Total Credits: 1.5 including 0.0 Ethics CLE, 1.5 CLE
Thomas Rankin and Joy Biedermann start with restitution liens and orders, and delve into civil remedies that you may not have considered.
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Joy Biedermann has been a Deputy Yavapai County Attorney for over 3 years and handles a variety of civil issues, including asset forfeiture where she has successfully recovered funds for victims of fraud. First admitted in Arizona in 1997, she was in private practice and has also worked for the State of Alaska and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. She is currently licensed to practice law in Arizona and holds an inactive license to practice law in California.
Tom Rankin graduated from the University of Arizona in 1983 with a degree in English Literature, and received his Juris Doctor from the University of Arizona College of Law in 1987. He began his career as a prosecutor for the Tucson City Prosecutor’s Office. In 1991 he joined the Asset Forfeiture Unit at the Pima County Attorney's Office, and served as the Unit’s supervisor from 1995-2014. Tom also served terms as supervisor of the Drug Unit, Community Justice Unit, and the Restitution Collection and Enforcement Program, while trying civil forfeiture and felony cases. In 2014 Tom moved to the Arizona Attorney General’s Office where he is Chief Counsel of its Financial Remedies Section in the Criminal Division. Tom has practiced in all state courts in Arizona and in U.S. District Court. He is the attorney of record for the State in a number of published opinions. He presents trainings for prosecutors and law enforcement agencies throughout the state and chairs the statewide Arizona Forfeiture Association.
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