Arc of Illinois Convention (Day 1)

Brian & Benji will be presenting along with JJ Hanley, Illinois State Treasurer on “All about ABLE (the Who, What, Where, Why, When & How of ABLE Accounts” from 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

FRED (Friends Relying on Each Other Daily)

Brian & Benji will be speaking from 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Transition Resource Fair hosted by Districts 211, 214, 220, & NSSEO

Rubin Law will have a vendor table from 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

An Arc of Illinois Seminar An Arc of Illinois Seminar, hosted by New Star Services

Brian & Benji will be speaking with Sherri Schneider of Family Benefit Solutions from 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.) Please call (815) 464-1832 to register.

NADS (National Association for Down Syndrome) Conference

Brian will be speaking as follows: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (Room F) 1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. (Room F)

American Bar Association [webinar]

Benji will be leading a webinar for American Bar Association (for members of the American Bar Association ONLY) from 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Indian Prairie School District #204-Naperville CUSD #203 Resource Fair

Brian & Benji will have a vendor table set up from 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

An Arc of Illinois Seminar An Arc of Illinois Seminar, hosted by Livingston County Mental Health Board

Brian & Benji will be speaking with Sherri Schneider of Family Benefit Solutions from 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.) Please call (815) 464-1832 to register.

UIC-Division of Specialized Care for Children (DSCC)

Benji will be doing a webinar/inservice on Guardianship for their employees from 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.

Krejci Academy

Brian will be presentation from 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Medical Malpractice Seminar

Benji will have an exhibitor table from 7:30 a.m. – 12:50 p.m.

Lemont High School Transition Fair

Brian & Benji will have a vendor table set up from 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Alcott Elementary’s Diverse Learner Committee

Benji will be speaking from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Autism Speaks – Community Meeting

Brian will have a vendor table set up from 6:30 p.m. – 8:15 p.m.

Autism Speaks – Resource Fair & Transition to Adulthood Town Hall

Rubin Law will have table at the Resource Fair from 2:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Schedule: Resource Fair – 2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Presentation – Town Hall: Transition to Adulthood – 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Resource Fair – …
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Next Steps

Brian & Benji will be speaking from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Indian Prairie Special Needs PTA – 9th Annual Special Needs Resource Fair

Brian will have a vendor table from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Village of Arlington Heights – Commission for Citizens with Disabilities

Brian will be speaking from 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

An Arc of Illinois Seminar hosted by The Hope Institute

Brian & Benji will be speaking with Sherri Schneider of Family Benefit Solutions from 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.) Please call (815) 464-1832 to register.

An Arc of Illinois Seminar hosted by Schaumburg Township

Brian & Benji will be speaking with Sherri Schneider of Family Benefit Solutions from 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.) Please call (815) 464-1832 to register.

Elmhurst Parent Support Group

Brian will be speaking from 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. If you are interested in attending, please email Shirley Linden in order to RSVP:  slpanda2@sbcglobal.net

Stetson Law School – 2017 National Conference on Special Needs Planning and Special Needs Trusts

Benji will be participating via video conference:  “Helping Your Clients Develop Next-Generation Care Plans (AV)” from 3:20 p.m. – 4:10 p.m.

6th Annual McHenry County Special Needs Resource Fair (Options & Advocacy)

Brian will have a vendor table from 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

CSS (Creating Circles of Support for People with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities and Their Families)

Brian & Benji will be speaking from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. this presentation is for CSS employees only

Autism Home Support Services (AHSS)

Brian & Benji will be speaking from 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

District 155 Transition Resource Fair

Brian will have a booth from 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

PIE (Planning Is Essential)

Brian will be speaking from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Illinois Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders (ILCCBD)

Brian will be speaking from 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

American Bar Association

Benji will be doing a webinar on ABLE accounts from 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Clearbrook 6th Annual HBS Expo Exhibit

Brian & Benji will have a vendor table from 8:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Wells Fargo Advisor

Benji will be speaking with Laura Sheehan and Erin Boerschel of Wells Fargo Bank, from 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Special Olympics Illinois

Brian will be speaking with Mary Anne Ehlert (Protected Tomorrows) on “The ABLE Act – What is it?” from 8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

North Shore Autism Speaks Walk – 2017

Benji will have a vendor table starting at 9:00 a.m.

