Charles E. Dobrusin is the founder of Charles E. Dobrusin & Associates Ltd., a Chicago law firm serving individuals and families in matters relating to the transfer and preservation of wealth. Charley has over 35 years of experience in the following aspects of trust and tax law:  values-based estate planning; strategic estate and charitable planning; advising and counseling executors, trustees and beneficiaries; resolution of disputes involving trust and estate matters; succession planning for family businesses; and the creation and representation of charitable organizations.

A native of Boston, Charley graduated from Boston Latin School in 1970 and received a B.A. in Judaic Studies from Brandeis University in 1974.  He graduated from New York University School of Law and was admitted to the Illinois bar in 1979.  He received an M.A. in Judaic Studies from the Jewish Theological Seminary in 1976 and rabbinic ordination from the Seminary in 1980. Currently, Charley is a member of the Professional Advisory and Philanthropic Fund Committees of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago.  He is also a member of the Chicago Bar Association’s Trust Law Committee, the Planned Giving Committee of the American Technion Society’s Chicago Chapter, the Chicago Estate Planning Council, the Chicago Board of Rabbis and the Rabbinical Assembly.