Rahman Popal
Owner, The Law Firm for Tenant Rights
Rahman Popal is the owner of the Law Firm for Tenant Rights.
Rahman represents tenants throughout California facing unfair housing practices, including wrongful/constructive evictions, uninhabitable and dilapidated premises, including water leaks and mold issues, landlord harassment, lockouts, landlord retaliation, discriminatory housing practices, live/work units, and illegal rent increases, among others. He has counseled and represented thousands of tenants facing complex legal challenges. Prior to founding the Law Firm for Tenant Rights, he practiced for five years as an associate attorney with a prominent tenant rights firm in San Francisco. He is a dedicated volunteer with local tenant unions across the Bay Area.
Prior to practicing tenant law, Rahman was awarded a fellowship from Human Rights Advocates and represented detained undocumented immigrants seeking release on bond. He practiced deportation defense for over a year, and represented undocumented immigrants before the San Francisco Immigration Court and federal Board of Immigration Appeals. In 2014, he presented at the 25th Session of the Human Right Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. Since 2015, he has served as an adjunct professor with the University of San Francisco’s Moot Court Program.
In 2014, Rahman graduated from the University of San Francisco School of Law in the top quarter of his class. In 2010, he graduated cum laude with a B.A. in International Relations from San Francisco State University and was awarded a graduate research prize from the California State University Graduate Research Competition for his senior capstone project.
Rahman was selected as a Northern California Rising Star Attorney by Super Lawyers in 2020 and 2021, an honor reserved for lawyers who demonstrate excellence in practice. This distinction is bestowed to only 2.5% of Northern California attorneys.
- Landlord Tenant
- Evictions, Housing Discrimination, Landlord Rights, Rent Control, Tenants' Rights
- Credit Cards Accepted
- California
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- Dari: Spoken
- English: Spoken, Written
- Owner
- The Law Firm for Tenant Rights
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- Associate Attorney
- Tobener Ravenscroft LLP
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- Associate Attorney
- Mira Law Group
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- Human Rights Advocates Fellow
- Johnson & McDermed
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- University of San Francisco School of Law
- J.D. | Law
- Honors: Top 25% of class
- Activities: Moot Court Board Member
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- California State University - San Francisco State University
- B.A. | International Relations and Affairs
- Honors: Cum Laude
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- Northern California Rising Star
- Super Lawyers
- A rising star is an honor reserved for lawyers who demonstrate excellence in practice. This distinction is bestowed to only 2.5% of Northern California attorneys.
- Northern California Rising Star
- Super Lawyers
- A rising star is an honor reserved for lawyers who demonstrate excellence in practice. This distinction is bestowed to only 2.5% of Northern California attorneys.
- International Development Law
- CALI Award for Excellence
- State Bar of California # 302371
- Member
- Current
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- Costa Hawkins and the future of rent control
- Daily Journal
- The Need for Stronger Mandates and Concerted Action on Electronic Waste
- U.N. Doc A/HRC/25/NGO/9
- Addressing the AIDS pandemic: a normative shift in intellectual property protections
- The International Relations Journal, San Francisco State University
San Francisco Renter Wins $400,000 Settlement
We are pleased to announce that our client, who was forced out of her San Francisco apartment with a 315% rent increase, was awarded a $400,000 settlement in a wrongful...
San Francisco Landlords May Have Wrongfully Evicted Hundreds of Tenants
San Francisco Landlords May Have Wrongfully Evicted Hundreds of Tenants
Oakland Residents Fear Evictions Following Deadly Warehouse Fire
Oakland Residents Fear Evictions Following Deadly Warehouse Fire
Elderly San Francisco tenants nervous about possible relocation
Elderly San Francisco tenants nervous about possible relocation
2 Investigates Tenants say mold problems persist at luxury South Bay apartments
2 Investigates Tenants say mold problems persist at luxury South Bay apartments
San Francisco Teacher Being Evicted For Using Appliances
San Francisco Teacher Being Evicted For Using Appliances
Fox 2 Investigates how San Francisco Housing Authority Ignored Elevator Malfunctions
Fox 2 Investigates interviews tenant lawyer Joseph Tobener regarding how San Francisco Housing Authority violated the Federal Fair Housing Act in public housing high-rise buildings by ignoring elevator malfunctions.
San Francisco Landlord Issues Apology Letter to Tenants
San Francisco Landlord Issues Apology Letter to Tenants