[postponed, date T.B.D.] Dads of Special Needs Children (Naperville)

Brian & Benji will be speaking on the topics of  of ABLE accounts & how ABLE accounts relate to Special Needs Trusts from 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Fall 2017 NAELA (National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys) Summit

Brian will be facilitating a discussion and participating at a breakout the session “Creative Planning with an ABLE Account” from 8:15 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. 

PASEC Community Services Fair

Brian will have a vendor table from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Keshet Panel Discussion

Brian will participate in a panel discussion regarding planning the future for children with special needs from 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

IICLE (Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education) – 2017 Special Needs Institute

Brian will serve as the moderator as well as be speaking as follows: 8:45 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. – “Introduction to the Topic: Special Needs Planning is NOT just Special Needs Trusts” 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. – “First Person Special Needs Trusts …
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LIFE Program 1st Annual Transition Resource Fair

Brian will have a vendor table set up from 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

19th Annual Transition Conference

Rubin Law will have a vendor table set up from 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

B.E.S.T. (Business & Education for Students in Transition) Resource Fair

Brian & Benji will have a vendor table from 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

PIE-Planning Is Essential

Benji will be speaking from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Blue Bird Day

Brian & Benji will be speaking from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

The ABLE Act: EnABLE Savings for Life (Webinar)

Brian & Benji will be part of a Webinar “The ABLE Act: EnABLE Savings for Life”.  A sixty minute webinar on the ABLE Act, which amends Section 529 of the IRS Code and allows for tax-free savings and investment accounts …
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SiblingResources Sibchat panelist

Benji will participate in SiblingResources Sibchat as a panelist (on the topic of “Future Planning”) from 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. CST.

5TH Annual MCBA (McHenry County Bar Association) Networking & Educational Forum, An Interdisciplinary Conference for Northern Illinois Law Practitioners

Benji will be speaking from 3:55 p.m. – 5:10 p.m.

PASEC (Plano Area Spec. Ed. Coop)

Brian & Benji will be speaking with Sherri Schneider of Family Benefit Solutions, from 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

The Cove School

Benji will be speaking from 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Valley View Transition Night

Brian & Benji will be speaking during 2 separate sessions on the topic of:  “Guardianship & Alternatives to Guardianship” from 6:30 p.m. – 6:55 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. – 7:55 p.m.

The Future Begins Today – Transition Resource Fair hosted by Districts 211, 214 and 220

Brian will have a vendor table from 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

4th Yachad Midwest Family Shabbaton

Benji will be speaking on the topics of:  Government Benefits and Special Needs Trusts, as well as serve on a panel discussion about Special Needs Planning, and lead a sibling group discussion from Friday, 12/9/16 – Sunday, 12/11/16. 

13th Annual Illinois Statewide Transition Conference – Stepping Stones of Transition

Brian & Benji will be speaking at 2 sessions as follows: Session Brown 2 (Rm. B2) :  1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. (on the topic of Guardianship) Session Coral 2 (Rm. B2):  3:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. (on the topic of …
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2017 Chromosome 18 Registry & Research Society Annual Family Conference

Benji will be speaking at 3 sessions as follows: 9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. on “Life Planning” (for siblings age 16 yrs. & up), with fellow sibling Mary Anne Ehlert, of Protected Tomorrows 10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. on “ABLE Act & Guardianship” …
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Indian Prairie School District #204 Service Provider Fair

Brian will have a vendor table from 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Council for Jewish Elderly (CJE) – Linkages Family Group

Brian & Benji will be speaking with Sherri Schneider of Family Benefit Solutions, Inc. from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Camelot Therapeutic School – Hoffman Estates Campus

Brian & Benji will be speaking with Sherri Schneider of Family Benefit Solutions from 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

The Arc of Illinois 67th Annual Convention

Brian & Benji will be presenting on the topic:  “ABLE Accounts: Who, What, Why, Where, When & How!”, from 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.

