About Kerry

Biography

Kerry R. Peck is the managing partner of the Chicago law firm Peck Ritchey, LLC. He is the past President of the 22,000 lawyer Chicago Bar Association. His clients have included families, hospitals, banks, the State of Illinois, County of Cook, and City of Chicago. Since 2006, he has been selected by his peers in statewide surveys of Illinois attorneys as a “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 the recipient of the 2014 Justice John Paul Stevens Award, the Chicago Bar Association’s highest honor. He was also selected by IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law as one of their 125 Alumni of Distinction.In 2021, Mr. Peck was appointed Chair of the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Elder Justice. Mr. Peck was retained by the City of Chicago Department of Aging to rewrite the State of Illinois Elder Abuse and Neglect Act. Mr. Peck is the co-author of Alzheimer’s and the Law and Don’t Let Dementia Steal Everything, both published by the American Bar Association. Mr. Peck has written articles for the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, Chicago Bar Association Record, Illinois State Bar Journal, and various other journals and newspapers. He teaches attorneys and healthcare professionals across the country and is a former adjunct professor at John Marshall Law School’s Elder Law Studies program where he taught a 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.

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

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Practice Areas

Litigation 50%

Probate, Trust, and Guardianship Litigation - Peck Bloom, LLC vigorously represents all parties to decedent’s estate litigation, trust litigation and contested guardianships. In addition to will and trust contests, Peck Bloom, LLC handles disputed accountings, recovery of assets, claims, heirship disputes, and scores of other potential estate/guardianship litigation. The attorneys of Peck Bloom, LLC are recognized leaders in estate, trust and guardianship litigation.

27 years

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Elder Law 10%

Peck Bloom, LLC provides an array of services for seniors, including planning for health care decisions, end-of-life issues, and meeting possible long term care needs, as well as general estate planning and administration, and guardianship proceedings. Our legal team offers efficient and respectful service when locating the appropriate type of care, coordinating private and public resources to finance the cost of care, and working to ensure that clients receive quality care.

27 years

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Estate Planning 10%

Peck Bloom, LLC offers a broad scope of estate planning services, including wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and nursing home planning. Peck Bloom, LLC has proven experience in effectively and legally reducing exposure to gift, estate, and inheritance taxes. We provide advice on estate planning techniques that can be used not only upon death but during your lifetime to enable wealth to pass to your intended beneficiaries in the most tax efficient manner possible.

27 years

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Probate 10%

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Wills and Living Wills 10%

Peck Bloom, LLC vigorously represents all parties in decedents estate litigation, i.e. will contests. We also offer a broad scope of estate planning services, including wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and nursing home planning.

27 years

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Power of Attorney 5%

Peck Bloom, LLC advises fiduciaries charged with the administration of estates and trusts. The estates we administer include decedents' estates as well as guardianship estates for minors and disabled adults. We also offer a broad scope of estate planning services, including wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and nursing home planning.

27 years

Trusts 5%

Peck Bloom vigorously represents all parties in trust litigation. We also offer a broad scope of estate planning services, including wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and nursing home planning.

27 years

Fees and Rates

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Awards

Licenses

Licensed in Florida for 47 years

State: Florida

Acquired: 1979

Member in Good Standing

No misconduct found

Licensed in Illinois for 47 years

State: Illinois

Acquired: 1978

Active and Authorized to Practice Law

No misconduct found

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Location

Peck Ritchey, LLC

(312) 201-0900

Fax

321 S. Plymouth Ct., 6th Floor, 6th Floor, Chicago, IL, 60604

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**By Appointment Only, 707 Skokie Blvd., Suite 600, Northbrook, IL, 60062

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700 Commerce Dr., Suite 500, Oak Brook, IL, 60523

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100 S. Saunders Rd., Suite 150, Lake Forest, IL, 60045

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Experience

Rating: 10.0 (Superb)

