Helen Holmes Peak
Helen Holmes Peak is a founding member of Lounsbery Ferguson Altona & Peak, and practices in the area of municipal law and government relations. She has represented numerous public agencies with respect to a variety of practice areas including, but not limited to, general municipal, real estate, land use, environmental, public contracting and employment. In connection with her representation, Ms. Peak has participated in negotiations with and hearings before numerous local and state regulatory and permitting agencies. Her work has included consultation with various cities’ redevelopment agencies and public agencies concerning the preparation and defense of environmental review documents, including representation of these entities in litigation relating to land use and environmental issues. Ms. Peak served as Corporation Counsel of Centre City Development Corporation in San Diego from 2001 to 2008. She currently serves as the contract City Attorney for San Marcos, a position she has held since 1997.
Ms. Peak received an undergraduate degree in political science from Stanford University in 1979 and received her Juris Doctor degree in 1983 from McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific. She co-founded Lounsbery Ferguson Altona & Peak in 1996. She was previously a partner at Higgs, Fletcher & Mack in its North County office in Escondido.
She is a former member of the Oceanside Project Area and Redevelopment Advisory Committees, as well as the Redevelopment Committee of the Oceanside Chamber of Commerce, and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Camp Pendleton Armed Services YMCA (past President). She is also a member of the City Attorneys Association of San Diego (past President). Ms. Peak is a member of the California State Bar Association, the San Diego County Bar Association and the U.S. Supreme Court Bar.