Pejman D. Kharrazian, Esq. is a Shareholder and the Litigation Department Chair at Epsten, APC, where he represents community associations throughout California. With nearly two decades of experience representing common interest developments, Pejman has extensive experience prosecuting and defending claims involving governing-document enforcement, breach of fiduciary duty, contracts, real property, inverse condemnation, government claims, construction and construction defects, property damage, insurance, fair housing, and other disputes arising from the operation and governance of community associations.

Pejman represents community associations throughout the litigation process, from pre-litigation evaluation and strategy through discovery, dispositive motions, mediation, and trial. He regularly advises boards and management regarding litigation strategy and risk assessment, including the associated practical and financial considerations. His practice includes complex disputes between associations and homeowners, as well as claims involving contractors, vendors, developers, management companies, neighboring properties, government entities, and other third parties. Pejman takes a practical and strategic approach to disputes while remaining focused on achieving his clients’ objectives.

Before becoming an attorney, Pejman worked as a certified community association manager, giving him a particularly practical perspective on the representation of community association clients and the development of litigation, legal, and risk-management strategies.

He received his Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from Thomas Jefferson School of Law, where he served as Notes Editor of the Thomas Jefferson Law Review. During law school, he completed judicial internships and subsequently served as a post-graduate judicial clerk with the Superior Court for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

Pejman is admitted to practice in all California state courts and the United States District Courts for the Southern and Central Districts of California. He has been recognized as a Super Lawyers Rising Star in General Litigation and regularly speaks and writes regarding developments in California community association law. He has also served as an adjunct professor at Thomas Jefferson School of Law and is active with the Community Associations Institute (CAI) and the California Association of Community Managers (CACM).