DAVID A. SENTER JR

As a child, Toni Peck had her eye on a career in medicine, but a high school U.S. history class sparked an interest in law. A medical internship reinforced her resolve to become a lawyer, but it didn’t quell her interest in health care.

“My attraction to law was solidified after I completed a high school internship in medicine that made it clear seeing blood for the rest of my life was not going to work for me,” she said. “In law school, I discovered health law and it was the perfect combination of all my interests - law, medicine, business, and health policy.”

Peck is a partner in Womble Bond Dickinson’s Research Triangle Park office and a member of the firm’s healthcare team. She focuses on helping healthcare providers navigate a variety of regulatory compliance and corporate matters.

“In my practice, I get to help health systems put together ventures that bring various health care services to the public,” she said. “It’s a secretly proud moment when I drive by a facility or walk into a facility to receive health care knowing I played a small part in ensuring these services were made available to patients.”

David Senter did not start his legal career practicing healthcare law; rather, he fell into it a few years after starting his practice, when a partner on the Young Moore healthcare team needed help. Senter was an associate at the time and had worked in a variety of practice areas.

“I established an interested in healthcare privacy and security compliance and went on to establish our firm’s presence in that space,” he said.

Today, Senter is a shareholder at Young Moore. Over time, he has built valuable relationships with his clients and he treasures that aspect of his practice.

“When you work with folks for hours on end on a particular matter and then follow up with texts about someone’s son’s baseball tournament or the progress of a household project, you realize you are impacting more than someone’s 9-5,” he said. “Developing and maintaining those relationships is often more rewarding than the work itself.”

A diehard NASCAR fan, Senter said he prizes his Sunday afternoons huddled around the television with his four kids “watching men drive cars in circles.”