Kieran Purcell graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1985. After serving seven years in the United States Navy, Kieran joined Epsten Grinnell & Howell as a law clerk while attending California Western School of Law. Upon graduation in April 1995, Kieran became an attorney with the firm where his work on behalf of community associations includes providing advice on all types of corporate matters including litigation, interpretation and enforcement of governing documents and reconstruction issues. He has been a shareholder of EG&H since 2002.

Kieran spent three terms on the Board of Directors of the San Diego Chapter of the Community Associations Institute (CAI), where he served as its President, cochaired the National Seminar Committee and co-chaired the Golf & Tennis Charity Classic. Currently, Kieran serves on the California Legislative Action Committee (CLAC) for the San Diego Chapter and teaches the Common Interest Development Law Course. During his tenure with CAI, Kieran has earned the San Diego Chapter's President's Award three times, and in 2006 received the Samuel L. Dolnick Lifetime Achievement Award.

A Captain in the United States Naval Reserve, Kieran commands USFF NCAGS Foxtrot in Point Loma, California, and was recently awarded his third Meritorious Service Medal for his work in support of the global war on terrorism. A former President of the San Diego Chapter of the University of Colorado Alumni Association, Kieran served 5 years on the University's National Alumni Board of Directors.

Kieran is a member of the American Bar Association, the State Bar of California, the San Diego County Bar Association, and the American Legion, Post 275.