Kerry R. Peck
Chicago Elder Lawyer
Kerry Peck is the past president of the Chicago Bar Association (CBA) and founder of the Elder Law Committee of the CBA. He is also the managing partner of the Chicago law firm, Peck Ritchey, LLC, whose clients include families, hospitals, banks, the State of Illinois, County of Cook, and City of Chicago. He provides legal representation for trust and guardianship litigation, business planning, and estate planning.
Mr. Peck is well experienced in guiding his clients through the probate process, assisting in the transfer of assets and resolution of claims, and implementing estate plans. He is also very dedicated in advising families with disabled children in special needs planning.
He has been chosen as an Illinois Super Lawyer for over a decade and was named "Jewish Chicagoan of the Year" in 2007. Mr. Peck was retained by the City of Chicago Department of Aging to rewrite the State of Illinois Elder Abuse and Neglect.
Not only has he co-authored the book, Alzheimer's and the Law, but he has also written articles for various journals and newspapers, including Chicago Daily Law Bulletin and Illinois State Bar Journal.
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Elder Law
- Alzheimer's Disease Planning
- Special Needs Planning
- Corporate Law, including small and family business planning
- Free Consultation
- Credit Cards Accepted
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- Illinois
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Attorney and Managing Partner
- Peck Ritchey, LLC
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- Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
- J.D. | Law
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- Northern Illinois University
- B.S. | Education
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- Super Lawyer
- Illinois Super Lawyers
- Selected To Super Lawyers: 2006 - 2020
- Leading Lawyer
- Leading Lawyers Network
- Selected To Leading Lawyers: 2008 - 2020
- AV Preeminent
- Martindale-Hubbell Lawyers Service
- Peer Rated for Highest Level of Professional Excellence
- JUSTICE JOHN PAUL STEVENS AWARD
- Chicago Bar Association
- Chicago Bar Association
- CBA Record Editorial Board
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- Alzheimer's Association, Greater Illinois Chapter
- Board of Directors
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- American Bar Association
- Senior Lawyers Division - Task Force on Diminished Capacity
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- American Bar Association
- Commission on Law and Aging
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- Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez's Elder Abuse Task Force
- Chair
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- Illinois State Bar Association
- Elder Law Section Council - Immediate Past Chair
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- National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
- Political Action Committee - Chair
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- Special Needs Alliance
- Member
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- Center for Disability & Elder Law
- Advisory Board
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- Florida State Bar # 269492
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- Chicago Bar Association
- President
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- Alzheimer's and the Law: Counseling Clients with Dementia and Their Families
- American Bar Association
- Alzheimer's, Now What?
- North Shore Senior Center Newsletter
- Financial Abuse by Profiteering Guardians Awaits Aging Boomers and Heirs
- Mainstreet.com
- Litigating Disputed Estates, Trusts, Guardianships, and Charitable Bequests, Guardianship Litigation Chapter, 2009 IICLE Handbook
- Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
- Protecting a Friend's Right to Inherit
- Shall I Stay or Shall I Go?, North Shore Senior Center
- Website
- Peck Ritchey, LLC
What you should know about temporary guardianship
Illinois elder law attorney Kerry Peck discusses what you should know about temporary guardianship.
Families Learn to Cope with the Struggles of Dementia
Chicago elder law attorney Kerry Peck of Peck Ritchey, LLC appeared on Fox 32 news to discuss the dangers and struggles that families face when elderly parents develop dementia. Peck Ritchey,...
