Rubin Law, LIMITS its law practice to Special Needs Legal & Future Planning for Brian & Benjamin Rubin's fellow Illinois families of children & adults with special needs, including all required "traditional" Estate Planning & Estate Administration, Adult Guardianship and the alternatives, and help navigating the “MAZE” of Adult Services “when the bus stops coming.”
Attorney Brian Rubin 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 special needs.
Brian is the President of The Arc of Illinois; a member of the Board of Directors of Clearbrook; a member of the Board of Directors of PACT, Inc; Chairman of the Board of Directors of NWSRA’s Foundation; Served as the founding Chairman of Board of Trustees of SEDOL’s Foundation; Served on the Board of Directors of KESHET; and is a Faculty Member
& Text Book Author for the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE). Brian is also the Past Chairman of the State of Illinois Statewide Advisory Council on Developmental Disabilities and Co-Chairman of the State of Illinois Autism Task Force among other State of Illinois Committees and Commissions.
Attorney Benjamin (Benji) Rubin, Brian’s youngest son, Mitchell’s “little/big” brother, graduated from the University of Illinois College of Law, Magna Cum Laude, in 2010, and received his undergraduate degree from Northwestern University. Benji is the President of SIBS (Supporting Illinois Brothers and Sisters, the Illinois chapter of the national
Sibling Leadership Network – affiliated with the Arc of U.S.), and serves on the Leadership Committee, and Co-Chair of the Public Funding Advocacy Committee, of the Supported Community Living Initiative, a joint venture of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, Jewish Child and Family Services, and Keshet.
Having Mitchell as a brother profoundly shaped who Benji is today, and thus the type of law he chose to practice. His personal experiences as a sibling offer a unique perspective into the responsibilities that come with caring for a sibling with special needs. Now, as an adult, those sometimes present and future responsibilities he will share with his older sister
regarding his brother’s care are a concern that he shares with all brothers and sisters of individuals with special needs.
Brian Rubin relates: “When Rabbi Moscowitz approached me for suggestions on how Friendship Circle might reach out to Jewish adults with developmental disabilities, I recommended that he consider providing Jewish holiday themed programing for the many Jewish adults living in group homes (CILAs) through secular agencies throughout the north and northwest suburbs.
The Friendship Circle of Illinois has since developed such programing that has touched countless lives, including my Son, Mitchell. For many Jewish adults with developmental disabilities living residentially, this is the only Jewish experience they regularly have. It is heartwarming to know that Friendship Circle is expanding this programing to include those living in Intermediate Care Facilities such as Misericordia.”
Rubin Law wishes continued hatzlacha in this important work bringing Jewish content to the lives of Jews with developmental disabilities!