The Arc of Illinois 67th Annual Convention

Brian & Benji will be presenting on the topic:  “Alternatives to Guardianship, Types of Guardianship & Education the ‘Future Team’ of Advocates, Agents & Guardians”, from 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

ELSA (Elmhurst Learning and Success Academy) Transition Fair & Info. Session

Brian & Benji will have an exhibitor table beginning at 6:00 p.m.

Indian Prairie School District 204 Special Needs (IPSN PTA) Resource Fair

Brian will have a vendor table from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

BEST Resource Fair – “Transitions for the Future”

Brian & Benji will have a vendor table from 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Sibling Leadership Network

Benji will be speaking from 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Arc’s Ligas Family Advocate Program’s 5th Informational Seminar

Brian & Benji will be speaking on the topics of:  Guardianship & the Alternatives to Guardianship; Special Needs Trusts & ABLE Accounts; Letters of Intent, or Guidance for the Future Team, from 1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.

Quincy Autism Support Group

Brian & Benji will be speaking from 12:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

The Monarch Walk 2016 (Benefiting Ray Graham Association)

We will have a booth & are sponsoring the “sibling center” at the Monarch Walk  

FISION NFP, Inc.

Brian will be speaking from 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Township of Schaumburg, Disability Services Department

Brian & Benji will be speaking on the topic of ABLE accounts from 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Elmhurst Parent Support Group

Brian will be speaking from 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.   If you are interested in attending, please email Shirley Linden in order to RSVP:  slpanda2@sbcglobal.net

An Arc of Illinois Seminar hosted by Oak Leyden

Brian & Benji will be speaking with Sherri Schneider of Family Benefit Solutions from 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.) Please call (815) 464-1832 to register.  

An Arc of Illinois Seminar hosted by Ray Graham Association

Brian & Benji will be speaking with Sherri Schneider of Family Benefit Solutions from 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.) Please call (815) 464-1832 to register.

Crystal Lake South High School’s Open House/Parent’s Night

Brian & Benji will be speaking from 6:15 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

An Arc of Illinois Seminar hosted by Center for Independent Futures

Brian will be speaking with Sherri Schneider of Family Benefit Solutions from 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.) Please call (815) 464-1832 to register.

UIC-DSCC Chicago Core Regional Office [employee in-service]

Benji will be speaking from 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. [this is an employee only in-service presentation]

UIC Division of Specialized Care for Children (DSCC)

Benji will be speaking from 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Connect to Community October Friday Forum

Brian & Benji will be presenting from 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

American Bar Association – Trust & Estate Symposium – Spring Symposia 2016 CLE Meeting

Benji will be speaking as part of a panel from 3:15 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.

Mass Mutual/Met Life Center for Special Needs Planning | MetLife Premier Client Group [webinar]

Brian will be presenting a national webinar for Mass Mutual/Met Life Special Needs Financial Planners, on the topic of Divorce related to special needs from 1:00 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. EST

12th Annual Illinois Statewide Transition Conference

Brian & Benji will speaking from 3:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Plainfield Next Steps for Plainfield School District 202

Brian & Benji will be speaking from 6:45p.m. – 8:15 p.m.

Exceptional Learners Collaborative

Brian & Benji will be speaking from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

IICLE (Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education) – 2016 Special Needs Institute

Brian will be the moderator.

5th Annual WealthCounsel Mega Meeting Illinois Forum

Benji will be speaking to attorney members of WealthCounsel from 9:55 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. (not open to the public)

IICLE (Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education) – 2016 Special Needs Institute

Brian will be the moderator.  Brian & Benji will be speaking at an intensive two day course for attorneys on legal matters related to individuals with special needs.  Brian will be speaking from 8:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Brian & Benji …
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Mass Mutual/Met Life Center for Special Needs Planning Annual Symposium for MetLife Special Needs Planners

Brian will be speaking from 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. & 2:10 p.m. – 3:10 p.m.