Honors

2026

Recognized for Work in Elder Law, Best Lawyers in America

2026

Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers

2025

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2025

Recognized for Work in Elder Law, Best Lawyers in America

2025

Leading Lawyer, Leading Lawyers Network

2024

Recognized for Work in Elder Law, Best Lawyers in America

2024

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2023

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2023

Recognized for Work in Elder Law, Best Lawyers in America

2022

Recognized for Work in Elder Law, Best Lawyers in America

2022

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2021

Recognized for Work in Elder Law, Best Lawyers in America

2021

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2020

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2019

AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell®

2019

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2019

Leading Lawyer, Leading Lawyers Network

2019

Illinois Super Lawyers, SuperLawyers

2018

Illinois Super Lawyers, SuperLawyers

2018

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2017

Illinois Super Lawyers, SuperLawyers

2017

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2016

Illinois Super Lawyers, SuperLawyers

2016

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2015

Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers

2015

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2014

Super Lawyer, Illinois Super Lawyers

2014

JUSTICE JOHN PAUL STEVENS AWARD, Chicago Bar Association

2013

125 Alumni of Distinction, IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law

2013

Super Lawyer, Illinois Super Lawyers

2012

Super Lawyer, Illinois Super Lawyers

2011

Super Lawyer, Illinois Super Lawyers

2010

Super Lawyer, Illinois Super Lawyers

2010

Leading Lawyer, Leading Lawyers Network

2009

Super Lawyer, Illinois Super Lawyers

2009

Leading Lawyer, Leading Lawyers Network

2008

Super Lawyer, Illinois Super Lawyers

2008

Leading Lawyer, Leading Lawyers Network

2007

Super Lawyer, Illinois Super Lawyers

2006

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

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Work Experience

1998 - Present

Managing Partner, Peck Ritchey, LLC

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Associations

2015 - Present

American Bar Association

Liaison ABA Commission on Law and Aging

Chicago Bar Association

CBA Record Editorial Board

Illinois State Bar Association

Elder Law Section Council – Immediate Past Chair

National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys

Political Action Committee Chairman

Center for Disability & Elder Law

Advisory Board

Alzheimer’s Association - Greater Illinois Chapter

Board of Directors

American Bar Association - Senior Lawyers Division

Task Force on Diminished Capacity

Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez’s Elder Abuse Task Force

Chair

Special Needs Alliance

Member

1999 - 2000

Chicago Bar Association

President

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Education

N/A

Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology

JD - Juris Doctor

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Speaking Engagements

2015

North Shore Senior Center Shall I Stay or Shall I Go?

2015

Financial Wellness Breakfast & Brew

Special Needs Planning

2015

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Conference

Special Needs Trust and Planning

2015

Aging Life Care Association Midwest Chapter Meeting

Infamous Cases of Elder Abuse and Financial Exploitation

2015

11th Annual Elder Law Short Court Presumptively Void Transfers

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Publications

2026

Peck Ritchey, LLC Protecting a Friend’s Right to Inherit

2026

Kerry R. Peck quoted in U.S. News & World Report How to Set Up a Caregiving Agreement

2025

Article published in Bifocal, Journal of the ABA Commission on Law and Aging Will and Trust Contests: Attorneys and the Issue of Client Capacity

2025

Juliette Fairley quoting Kerry Peck Article published on Mainstreet.com Financial Abuse by Profiteering Guardians Awaits Aging Boomers and Heirs

2023

Published by the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education Litigating Disputed Estates, Trusts, Guardianships, and Charitable Bequests, Guardianship Litigation Chapter, 2009 IICLE Handbook

2018

American Bar Association Don't Let Dementia Steal Everything

2015

North Shore Senior Center, Juncture Newsletter Planning for your Special-Needs Adult Child

2015

North Shore Senior Center, Juncture Newsletter Should You Say "I Do"?

2015

Wordsworth Law Publication, Medical Law Perspectives What Can Be Done To Prevent The Financial Exploitation Of Those With Alzheimer's?

2014

Maria Shriver quoting Kerry R. Peck Article published on NBC NEWS Life Ed: Protecting Wishes And Assets Of Alzheimer’s Patients

2014

North Shore Senior Center, Juncture Newsletter Alzheimer's, Now What?

2013

American Bar Association Alzheimer's and the Law Book

2010

Kerry R. Peck and Brandon E. Peck Published by the Age Options Suburban Elder Justice Coalition Self Neglect and the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act

2010

Kerry R. Peck quoted in the Chicago Tribune Health Beat Section Help with End-of-Life Plans

2010

CBA Record Uniform Adult Guardianship & Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act

2009

Kerry R. Peck quoted in The Wall Street Journal Relatives Can be Paid to Look After the Elderly

2007

Illinois Bar Journal Helping Parents Plan for Children with Special Needs

2007

EP Magazine Beyond Special Needs Trusts: Important Planning for the Family With Special Needs

2004

Article published in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin Reviving End-of-Life Decision Making – How the Schiavo Case Demonstrates the Importance of Advance Directives

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Languages

English

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