Registered & Bonded California Process Server
Why should you use a California Registered Process Server? An experienced process server can be an invaluable advantage for anyone needing legal documents served. Because the rules of service vary as to which documents you’re serving, you may want to turn to a professional to get the job done right. Process servers know the rules governing service of legal documents and a signed proof of service from a registered process server is presumed true and accurate, per California Evidence Code 647. Attorneys should always use a process server when allowed by law or rule. The use of a process server, as opposed to a civil sheriff server, protects the client’s interest, saves money in the long run and assists in maintaining a healthy attorney-client relationship. When a person is served by a process server they are more likely to take the case seriously and respond to the matter in a timely manner. If a person served by a process server claims they weren’t served properly or even served at all, your process server should be easy to contact and can appear in court to testify the legal documents were served properly and to whom.
At Attorney’s Certified Services, our process servers are CALSPro Certified Process Servers and carry the distinction of CCPS from the California Association of Legal Support Professionals. This means is they have attended a rigorous training course on process serving and have learned the rules, laws and guidelines of serving legal process in California.
Below are frequently asked questions that may help you decide to use a process server on your next case:
- You do not have to be a lawyer to use a process server.
- The rules for serving of Court documents are complicated.
- Law Firms use process servers to serve legal process because they know the job will get done properly.
- You may not want to confront the person that you are suing in court.
- You may consider giving the document to a friend to serve but there is a possibility that your friend may get injured while serving the document.
- The person that you are suing may hide.
- You may feel that it is too dangerous for you to serve the person that you are suing.
- You may not be able to find the person(s) that you want to serve. Process servers have many ways to find them.
- Process servers know the rules governing service of legal documents.
- Legal documents must be served properly otherwise they may not be deemed valid resulting in potential problems, even dismissal, of the lawsuit.
- The plaintiff may have several defendants that have to be served in a specific sequence. If they are not served properly then one could notify the other(s) who might then hide. As a result, the plaintiff might lose the lawsuit in the Courts or have a weaker case.
- There may be situations where the plaintiff knows where the defendant is but the defendant may be hard to access such as in an Apartment building or a Condominium. Process servers know how to overcome that problem.
Chad G. Barger, President
Attorney’s Certified Services
Bakersfield Office: 1731 16th Street, Ste. H, Bakersfield, CA 93301 | (661) 327-8022
Los Angeles Office: 1614 W. Temple Street, Los Angeles, CA 90026 | (213) 493-6561
San Jose Office: 111 N. Market Street, Ste. 300, San Jose, CA 95113 | (408) 329-1126
