Kevin Peek brings several years of experience in defending high-exposure medical malpractice claims and defending healthcare providers in the correctional setting. Kevin has represented numerous medical facilities and health care providers throughout Missouri.
As an associate in the firm’s Health Law practice group, Kevin assists in cases involving medical malpractice defense and defense of providers in correctional health care. Kevin strives to provide professional and thorough legal services to clients in order to create an appropriate defensive plan, and in an effort to reduce the stress created upon health care providers as a result of legal matters. Kevin is a regular contributor to the firm’s Physician Law Blog, and authors articles on legal matters and technology.
Kevin was recently accepted into the NAPABA’s (National Asian Pacific American Bar Association) Leadership Advancement Program. He was 1 of only 24 Fellows selected from a nationwide applicant pool for the 2024-2025- LAP cohort.
American Bar Association
Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
Illinois Bar Associtaion
Greater St. Louis Claims Association
Missouri Asian American Bar Association
Missouri Bar Association
NAPABA’s (National Asian Pacific American Bar Association) Leadership Advancement Program, Fellow
J.D., University of Arkansas in Little Rock – William H. Bowen School of Law
B.S. in Physics, Hendrix College
Illinois
Missouri
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
United States District Court for the District of Kansas
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Kevin participates annually as a Corporate Achiever with the National Multiple Sclerosis Society to raise money for research. Kevin also provides pro bono services to the community by assisting in guardianship matters, and assisting individuals seeking asylum through the MICA Project. Due to his pro bono work, he was named by the Missouri Bar as an honoree of the 2016 Pro Bono Wall of Fame.
"New Law Offers Protections from COVID-19 Liability," St. Louis Metropolitan Medicine (August 2021)
“Misunderstandings in the Legal Landscape of Correctional Care,” in For The Defense by the Defense Research Institute (March 2019)
"The New Apple Watch ECG App: A Potential Liability Nightmare for Physicians,” Physicians Practice (September 17, 2018)
“How Blockchain Technology Could Aid Key Data Challenges in Healthcare, Health Data Management (August 27, 2018)
“Hey Alexa, Are You HIPAA Compliant?” Medical Economics (June 19, 2018)
“For the Public Good: Offering Our Most Valuable Resource to Those in Need,” Missouri Bar (October 2017)