Partner since 1971 (retired 2020)

Alan B. Peck

Alan B. Peck was, until his retirement, in charge of the transactions practice area at White Peck Carrington, LLP.


Year Joined

1968

Current Position

Partner since 1971 (retired 2020)

Litigation Percentage

N/A

Areas of Practice

Areas of Practice: 
Real Estate Transactions and Financing, Corporate Law and Business Organizations, Commercial Law, Banking and Finance Law, Wills and Trusts, Probate and Estate Administration, Elder Law, Medicaid Qualification

Experience

Mr. Peck practiced law from 1968 until 2020 with extensive experience in the areas of real estate transactions, business organizations and corporate law, banking and finance, estate planning, probate and estate administration and elder law.

In the real estate area Mr. Peck prepared all types of real estate related documents such as purchase and sale agreements, deeds of conveyance, mortgages, promissory notes and leases. He assisted clients in subdivision development, planning and zoning issues and condominium and planned development formation and governance. He also supervised real estate title examinations, rendered title opinions, provided title insurance policies and conducted real estate closings.

For his business clients Mr. Peck provided formation of business organizations such as corporations, limited liability companies, general partnerships, limited partnerships and limited liability partnerships. He also handled business and corporate law matters such as corporate governance, buy-sell agreements, non-compete agreements, employment agreements, asset purchase and sale agreements and stock purchase and sale agreements.

In the banking and finance area Mr. Peck acted as general counsel for three independent banks for over forty (40) years advising, and provided legal services, on a wide range of financial institution issues.

Mr. Peck handled all aspects of estate planning such as consultation and plan development and preparation of wills, trust agreements, general powers of attorney, health care powers of attorney and living wills. He also gave advice and provided documents in the ever expanding elder law and Medicaid qualifications areas.

In probate and estate and trust administration, Mr. Peck probated wills, handled appointment of executors, administrators and trustees, guided executors and administrators through the estate settlement process and trustees through the trust administration process. He also prepared state and federal inheritance and estate tax returns.

Mr. Peck has been married to Patricia Stacy Peck, a native of West Liberty, Kentucky, since 1967. They have three children. Currently, the grandchildren count is at eight.

Peck's "away from work" interests are fishing (smallmouth bass, redfish and snook), bird hunting and golf.

Education

University of Kentucky College of Law, Lexington, Kentucky, 1968 | J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence

University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, 1965 | B.S., Bachelor of Science

Eastern Kentucky University, 1961-1963

Professional Associations & Memberships

  • Kentucky Bar Association, Member, 1968 - Present
  • Kentucky Bar Association, Member, House of Delegates, 1991-1997
  • Montgomery County Bar Association, Member, 1968 - Present President
  • Legal Aid of the Bluegrass, Pro Bono Participant, 1968 - Present Pro Bono Participant
  • Kentucky Bankers Association, Legal Counsel Division Member
  • Traditional Bank Director, 1972-1991 and 2001 to 2013
  • Traditional Bancorporation, Inc., Director, 1972-1991 and 2001 - 2013
  • Commonwealth Bank, F.S.B., Director, 1972 - 2001
  • Mary Chiles Hospital Member, Board of Directors, 1970-1982, Chairman, 1981
  • Mary Chiles Hospital Foundation, 1970 - 2007 Member, Board of Trustees

Bar Admissions

1968Kentucky

1969 U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky

1975 U.S. Court of Appeals 61h Circuit

1975 United States Supreme Court

References

Traditional Bank, Mt. Sterling, Kentucky

Commonwealth Bank, F.S.B., Mt. Sterling, Kentucky

Fraternities & Sororities

Phi Delta Phi