Peck Ritchey, LLC offers a broad scope of services ranging from basic estate planning to complex litigation. The estate planning lawyers at Peck Ritchey have proven experience in reducing exposure to gift, estate, and inheritance taxes, as well as special needs planning. Our estate planning lawyers provide advice on techniques that can be used not only upon death, but during your life to enable wealth to pass on to your intended beneficiaries in the most tax efficient manner possible.

Peck Ritchey’s litigation lawyers are recognized leaders in estate, trust and guardianship litigation. Peck Ritchey represents all parties to decedent’s estate litigation, trust litigation, contested guardianship as well as other areas of fiduciary litigation. In addition to will and trust contests, Peck Ritchey handles disputed accountings, recovery of assets, claims, heirship disputes, disputed guardianships and other estate litigation.

Peck Ritchey, LLC’s attorneys are frequently involved in drafting new legislation for consideration and passage by the Illinois General Assembly. All of Peck Ritchey, LLC’s attorneys are members of the Chicago Bar Association and the Illinois Bar Association in addition to other legal associations. (Kerry R. Peck is a past President of the 22,000 member Chicago Bar Association.) These memberships are used to stay apprised of current trends and to improve the quality of our service, as well as to find innovative and compassionate approaches to current legal issues.

Our practice area includes:
• Probate, Trust, and Guardianship Litigation
• Administration of Estates, Trusts, and Guardianships
• Estate Planning and Special Needs
• Alzheimer's Disease Planning
• Elder Law
• Asset Protection and Medicaid Planning
• Special Needs Planning
• Corporate Law, including Small and Family Business Planning
• Guardianship Administration
• Guardianship Litigation
• Litigation against Elder Abuse, Neglect, and Financial Exploitation
• Nursing Home Abuse/Neglect

Office Locations:

Chicago
105 W Adams Street
31st Floor
312-201-0900

Northbrook
707 Skokie Boulevard
Suite 600
847-509-1099

Oak Brook
700 Commerce Drive
Suite 500
630-928-3786 Ext. 3786

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Margolis Weldon provides clients with individualized Elder Law and Estate Planning solutions. We educate our clients and offer them peace of mind by equipping them with the tools to successfully navigate the road ahead.

Margolis Weldon believes in empowering their clients with the knowledge necessary to make informed decisions. We understand how challenging it can be for people to talk about death and dying, and we are committed to making the planning process as comfortable as possible. 

Estate Planning Documents We Provide

• Last Will and Testaments
• Revocable Living Trusts
• Irrevocable Trusts
• Power of Attorney for Health Care
• Power of Attorney for Property
• HIPAA Authorizations
• Living Wills
• Quit Claim Deeds