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Where to hear a Special Needs Legal & Future Planning presentation by

Rubin…

Rubin has been lecturing on the topic of Special Needs Legal &

Future Planning since 1982... since his own son with special needs

was one year old. For more information and/or to arrange for a

presentation for your group or organization on the topic of " Future

Planning for Families of Children & Adults with Special Needs " ,

please contact our office. Please visit www.SNFP.net also found at

www.Rubin.com.

04/16/09 (Thursday), Elmhurst Life Skills Academy (ELSA)

6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m., Elmhurst College, 190 Prospect Avenue,

Elmhurst, Illinois 60126.

Contact Cheeseman at 630.617.3211 or nancych@....

03/06/09 (Friday), An Arc of Illinois Seminar,

Hosted by Arc of Winnebago, Boone, & Ogle Counties

9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., 1222 E. State Street, Rockford, Illinois 61104

Register at www.thearcofil.org, or call 708.206.1930.

03/18/09 (Wednesday) Niles Township District for Special Education

(NTDSE)

7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m., Molloy Education Center, 8701 N. Menard,

Morton Grove, Illinois

02/25/09 (Wednesday), St. East High School 4th annual Post-

Secondary Transition Planning Night

5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Post-Secondary Resource Fair; 6:30 p.m. - 9:00

p.m. 's presentation

St. East High School, 1020 Dunham Rd., St. , Illinois

02/24/09 (Tuesday), NSSED, North Suburban Special Education District

Association of Parents & Teachers

7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m., New Trier High School, Northfield Campus,

Northfield, Illinois

02/20/09 (Friday), An Arc of Illinois Seminar, Hosted by Gateway

Services, Inc.

9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., 406 S. Gosse Boulevard, Princeton, Illinois

61356 (815.875.4548)

Register at www.thearcofil.org, or call 708.206.1930.

01/30/09 (Friday), An Arc of Illinois Seminar, Hosted by PACT, Inc.

9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., 555 E. Butterfield, Lombard, Illinois 60148

(630.960.9700).

Register at www.thearcofil.org, or call 708.206.1930.

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PRESENTATION TITLE: Planning for when the bus stops coming, and

for when we are gone… presented by fellow parent, attorney

Rubin.

DESCRIPTION: Confused? Get " un-confused " by spending some time

traveling down the road to understanding and " peace of mind " with

. Topics covered will include: Government Benefits (Overview);

Special Needs Estate, Legal, & Future Planning including: Special

Needs Trusts; Selecting future care providers such as Guardians &

Trustees; Guardianship & the alternatives when 18; Gifting, the right

way, by grandparents & extended family; Impact of Divorce and Child

Support on SSI; Maintaining Employer Group Health Insurance –

forever; PUNs, what is it & why is it now REQUIRED: Navigating

the " MAZE " of Illinois Adult Services; Letters of Intent, or Guidance

to future care providers; Litigation Settlements, the right way – SSI

and Medicaid Friendly; Where Illinois " ranks " among the states; and

many, many, more topics…

SPEAKER: Rubin is an attorney who has been in

private practice since 1977. He is also the parent of three

children, one of whom has autism. Since 1982, when his own son with

special needs was one year old, his law practice has been limited to

serving his fellow families of children and adults with special

needs. is the immediate Past Chairman of the State of

Illinois, Department of Human Services, State-Wide Advisory Council

on Developmental Disabilities; Co-Chairman of the State of Illinois,

Department of Human Services, Autism Task Force; a member of the

State of Illinois, Department of Human Services, Division of

Developmental Disabilities, Strategic Plan Committee; a member of the

State of Illinois Disabilities Services Advisory Committee (The

State's Olmstead Committee) by appointment of the Governor; and also

by appointment of the Governor, serves as a member of the State of

Illinois, Department of Human Services, Office of Inspector General,

Quality Care Board, a seven person Board which oversees the

activities of the Department of Human Services' Office of the

Inspector General. serves on the Board of Directors of The

Arc of Illinois, Clearbrook, PACT, Inc., and Special Leisure Services

Foundation (Foundation of The Northwest Suburban Special Recreation

Association). has served on the Board of Directors of Keshet,

Northpointe Resources, and was the Founding Chairman of the Board of

the SEDOL Foundation (The Foundation for The Special Education

District of Lake County). is a member of the Faculty of The

Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, and an author of

the Institute's textbook on Special Needs Trusts. is by

invitation a member, and serves on the Board of Directors of, The

Special Needs Alliance, the national, non-profit, membership by

invitation, organization of experienced attorneys in every state,

limiting their law practices to special needs legal and future

planning.

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Attorney Rubin, the father of a son with autism, limits his law

practice to serving the legal & " future planning " needs of his fellow

families of children & adults with special needs.

& #9658; Past Chair, Department of Human Services (DHS), Advisory

Council on Developmental Disabilities

& #9658; Co-Chair State of Illinois Autism Task Force

& #9658; Serves on DHS Division of Developmental Disabilities

(DDD), Strategic Plan Committee

& #9658; Serves on State of Illinois Disabilities Services

Advisory Committee (The State's Olmstead Committee)

& #9658; Serves on State of Illinois, DHS, Office of Inspector

General (OIG), Quality Care Board ( " over-sight " )

& #9658; Serves on the Boards of Directors of :

· The Arc of Illinois

· PACT, Inc. (PAS/ISC Agent for DuPage County;

Trustee and Guardianship Services)

· Clearbrook (Serving more than 3,000 children &

adults with developmental disabilities)

· SLSF (Foundation of The Northwest Suburban

Special Recreation Association)

· The Special Needs Alliance ( " SNA " is the

national, non-profit, membership by invitation, organization of

experienced attorneys, with law practices devoted to special needs

estate and future planning for individuals with special needs and

their families).

& #9658; Served on the Board of Directors of:

· Keshet (Jewish Parents of Children with Special

Needs)

· NorthPointe Resources (Serving individuals with

developmental disabilities)

& #9658; SEDOL (Special Education District of Lake County)

Foundation – Founding Chair

& #9658; Rubin & #9658; 847.279.7999 & #9658; Toll Free 866.to.rubin & #9658;

Fax

847.279.0090

& #9658; Special Needs Future Planning {The Law Offices of Rubin &

Associates}

Member by invitation of The Special Needs Alliance & #9658; 1.877.572.8472

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