Can a perfectly executed service of legal documents, known as process, go wrong? Mary, a paralegal from ABC Law firm in Texas, retained John, a process server in the state of New York, to serve a set of legal documents on a defendant (all names in this story are fictitious). When Mary first approached John about process service, she called him on the phone number listed and asked him how much he charged for a routine service in his local area. John provided the information, and Mary emailed him the legal documents with the name and address of the defendant to be served. Find out what went wrong with this process service? Read More > |
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"What I lacked in financial resources, I decided to spend time learning social media strategy and PR. I even researched other businesses, both local and large process serving agencies. I reviewed different process server associations and what each offered to get more work as a process server. I also enrolled in the one-on-one session with the Process Server Center, and they helped me build a master plan of how to use viral tactics and customer satisfaction to level up and expand my process service business, all for free. Over the past six months, I've worked with hundreds of clients without spending a dollar on advertising or marketing thanks to the great ideas on how to build my process serving business that I got from the Process Server Center..." Read More > |
Do you know that most people who think they are good listeners underperform? By as much as 60 percent? In fact, it turns out that overconfidence actually impedes your success whether you are interacting with your clients, other process servers or the people you are trying to serve. Being too confident actually prevents you from truly understanding what motivates the other side. This, in turn, stops you from being able to use Actionable Empathy™ to get the outcomes you are looking for as a process server or even in your personal relationships. Read More > |
A common question among both experienced and new process servers is how to attract more clients and how to find more work to maintain or grow their process service business. The question often asked is “What Happened with All the Services I had?” or in the words of Dr. Spencer Johnson “Who Moved My Cheese?” Perhaps sharing this powerful story with you will help you discover yourself in one of the characters and move you in the right direction to build your process service business up again. Read More > |
Media covers topics that range from "a process server got shot in..." to changes in legislation due to improper service of process. Then there are the articles that mention "sewer" service and the implications on people affected by "bad" process servers. So how do we change that? How do we speak up for the thousands of great process servers who perform their duties and diligently serve the legal documents to help people exercise their Constitutional right to be heard and to defend themselves? Read More > |
During a time of great economic and general hardship, many people are struggling to make ends meet, while others are trying to monetize on their hardship. A new startup is enlisting cash-strapped gig workers like process servers to help landlords evict tenants who cannot make rent during the Covid-19 pandemic. The company, named Civvl, aims to be Uber for evicting people, and to make it easy for landlords to hire process servers and eviction agents as gig workers. In addition to the ethical issues here, who is a startup like Civvl really helping? Read More > |
A key role in learning how to apply FBI techniques while serving legal documents is developing our emotional intelligence. By doing that, we learn a crucial secret about de-escalating any difficult situation or calm an angry person in seconds. One of the favorite questions we ask is: "What got you here?" Read More > |
ENSURE PROPER SERVICE OF PROCESS WITH THE FREE PROCESS SERVER QUESTIONNAIRE
Give it to your process server or give it to your client along with the legal documents! It guarantees proper service every time!
Over the years, we have helped many process servers throughout the United States and have had the opportunity to talk to dozens of extremely successful servers with different levels of experience. One of the favorite questions we ask is: "What got you here?" The answer reveals a simple truth about success, and the process servers who actually achieve success. During the current times of change, many process servers feel they are on the downside of advantage. It seems that it is tempting for them to rationalize that incredibly successful process servers were blessed with some advantage. Intelligence. Talent. Education. Connections. A special something. Read More > |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New York, NY – Associated Services, a nationwide process service management company, today announced that the company is partnering with the Process Server Center (PSC). PSC is a legal professional organization that has successfully developed the first platform to self-regulate the process service industry throughout the United States. Read More > |
What would your business be like if you were the process server who came to mind every time someone said they need a process server in your area? We bet your inbox would be full of requests or orders to serve legal documents from qualified legal professionals. All of us at the Process Server Center want this for you! We want you to be the Go-To Process Server in Your Area! We want you to be successful in growing your process service business! And we are excited to be a part of this journey with you! Read More > |
Personal service of process has been the hallmark for initialing litigation for nearly 100 years primarily because it guarantees actual notice to a defendant of a legal action against him or her. It is estimated that more than 30% of the U.S. population is now served by courts that either already have or are in the final stages of transitioning to an electronic courthouse. It seems that 30% is just the beginning and the pace at which courts are moving in this directions is quickening. Read More > |
ENSURE PROPER SERVICE OF PROCESS WITH THE FREE PROCESS SERVER QUESTIONNAIRE
Give it to your process server or give it to your client along with the legal documents! It guarantees proper service every time!
What is Process Service? Process service also known as “service of process” is the procedure employed to give an appropriate notice of initial legal action to another party (such as a defendant), court or administrative body in an effort to exercise jurisdiction over that person so as to enable that person to respond to the proceeding before the court, body, or other tribunal. Notice is furnished by delivering a set of court documents (called “process”) to the person to be served. Read More > |
Most people turn to the internet when they need a product or a service. Whether you are a government agency seeking to deliver support collection documents or a law firm having to serve a number of subpoenas in several states or a pro se client with a family law case, how do you find a reliable process server? What are some of the qualities to look for when you are trying to choose a process server? Is there a way to find the best process server in any zip code without the trial and error? Read More > |
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
In our mission to set the National Standard and advance the process service industry, our Greatest Appreciation to the people behind the Process Server Center programs development. We would like to acknowledge and say thank you for your contribution to:
James Dowd, Esq. | Program Contributor
Daniel Ladner, Esq. | Program Contributor
Jeffrey Glassman, Esq. | Legal Consultant
Professor Martin Desantis | Research Contribution
Brani Andreev | Curriculum Development
Richard Farrell | Program Administration
William Duke | Director Operations
Andrea Andreeva | Editor
James Dowd, Esq. | Program Contributor
Daniel Ladner, Esq. | Program Contributor
Jeffrey Glassman, Esq. | Legal Consultant
Professor Martin Desantis | Research Contribution
Brani Andreev | Curriculum Development
Richard Farrell | Program Administration
William Duke | Director Operations
Andrea Andreeva | Editor
