Meet Steven H. Peck

Steven H. Peck, Estate and Elder Planning Attorney

Steven H. Peck is an experienced estate and elder planning attorney who has devoted more than 26 years to estate and tax planning. Based in Riverwoods, Illinois, Mr. Peck focuses his practice on helping individuals and families develop thoughtful strategies for protecting their assets, preparing for the future, and preserving the legacies they have worked to build. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Harvard College, where he graduated cum laude, and earned his Juris Doctor from Boston College Law School. Mr. Peck is licensed to practice law in Illinois, New York, Massachusetts, and Florida, as well as multiple federal jurisdictions, including the United States Supreme Court and United States Tax Court. His professional background also includes military legal service, real estate development law, insurance knowledge, professional education, and extensive public speaking on estate planning topics.

Estate Planning and Elder Law Experience

Mr. Peck has worked in the estate and tax planning field for more than 26 years and devotes his legal practice full-time to estate planning. His experience allows him to address planning matters involving individuals and families at different stages of life, including those preparing an estate plan, evaluating elder law considerations, or addressing the needs of a family member with disabilities.

His practice is supported by decades of focused legal work and continuing involvement with professional organizations dedicated to estate planning and elder law. Mr. Peck is a member of WealthCounsel, a nationwide organization of attorneys focused on estate planning, and ElderCounsel, an organization devoted to elder law and special needs planning. He is also associated with the Illinois Forum of Estate Planning Attorneys.

Areas of Professional Focus

Mr. Peck's professional background includes work involving:

• Estate planning

• Elder law

• Estate and tax planning

• Special needs planning

• Generation-skipping transfer tax matters

• Legacy planning

• Real estate development law

• Insurance-related considerations

Education, Bar Memberships, and Legal Credentials

Mr. Peck's legal and academic background combines formal training in economics with extensive legal education and decades of practical experience. He graduated cum laude from Harvard College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics before earning his Juris Doctor degree from Boston College Law School.

He is admitted to practice in four states and multiple federal jurisdictions. His broad licensing background complements his work in estate and tax planning, particularly when addressing sophisticated legal and financial considerations.

Education

• J.D., Boston College Law School

• B.A. in Economics, Harvard College, cum laude

Bar and Court Admissions

• Illinois

• New York

• Massachusetts

• Florida

• United States Supreme Court

• United States Tax Court

Mr. Peck is licensed in six federal jurisdictions in total, including the United States Supreme Court and United States Tax Court.

Professional Associations and Continuing Legal Education

Active involvement in professional organizations has been an important part of Mr. Peck's estate and elder planning practice. His memberships connect his work with organizations focused specifically on estate planning strategies, elder law, and special needs planning.

Mr. Peck is a member of WealthCounsel, a nationwide community of estate planning attorneys committed to providing clients with informed estate planning advice and documentation. He is also a member of ElderCounsel, which focuses on elder law and special needs planning, and the Illinois Forum of Estate Planning Attorneys.

His professional affiliations include:

• Wealth Counsel

• Elder Counsel

• Illinois Forum of Estate Planning Attorneys

• Elder Care Matters Alliance

These associations reflect Mr. Peck's longstanding concentration on estate planning and related legal matters rather than a general legal practice.

Speaking Engagements, Publications, and Media Experience

In addition to representing clients, Mr. Peck has shared his estate planning knowledge through professional education, public seminars, media appearances, and published commentary. He has presented several hundred seminars about estate planning to members of the public and private organizations throughout the United States. His speaking experience demonstrates a longstanding commitment to explaining complex estate planning subjects in a practical and accessible way

Mr. Peck also served as a faculty member for National Business Institute professional education seminars, including “Handling the Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax” and “Estate Planning from A to Z.” His commentary and professional experience have been featured by Sun Times Media and the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, and he has served as a guest columnist for the Daily Herald Business Ledger. He has also appeared as a recurring guest on the WBBM News Radio 780 Noon Business Hour and MarketWatch.com.

Additional Legal and Professional Background

Before concentrating his practice on estate planning law, Mr. Peck practiced real estate development law and served four years on active duty as a captain in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps. This combination of military legal service, real estate experience, and estate planning work has contributed to a professional background spanning multiple areas of law and financial planning considerations.

Mr. Peck also has substantial knowledge of the insurance field and continues to maintain an insurance license while practicing law. Together with his economics education and estate and tax planning experience, this background provides additional perspective when evaluating the legal, financial, and long-term considerations that may be involved in developing an estate plan.

Work With Steven H. Peck

Estate planning is an opportunity to make deliberate decisions about your assets, your family, and the legacy you want to leave behind. With more than 26 years of focused estate and tax planning experience, Steven H. Peck works with clients to develop plans based on their individual circumstances and long-term objectives.

If you are ready to create, review, or update your estate plan, contact Steven H. Peck Attorney at Law to discuss your goals and the planning strategies that may be appropriate for you and your family.