The Arizona Attorney General’s Office, through the Child and Family Protection Division, provides legal services to all the divisions of the Department of Economic Security (DES), including the Division of Child Support Services (DCSS). It also provides legal services to the Department of Child Safety. The Attorney General’s Office brings and defends lawsuits on behalf of the State …
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Although Phoenix did not prosecute anyone at Burch & Cracchiolo for not complying with lobbyist regulations, the issue of falsified documents is a separate legal matter.
Phoenix officials began scrutinizing the lobbyist registration status of Burch & Cracchiolo and another lobbyist earlier this year.
Emails between the firm and Phoenix officials show Holm looked at the documents and compared them with the letterhead from official correspondence the law firm sent to the city in previous years. Holm contacted Bull to question inconsistencies in the names of attorneys listed on the letterhead.
§ 16-1021 to enforce certain civil and criminal violations of Arizona’s election code, codified in Title 16 of the Arizona Revised Statutes. The Office, through the Elections Integrity Unit (“EIU”), accepts electronic complaints submitted online, as well as complaints mailed to the Office. Depending on the nature of the allegations, however, the Office may refer your entire complaint or portions thereof to another state or local agency for investigation and/or enforcement.
The Criminal Division's mission is to protect the citizens of Arizona by successfully investigating and aggressively and fairly prosecuting criminal cases within the State of Arizona and in representing the State in capital and non-capital appeals. The Criminal Division is comprised of six sections:
The Criminal Division's mission is to protect the citizens of Arizona by successfully investigating and aggressively and fairly prosecuting criminal cases within the State of Arizona and in representing the State in capital and non-capital appeals. The Criminal Division is comprised of six sections:
The mission of the Financial Remedies Section is the protection of legitimate commerce from the corrupting influences of criminal conduct through the application of civil remedies under Arizona's racketeering statutes. Its cases concentrate on ongoing criminal enterprises, mostly in the areas of illegal drugs and major fraud, but have also included other forms of organized crime, such as auto theft, prostitution and trafficking in stolen property. Virtually all of its cases allege the conduct of a criminal enterprise ( A.R.S. § 13-2312
The Special Investigations Section (SIS) provides investigative support to law enforcement and consumer protection services of the Attorney General's Office, as well as to law enforcement agencies across the State of Arizona. SIS provides expertise in specialized areas of law covered under the Attorney General's statutory criminal jurisdiction, which is not usually available at other law enforcement agencies, including vulnerable adult abuse, consumer fraud, drug trafficking, human smuggling, environmental crimes, medical fraud, money laundering, white collar crimes, political corruption, youth tobacco enforcement, antitrust, high technology crimes and foreign prosecution of defendants who have fled to Mexico.
Capital Litigation handles all appellate and post-conviction proceedings involving the death-row inmates in Arizona. Those proceedings include the direct appeal to the Arizona Supreme Court and the United States Supreme Court following conviction and sentencing; state post-conviction relief proceedings in the trial court and the Arizona Supreme Court; and federal habeas proceedings in federal district court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the United States Supreme Court. The Section also assists trial lawyers with advice, as well as research briefing in pending trial matters. The Section presents an annual death penalty seminar for prosecutors and assists with other seminars offered by the Arizona Prosecuting Attorneys' Advisory Council.
A little knowledge, it’s often said, is a dangerous thing. This is very true in Arizona family law matters. Some people are unwilling to go the legal process on their own but are also unwilling to commit to hiring an attorney. They seek guidance from paralegals or non-attorney services. This is, at best, a gamble. These services may have experience in filling out forms, but if your legal matter wanders into deeper waters, they cannot give you the counsel you need. Only an attorney can represent you in court or in negotiations with another party. Only an attorney can help you explore all your legal options and advise you as to the likely outcomes of your choices. Knowledge of legal policies and court procedures matters and only an experienced family law attorney has the knowledge you need for the best possible resolution of your case.
If your pleadings and other paperwork for your family law case are incorrect or incomplete, the progress of your case may be delayed. Even more important, however, is that the outcome of your case could be altered, and not in your favor.