Brian Neal Rubin

BrianRubin, a former IRS Agent and former IRS Estate Tax Attorney, has been a practicing attorney in private practice since 1978.  He is the parent of three children, one of whom, Mitchell, has Autism.  Brian’s law practice, since 1982, when Mitchell was one year old, has been dedicated to serving the legal and future planning needs of his fellow families of children and adults with intellectual disabilities, developmental disabilities, and/or mental illness.  Brian has been elected as a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), and has received the Martindale-Hubbell AV® Preeminent™ Rating.  He is President-Elect of the Special Needs Alliance, the national, non-profit, association of experienced special needs planning attorneys (membership is by invitation only), served on the Special Needs Law Section Steering Committee, of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, was a Charter Member of the Academy of Special Needs Planners, and is a Faculty Member and Text Book Author for the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE) on the topic of special needs legal and future planning.   Brian is a Past Chairman of the State of Illinois Statewide Advisory Council on Developmental Disabilities, Immediate Past Chairman of the State of Illinois Autism Task Force (2005-2015) established by the Illinois Legislature in 2005, serves as a member of the State of Illinois Guardianship & Advocacy Commission, served on the State of Illinois Department of Human Services Office of Inspector General Quality Care Board, among many other State of Illinois Committees and Commissions.  Brian is the Immediate Past President of The Arc of Illinois; has been a member of the Board of Directors of Clearbrook (an organization serving more than 7,500 individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities, including his son, Mitchell) since 1990, is Immediate Past Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Special Leisure Services Foundation, the foundation supporting the Northwest Suburban Special Recreation Association (NWSRA), served as the founding Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Foundation of The Special Education District of Lake County (SEDOL Foundation), served on the Board of Directors of KESHET (Jewish Parents of Children with Special Needs), serves on the Advisory Council of Encompass (Encompass in partnership with Jewish Child & Family Services, Jewish United Fund, JVS Chicago, JCC Chicago, Keshet, and The Center for Enriched Living and Center for Independent Futures, seeks to provide adults with I/DD a full array of financially sustainable, community-based services and supports), served on the Board of Directors of Pact, Inc., now known as DayOne Pact, the Independent Service Coordination Agent for individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities living in DuPage, Kane and Kendall Counties Illinois, as well as serves as Trustee of Special Needs Trusts, and serves as Guardian, and served on the Board of Directors of Northpointe Resources, also an agency serving individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities.  Brian 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.