Robert Faigin

Robert Faigin is a Senior Counsel Consultant in Liebert Cassidy Whitmore’s San Diego office, where he advises public agencies and public safety departments on employment, investigations, risk management, policy, and governance matters. He brings more than three decades of experience as a public-agency legal advisor, oversight executive, and prosecutor.

Robert has extensive experience helping public safety leaders navigate complex operational and legal challenges. For more than 20 years, he served as Director of Legal Affairs and Chief Legal Advisor for a major California law enforcement agency. In this role, he advised agency leadership and department personnel on matters involving the Public Safety Officers’ Procedural Bill of Rights Act, use of force, critical incidents, training, risk management, and liability. He also prepared legal opinions, conducted research, and coordinated with elected officials and county legal and justice agencies.

Robert later served as Executive Director of a county office responsible for the independent review of five justice-related agencies. He advised the Board of Supervisors and evaluated departmental operations to promote transparency, accountability, legal compliance, and adherence to best practices.

Earlier in his career, Robert served as a Deputy District Attorney and Senior Deputy District Attorney. He tried more than 50 jury trials to verdict, along with hundreds of bench trials. His substantial courtroom and public agency experience allows him to assess matters from multiple perspectives and provide clients with practical, informed guidance.

Robert earned his J.D. from Pepperdine University School of Law, his Master of Public Administration from California State University, Dominguez Hills, and his B.A. in Criminal Justice from the University of Nevada, Reno.