May 22 2024
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George S. Peek
Attorney
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Telephone
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Fax
(414) 238-6571
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Office
Milwaukee
411 East Wisconsin Avenue
Suite 1000
Milwaukee, WI 53202
George Peek is a Shareholder in the Trusts & Estates Section. George assists clients in a broad range of estate planning and administration services, including estate and trust administration, preparation of estate planning documents and representations in guardianships/conservatorships; and he is also a frequent presenter in these areas. In addition, he has litigated several complex estate planning issues including inheritance disputes.
Beyond his estate planning practice, George counsels both for-profit and not-for-profit businesses on organization, succession, reorganization and real estate. His experience includes contracting, corporate governance and risk management and is premised on gaining an understanding of his clients’ financial and non-financial goals. Because of his broad background, George is able to assist clients in preventing needless litigation and also navigating litigation when it becomes necessary.
George is a member of the firm’s Pro Bono Committee and serves the State Bar of Wisconsin where he is a member of the Board of Directors for the Business Law Section and acts as a Panel Arbitrator for the Fee Arbitration Program, which arbitrates Wis. Stats. Ch. 788 attorney-client fee disputes.
Resources:
- Ten Essential Legal Documents (PDF)
- Estate Planning Questionnaire for Unmarried Persons - electronic submission
- Estate Planning Questionnaire for Unmarried Persons - fillable PDF form
- Estate Planning Questionnaire for Married Persons - electronic submission
- Estate Planning Questionnaire for Married Persons - fillable PDF form
- Marquette University, J.D., 2002
- University of Nebraska, B.A., 1997
- Wisconsin
- Illinois
- U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin, Western District of Michigan
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit
- State Bar of Wisconsin (Business Law Section, Board of Directors) (Fee Arbitration Panel, Member)
- 7th Circuit Bar Association
- Milwaukee Bar Association
- Financial Planning Association of Wisconsin
- Milwaukee Estate Planning Forum
- Benefits of Establishing a Business Foundation for Charitable Giving, WICPA, May 2023
- The Best Lawyers in America®, Trusts and Estates (2024-2027)
- Mount Olive Lutheran Church and School, President
- Secure Futures, Volunteer
- Enderis Park Neighborhood Association, Member