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 10/5/07

 

These process server listings have been compiled from a variety of sources: telephone books, listserves, public postings, subscriptions, and by direct posting by process servers who want to offer their services to the public.  All of the companies or individuals in these listings serve process originating from their respective states.

Many of these persons may also offer ancillary services such as court research, filings, preparing subpoenas, notary services, skip-tracing, and investigations.

Process servers are licensed and registered in some states and, in states with no regulation, process servers have "extra-legal" status. If a law of the forum state (where the action is filed) requires service of a state action by only an "officer, public official or sheriff", service may require the server to be specifically appointed or authorized by the court.

Call the process server first to verify availability, address, and charges before you send your assignment. (You may need a name or names or the actual server for special appointment.) Clearly instruct the manner of service that is appropriate for the forum court (where the action is pending.) Provide an Affidavit of Service or Proof of Service appropriate for the forum court. Clearly specify timelines for service and filing of the Affidavit or Proof of Service. Be clear about how and where the Affidavit or Proof of Service should be returned. Read the article Forwarding Assignments for an overview of the problems you may encounter and how to keep control of your costs! Legal Stuff - Caveat - Hold Harmless

We do not endorse any of these process servers.  This a primarily a free list, posted to facilitate the needs of a person who needs the services of a process server, and offered to a process server who seeks to market his or her business to the general public.  

Since we first posted this site in 1999, we have encountered calls about one server who refused to provide a proof of service and would not return phone calls.  Although we don't handle or mediate complaints of this nature, we removed the listing because two people complained about the same listed company. We gave them notice, asked them to make it right with the complaining persons, and dumped them from the list after receiving no response. There will likely be more, although we have received no similar calls for several years now.

Therefore, you use these listings at your own risk. If an assignment gets screwed up, or the server doesn't call you back, or can't provide an adequate proof of service, it is not our problem.

On the other hand, communication BEFORE sending the assignment may alleviate many of these problems before they become critical.

Companies and individual process servers are listed with some Civil Sheriff offices as alternatives.  We sell Enhanced Listings and advertising, starting at $10.00 to link a URL or email address up to $60.00 per year, to make the listings more prominent.

This is a work in progress and California is our first significantly represented state. We are expanding this list to other states and the world.  We intend to link to other lists as we find them or they are referred to us.  (If you know of any, send them to us.)

If you can refer us to process servers or would like to list your company for FREE, contact us at psinstitute@juno.com using the specified format.  Enhanced listings and ads are included for the areas of coverage.

If these listings are incorrect, please help us keep it current by notifying us of corrections, dead phone numbers, etc. by cutting and pasting the listing and sending it to psinstitute@juno.com.

Finally, if you find a process server from this list tell them where and how you found them.

Tony Klein, 7/4/07

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