Kerry R. Peck - Lawyer in Chicago, IL

KerryR. Peckisthe managing partner of the Chicago law firm Peck Ritchey, LLC. He is the pastPresident of the 22,000 lawyer Chicago Bar Association. His clients includefamilies, hospitals, banks, the State of Illinois, County of Cook, and City ofChicago. For over ten consecutive years,he has been selected by his peers in statewide surveys of Illinois attorneys asa Super Lawyer, an attorney to whom other attorneys would refer their family,and he was named a member of the Leading Lawyers Network. Mr. Peck is therecipient of the 2014 Justice John Paul Stevens Award, the Chicago BarAssociations highest honor. He was also selected by IIT Chicago-Kent Collegeof Law as one of their 125 Alumni of Distinction.

Mr. Peck was retained by the City ofChicago Department of Aging to rewrite the State of Illinois Elder Abuse and Neglect Act. Mr. Peck isthe co-author of Alzheimers and the Lawand Dont Let Dementia Steal Everything,both published by the American Bar Association. Mr. Peck has written articlesfor the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, Chicago Bar Association Record, IllinoisState Bar Journal, and various other journals and newspapers. He teachesattorneys and healthcare professionals across the country, and is a former adjunctprofessor at John Marshall Law Schools Elder Law Studies program where he taughta guardianship course.

• Advises individuals and banks charged with the administration of estates and trusts. Guides fiduciaries through the probate process, appearing in court as required, assisting them in the transfer of assets, and resolution of claims, as well as the implementation of the decedent's estate plan.
• Vigorously represents all parties in will contests and contested guardianships including minors and disabled adults.
• Assists families to plan for disabled children or other family members who are, or are likely to become, disabled and require special protection.

Judicial Appointments:

Kerry Peck hasbeen appointed Guardian Ad Litem in the Circuit Court by the Probate Division,Chancery Division and County Division, involving complex cases including healthcare, tax issues, real estate and medical issues. Mr. Peck has been appointedSpecial Administrator, Successor Administrator and/or Successor Trustee incontested trust and estate cases all by Court order.