for Rotary District 6440.

sincerely feels that has allowed him, his wife, , as well as

" big sister/assistant mom " and " little/big brother " , to better

appreciate what is truly important in life... and what is... maybe... not so

important. feels the tremendous responsibility of not only being the

parent of a child with special needs, but also as an attorney with the knowledge

and ability to assist others in special needs future planning... needed to

secure the future of children and adults with special needs.

While wishes for to have a long, healthy and enjoyable life, he

often admits that he prays that he lives at least one moment longer than

... for that ultimately is the " Parent's Prayer " ... the desire not to

ask anyone else to, or to have anyone else have to " take over " the enormous

responsibility of caring for their child with special needs... as only a fellow

parent could understand.

is a frequent author and lecturer on the topic of appropriate future

planning for families of individuals with special needs, and has been

interviewed on television and radio, and has been often quoted in newspapers

(including the Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun Times),

books and magazines.

March 31, 2010