Clearbrook’s 5th Annual Home-Based Services Expo

Brian & Benji will have a vendor table from 8:45 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Brian & Benji will also be presenting, time T.B.D.

Lemont High School

Brian will be speaking with Sherri Schneider of Family Benefit Solutions from 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Kendall County Special Education Cooperative – Community Services Fair

Brian will have an exhibitor table from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

5th Annual McHenry County Special Needs Resource Fair

Brian will have a vendor table from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

NEXT STEPS spring training workshop

Benji will be speaking from 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Valley View School District’s Transition Night

Brian & Benji will have a vendor table from 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

The Arc of Illinois 66th Annual Convention

From 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. An Interactive, “Hands-On”, Workshop on Letters of Intent (Guidance for the ‘Future Team”, that is, Guardians, Trustees, Siblings, Agency Staff, Care Providers, Agents, Representative Payees, etc.) including “insight” and assistance from: Charlotte Cronin, parent, …
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The Arc of Illinois 66th Annual Convention

Benji will be speaking along with fellow S.I.B.S. (Supporting Illinois Brothers and Sisters) members from 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

The Arc of Illinois 66th Annual Convention

Brian & Benji will be speaking from 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Next Steps Parent Group

Brian & Benji will be speaking from 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Transition Resource Fair – hosted by Township High School District 211

Brian & Benji will have a vendor table from 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

ELSA Transition Fair

Benji will have an exhibitor table from 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

The Next Steps Team for Southwest Cook County Association for Special Education

Brian & Benji will be speaking from 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Career Life Skills Program in District 214

Brian & Benji will be speaking with Sherri Schneider of Family Benefit Solutions from 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Disability Rights Consortium – hosted by Equip for Equality

Brian will be speaking from 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

ABA (American Bar Association) – Tax Basics: Special Needs Planning for Families [Webinar]

Benji will be moderating this Webinar from 12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. CST link to info: http://shop.americanbar.org/ebus/ABAEventsCalendar/EventDetails.aspx?productId=222122509&sc_cid=CE1512SNP-07DDIG44

Indian Prairie Special Needs PTA (Naperville School District #204) – Annual Special Needs Resource Fair

Brian will have a vendor table set up from 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Leyden Area Special Education Cooperative (LASEC) in partnership w/ the IL Autism Partnership (IAP)-Easter Seals Metropolitan Chicago (ESMC)

Brian & Benji will be speaking from 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

B.E.S.T. Resource Fair – Transitions for the Future

Brian & Benji will have a vendor table from 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Cantera Financial Associates—Thrivent Financial®

Brian will be speaking from 9:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.

American Bar Association National Webinar

Brian will participate on a panel with fellow Special Needs Alliance Attorneys, Bob Brogan (New Jersey), and Steve Dale (California), to discuss the ABLE Act, from 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

An Arc of Illinois Seminar hosted by LARC

Brian & Benji will be speaking with Sherri Schneider of Family Benefit Solutions from 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.)

Clearbrook Presentation for Family Members

Brian & Benji will be speaking with Sherri Schneider of Family Benefit Solutions from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Clearbrook Presentation for Staff Members

Brian & Benji will be speaking with Sherri Schneider of Family Benefit Solutions from 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Developmental Disabilities Ask the Experts

Brian will attend this “Town Hall” style event with State Representative Rita Mayfield, State Representative Carol Sente, & State Senator Terry Link from 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

An Arc of Illinois Seminar hosted by Arc of Winnebago, Boone, & Ogle Counties

Brian & Benji will be speaking with Sherri Schneider of Family Benefit Solutions from 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.) Please call (815) 464-1832 to register.

[Cancelled]An Arc of Illinois Seminar hosted by Malcolm Eaton Enterprises – suggest attend 5/23/16 presentation in Rockford, IL

Brian & Benji will be speaking with Sherri Schneider of Family Benefit Solutions from 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.) Please call (815) 464-1832 to register.

An Arc of Illinois Seminar hosted by Blue Cap-Blue Island

Brian & Benji will be speaking with Sherri Schneider of Family Benefit Solutions from 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.) Please call (815) 464-1832 to register.

