Benjamin A. Rubin
Attorney Benjamin (Benji) Rubin, is President of Rubin Law, A professional Corporation. The firm was founded in 2001 by Benji’s father, Brian Rubin. The firm’s law practice is limited to special needs legal and future planning for Benji’s and Brian’s fellow families of individuals with intellectual disabilities, developmental disabilities, and/or mental illness. Benji joined the law firm in 2010 upon graduation from Law School. Benji graduated from the University of Illinois College of Law, Magna Cum Laude, received his undergraduate degree from Northwestern University, and his Graduate Law Degree, an LLM (Tax), with honors, also from Northwestern University.
Benji has been elected as a Fellow of ACTEC (The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel). Benji is a member of the national Board of Directors of the Special Needs Alliance, the national, nonprofit, association of experienced special needs planning attorneys (membership is by invitation only), is Vice-Chair of the American Bar Association Elder Law and Special Needs Planning Group, a past chair of the American Bar Association Special Needs Planning Committee, is immediate past president of SIBS (Supporting Illinois Brothers and Sisters), the Illinois chapter of the national Sibling Leadership Network, an organization of adult siblings of individuals with intellectual disabilities, developmental disabilities and/or mental illness, and a member of the Academy of Special Needs Planners. Benji served as a member of the Board of Directors of The Arc of Illinois for 9 years. He also serves on the Board of Directors NSSRA Foundation (Northern Suburban Special Recreation Association) which facilitates and provides year round recreation programs and services to individuals in Deerfield, Glencoe, Glenview, Highland Park, Kenilworth, Lake Bluff, Northbrook, Northfield, Wilmette and Winnetka; Highwood and Lake Forest, and Riverwoods.
In addition, Benji is a member of Clearbrook Board of Directors, an agency serving over 8,000 individuals with intellectual and/ or developmental disabilities, including Benji’s brother Mitchell. He serves on the Board of Directors of DayOne PACT, which serves as Trustee of Special Needs Trusts as well as Guardian for individuals with intellectual disabilities, developmental disabilities and/or mental illness, serves on the Board of Directors of the Foundation of The Special Education District of Lake County (SEDOL Foundation), served previously 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). Benji is also a Faculty Member for the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE) on the topic of special needs planning, as well as a frequent speaker for the American Bar Association and the Illinois State Bar Association on those topics.
Having an older brother with Autism profoundly shaped who Benji is today, and thus the type of law he chose to practice. His firsthand 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 has regarding his brother’s care are a concern that he shares with all brothers and sisters of individuals with special needs.
Benji lives with his wife and three children in Northbrook, Illinois.