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City Attorney

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Robert Epstein
City Attorney
(415) 485-3080
(415) 485-3109 (FAX)
1400 Fifth Ave., Rm. 202
San Rafael, CA 94901
Monday-Friday: 8:30am - 5:00pm
Saturday-Sunday: Closed

About the City Attorney's Office

The City Attorney is the attorney for the City of San Rafael, as an entity. The City Attorney’s office provides legal assistance, advice and defense to all branches of San Rafael City Government. Because of the nature of the City Attorney's role, we cannot represent or provide legal advice to individual residents. We are therefore unable to respond to individual requests for legal advice or representation.

City Attorney Addresses City Council 9.06.2022

City Attorney Comments City Council Meeting 9.19.2022 (Spanish)

Posted on September 21, 2022

CITY ATTORNEY COMMENTS 9/19/2022 (Spanish) Buenas noches, soy Rob Epstein. Soy el procurador municipal de San Rafael. Al tener un procurador municipal electo, nuestra ciudad es diferente de todas las demás ciudades y pueblos de Marin, así como del condado, todos los cuales designan a su asesor legal. Durante las últimas dos semanas, he estado...

City Attorney Comments City Council Meeting 9.19.2022

Posted on September 20, 2022

CITY ATTORNEY COMMENTS 9/19/2022 Good evening, I am Rob Epstein. I am the city attorney of San Rafael. By having an elected city attorney, our City is different from all the other cities and towns in Marin as well as the County, all of whom appoint their legal counsel. For the past two weeks, I...

Marin Voice: City attorney explains process of investigating San Rafael police (Spanish)

Posted on September 19, 2022

Un reciente incidente policial ha recibido considerable atención pública. Dos policías de San Rafael utilizaron la fuerza durante el arresto de un hombre de la localidad el 27 de julio. El hombre alegó ante el tribunal que los oficiales usaron fuerza excesiva y mintieron en sus informes policiales. Después de revisar los hechos, la oficina...
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