12th Annual National Disorders of the Corpus Callosum (NODCC) Conference

Brian will be speaking from 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Jewish Child & Family Services (JCFS) Community Education Series

Brian & Benji will be speaking with Sherri Schneider of Family Benefit Solutions from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Council for Jewish Elderly (CJE) – Linkages Family Group

Brian & Benji will be speaking with Sherri Schneider of Family Benefit Solutions from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

NIA P.A.S.S. (Parents Advisory & Support Services) Parent Conference

Brian & Benji will be speaking with Sherri Schneider of Family Benefit Solutions from 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

2015 Illinois Statewide Transition Conference

Brian & Benji will be speaking from 3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.

2015 Options Fair

Brian will have a vendor table from 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Community High School District 117 & Illinois Autism Partnership (affiliated with Easter Seals Metropolitan Chicago)

Brian & Benji will be speaking from 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Special Needs Alliance Member Continuing Legal Education

Brian will be speaking with fellow Special Needs Alliance Attorneys Robert F. Brogan (New Jersey) & Morris Klein (Maryland) on the ABLE Act, from 8:45 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.

NAMI 2015 National Convention

Brian will be speaking along with fellow Special Needs Alliance Attorneys, Robert Fleming (Arizona), and Steve Dale (California) from 1:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.

MetLife Center for Special Needs Planning Annual Symposium for MetLife Special Needs Planners

Brian will be speaking from 8:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. and 9:25 a.m. – 10:40 a.m.

Next Steps of Lake County

Brian & Benji will be speaking from 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

[Cancelled – may be rescheduled] CLE – Lake County Bar Association

Brian & Benji will be speaking with Neal Takiff & Carl Marcyan from 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

McHenry County Transition Planning Committee (TPC)/McHenry County Mental Health Board

Brian & Benji will be speaking with Sherri Schneider of Family Benefit Solutions from 12:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

IICLE (11th Annual Elder Law Short Course)

Brian will be speaking on Illinois Elder Law Legislative & Case Law Update 2014 (ABLE) from 10:20 a.m. – 11:20 a.m.

Pediatric Developmental Center

Brian & Benji will be speaking from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Clearbrook’s Annual Home-Based Services Workgroup Expo

Brian & Benji will have a vendor table from 9:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Abilities Plus (Parent Group)

Brian & Benji will be speaking with Sherri Schneider of Family Benefit Solutions from 12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Clearbrook (Home-Based Support Services Workgroup) – Future Planning Webinar Series – Estate Planning

Brian & Benji will be doing a webinar from 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Clearbrook (Home-Based Support Services Workgroup) – Future Planning Webinar Series – Guardianship & Alternatives

Brian & Benji will be doing a webinar from 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Cantera Financial Associates & Thrivent Financial

Brian will be speaking from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

SEDOL Parent Support Group

Brian will be speaking with Sherri Schneider of Family Benefit Solutions from 9:30 am. – 11:30 a.m.

Our Saviors Lutheran Church

Brian & Benji will be speaking from 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

The Arc of Illinois 65th Annual Convention

Brian & Benji will be speaking from 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

ELSA Transition Fair

Brian will have a vendor table from 5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Brian will also be a member of a panel discussion at 6:00 p.m.

Charge Syndrome Conference (2015)

Brian & Benji will be speaking from 1:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.

The Joubert Syndrome – Special Needs Financial Planning Seminar

Brian & Benji will be speaking from 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Township High School District 211 – Transition Resource Fair

Brian & Benji will have a vendor table from 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Brian & Benji will also be speaking from 6:15 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. (in the faculty lounge)

Panel Discussion & Resource Fair Sponsored by Keshet & the Kollel

Brian & Benji will participate in a panel discussion at 1:00 p.m. Brian & Benji will also have a vendor table from 2:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Intellectual & Developmental Disability Resource Forum – Hosted by State Senator Julie Morrison, in partnership with The City of Highland Park

Brian will have a vendor table from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

B.E.S.T. Resource Fair

Brian & Benji will have a vendor table from 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

