Peters & Freedman Attorneys at Law : Meet the Partners

Dave Peters
Mr. Peters earned his undergraduate degree from Pepperdine University and received a Master degree in Business Administration from the University of California at Riverside. He then attended Hastings School of Law where he received his Juris Doctorate. Mr. Peters served on the California Department of Real Estate Subdivision Advisory Committee Litigation Task Force. Mr. Peters is a member of the Community Associations Institute where he has served as a Director and Committee Chairman.

Keenan A. Parker
Mr. Parker obtained his law degree from Whittier College School of Law where he maintained positions on the Dean’s List and Honor Roll. Prior to joining Peters & Freedman, L.L.P., in 1994, Keenan practiced in general civil litigation, with an emphasis in real property. He now practices real property law, including construction defect litigation and general representation of common interest developments. Mr. Parker heads the Firm’s litigation department and has an outstanding record in trials and appeals, primarily representing common interest developments in both plaintiff and defense cases.

James R. McCormick
Mr. McCormick attended the University of California, Los Angeles, where he received his undergraduate degree in Political Science. He then attended law school at the University of San Diego, where he was a teaching assistant for legal research, writing and oral advocacy and recognized as a Dean’s Outstanding Scholar. Mr. McCormick has been formally trained as a mediator and has mediated disputes for the former San Diego Mediation Center (now National Conflict Resolution Center).

Since starting in the industry in 1996, Mr. McCormick has served on various committees, has presented at numerous CAI and CACM events and has taught countless Board member orientation classes. Mr. McCormick has published many industry-related articles and serves on the CACM Legislative Affairs Committee and is the current chairperson for the San Diego CAI Legislative Support Committee. Mr. McCormick has created training programs for managers and Board members in San Diego, Coachella Valley, Orange County, Los Angeles and the Inland Empire and currently sits as the board president of his very own homeowners association.

Mr. McCormick also tracks the latest technology advances that can be used by the common interest development industry and led his firm to implement and upgrade the firm’s online collections program which allows managers 24/7 access to status reports for their association’s collections accounts.

Stephen M. Kirkland
Mr. Kirkland graduated from the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, with a bachelor’s degree in Philosophy. He attended the Thomas Jefferson School of Law, where he graduated cum laude, and was a member of Law Review. Mr. Kirkland received an American Jurisprudence award for contracts, a Witkin award for Academic Excellence in the fields of family law and criminal procedure and a CALI award for civil motion practice. Prior to becoming a member of the State Bar, Mr. Kirkland worked for Peters & Freedman, L.L.P. for eight years as a paralegal, first in the assessment collection department and then in the construction defect department.