BP – for employees only

Brian & Benji will be speaking with Sherri Schneider of Family Benefit Solutions from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

BP – for employees only

Brian & Benji will be speaking with Sherri Schneider of Family Benefit Solutions from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Council for Jewish Elderly (CJE) – Linkages Family Group

Brian & Benji will be speaking with Sherri Schneider of Family Benefit Solutions from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m

The Arc’s 2014 National Convention

Brian & Benji will be speaking with fellow S.N.A. Attorneys Stephen Dale (California), James M. McCarten (Tennessee), and Bernard A. Krooks (California), on “Special Needs Trusts with a Focus on Quality of Life” from 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

An Arc of Illinois Seminar hosted by PACT, Inc.

Please call (815) 464-1832 to register. Brian & Benji will be speaking with Sherri Schneider of Family Benefit Solutions from 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.)

An Arc of Illinois Seminar hosted by Little City Foundation

Please call (815) 464-1832 to register. Brian & Benji will be speaking with Sherri Schneider of Family Benefit Solutions from 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.)

Krikie & Associates, The Hunken Financial Group, & Park Avenue Securities

Brian will be speaking from 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Clearbrook’s 3rd Annual 2014 Vendor Expo

Brian & Benji will have a vendor table from 9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

An Arc of Illinois Seminar hosted by Community Alternatives Unlimited

Please call (815) 464-1832 to register. Brian & Benji will be speaking with Sherri Schneider of Family Benefit Solutions from 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.) This presentation will take place in the First Floor Conference Center. …
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An Arc of Illinois Seminar hosted by Avenues to Independence

Please call (815) 464-1832 to register. Brian & Benji will be speaking with Sherri Schneider of Family Benefit Solutions from 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.)

An Arc of Illinois Seminar An Arc of Illinois Seminar, hosted by Livingston County Mental Health Board & Futures Unlimited

Please call (815) 464-1832 to register. Brian will be speaking with Sherri Schneider of Family Benefit Solutions from 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.)

2014 NAMI National Convention

Brian will be speaking from 1:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. (specifics listed below) ESTATE PLANNING SEMINAR This presentation by members of the Special Needs Alliance will address key features of estate planning, including planned giving and the use and funding …
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The Stetson Law School 16th Annual – Special Needs Trusts – The National Conference

A CLE for attorneys.  Brian will be speaking from 3:00 p.m. – 3:50 p.m., “an introduction to the world of special education for special needs planning attorneys” (Conference runs from 10/15/14 – 10/17/14)

2014 Statewide Transition Conference

Brian & Benji will be speaking from 9:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Lake County Collaborative Divorce Group

Benji will be speaking along with Melanie Hoffman from approximately 12:15 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

The Parents Support Group of Elmhurst

Brian & Benji will be speaking with Sherri Schneider of Family Benefit Solutions from 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

2014 Statewide Transition Conference

Brian & Benji will be speaking with Sherri Schneider of Family Benefit Solutions from 10:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

American Bar Association eCLE Webinar for Member Attorneys on Resources for Clients with Disabilities

Brian will be a member on a panel along with Bernie Krooks (New York State SNA Attorney) & Peter Berns (President of the Arc of U.S.) from 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. (CST)

45th Annual National Autism Society Conference

Brian & Benji will be speaking from 1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.

Clearbrook Parents’ & Guardians’ Meeting

Brian & Benji will be speaking with Sherri Schneider of Family Benefit Solutions from 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

The Annual Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE) Special Needs Planning Seminar for Attorneys

Brian and Benji will be speaking at 11:15 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Rubin Law Attorneys Judie Smith & Melanie Hoffman will be speaking at 2:00 p.m. Brian will be on a panel at 3:45 p.m. with representatives from the Social Security …
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“What Can We Do Next?: Special Needs Services in the Jewish Community, Present and Future”

Brian will be participating on a panel discussion beginning at 7:00 p.m.

ELSA (Elmhurst Learning & Success Academy) & SASED (School Association for Special Education in DuPage County) Transition Fair

Brian & Benji will have a vendor table from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Giant Steps 4th Annual Autism Resource Fair

Brian will have a vendor table from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Next Steps Southland Transition Educating Parents, Professionals and Students

Brian & Benji will be speaking from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Cantera Financial Associates & Thrivent Financial

Brian will be speaking with Sherri Schneider of Family Benefit Solutions from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Association for Individual Development

Brian & Benji will be speaking with Sherri Schneider of Family Benefit Solutions from 4:30 p.m. – 8:15 p.m.

NAMI Chicago

Brian & Benji will be speaking from 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Thrivent Financial (Cantera Financial Associates)[cancelled – will be rescheduled – date T.B.D.]

Brian will be speaking, exact time T.B.D.

Elim Christian School Transition Conference

Brian will have a vendor table from 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Brian will also be a presenter during one of the “mini-sessions” for parents from 12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.

The Arc of Illinois 64th Annual Convention

Benji will participating in a panel discussion (“What Siblings Want Service Providers to Know”) from 2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m

The Arc of Illinois 64th Annual Convention

Brian will be speaking with Charlotte Cronin (“What You Never Knew You Wanted to Know About Moving Into & Surviving CILA”) from 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.

The Arc of Illinois 64th Annual Convention

Brian & Benji will be speaking from 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Huntley High School District 158 – Guardianship Panel Q & A Discussion

Brian & Benji will be participating in a panel discussion from 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE)

Brian will be one of three attorneys on a panel discussing “Divorce Issues With Trusts”, from 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

An Arc of Illinois Seminar hosted by The Hope Institute for Children & Families

Please call 217-525-8332 to register. Brian & Benji will be speaking with Sherri Schneider of Family Benefit Solutions from 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.)

Kendall County Special Education Cooperative – Community Services Fair/Autism Expo

Brian will have a vendor table from 8:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Brian will also be speaking with Sherri Schneider of Family Benefit Solutions from 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Tri County SRA (Special Recreation Association)

Brian & Benji will be speaking from 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Minooka CCSD #201 Special Education

Brian & Benji will be speaking from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Community Unit School District 200 – Special Education 4th Annual Resource Fair

Brian & Benji will have a vendor table from 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

An Arc of Illinois Seminar hosted by Gateway Services

Please call 708-863-3803 to register. Brian & Benji will be speaking with Sherri Schneider of Family Benefit Solutions from 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.)

S.E.R.V.E. (Special Education Resources group Valuing Everyone)

Brian & Benji will be speaking with Sherri Schneider of Family Benefit Solutions from 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

An Arc of Illinois Seminar hosted by Illinois Mentor

Please call 708-679-9137 to register. Brian & Benji will be speaking with Sherri Schneider of Family Benefit Solutions from 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.)

An Arc of Illinois Seminar hosted by Center for Independent Futures

Please call 847-328-2044 to register. Brian & Benji will be speaking with Sherri Schneider of Family Benefit Solutions from 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.)

Ray Graham Association, Monarch Services, & Our Saviours Lutheran Church Disability Ministry

Brian & Benji will be speaking with Sherri Schneider of Family Benefit Solutions from 11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Webinar for MetLife on Special Needs Trusts, Military Pensions, Letters of Intent, & What Parents Often Forget

Brian will be doing the Webinar @ 1:00 p.m. E.S.T. (12:00 p.m. C.S.T.)

Council for Jewish Elderly (CJE)

Brian & Benji will be speaking with Sherri Schneider of Family Benefit Solutions from 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

B.E.S.T. (Business and Education for Students in Transition) – Transitions for the Future

Brian & Benji will have a vendor table from 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

United Presbyterian Church

Brian & Benji will be speaking with Sherri Schneider of Family Benefit Solutions from 1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Rett Syndrome Association of Illinois (State Conference)

Brian & Benji will be speaking from 2:10 p.m. – 3:10 p.m.

2013 Statewide Transition Conference

Brian & Benji will be speaking with Sherri Schneider of Family Benefit Solutions from 10:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Brian & Benji will be speaking from 3:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Brian & Benji will also have an exhibitor table