Process Servers More Reliable than Sheriffs

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Process Server vs. Sheriff

Rapper Served with Legal Summons Via Facebook

Getting Served Through Your ATM Machine?

How to Uncover HIdden Assets and Get the Judgment Paid

POLL INDICATES PROCESS SERVERS ARE PREFERRED PROVIDER

Serve-Now.com recently conducted a poll of legal professionals to determine the best option to get papers served: a sheriff or a process server. One hundred paralegals, legal assistants, and legal administrators participated.

The results were based on:

Speed of Service
Customer Service
Knowledge of Laws
Success Rate
Average Cost

To view the info graphic poll, click picture above.

Preferred Provider

When asked who their preferred provider is, 78% use process servers and 19% use sheriffs.

"The only time I use a sheriff is if it is an area where I cannot locate a reasonably priced process server or it is someone in jail or a government entity." - Jaclyn Wissmueller (Legal Assistant)

Speed

The poll indicated that process servers are faster 90% of the time. (Nine out of ten times the process server is faster.)

"Over my career, I have found private process servers to be much faster in getting process served as the sheriff's office generally has other things going on." - Theresa Prater (Paralegal)

Customer Service

Process servers were rated higher for customer service with 4.28/5 vs. 2.55/5.

"Private process servers have to compete in the marketplace and know they can be replaced if they don't give good service." - Robert Stover (Paralegal)

Knowledge of Laws

When it comes to rules of civil procedure, 58% indicated that the process

server has a better knowledge of the laws and 29% said it made no difference.

Success Rate

The survey participants reported process servers were 92% more likely to successfully effectuate service.

Average Cost

The average cost for process servers was only $14.41 more than the average cost of using a sheriff and that drops significantly for high-volume serves.

While there may be scenarios where the sheriff (or constable or marshall) is the only option for service of process for first attempts or enforceable papers such as warrants...on the whole, legal professionals were more satisfied when choosing a private process server.

Avvocato Litigation Support International provides a variety of litigation support services including service of process, filing of affidavits and legal actions, and skip trace/locating services. Go to www.processserviceanywhere.com to learn more.

Rapper Served with Legal Summons Via Facebook

Rapper Flo Rida

Flo Rida's 6 Million Fans Read the Digital Summons

According to an ABC news story, rapper Flo Rida was scheduled to play at the Fat As Butter festival in Australia last October but failed to show up despite being paid a $55,000 fee. After Tramar Dillard (his real name) dodged a number of attempts by officials to serve him papers, the court allowed a claim seeking damages for breach of contract to be served to him through his official Facebook page. A few weeks ago, Dillard was ordered by a judge to pay Mothership Music $80,000, including damages.

For more information, read the full story on ABC News.

Could the Future of Process Serving Go High Tech?

Wired Magazine's "Found Contest" came up with a humorous and maybe not so far-fetched idea of what Process Serving might look like in the year 2022.

Summons Served via ATM Machines?

ATM Machine Informs of Pending Lawsuit

"This month's kudos go to jgombarcik, Rob Chansky, Walther, Elan Blumberg, Jeff Karotkin, Trent Carlyle, and Sloan Piva. Aaron Rowe helped flesh out the concept. Photo: Ariel Zambelich; Inti St Clair/Corbis"

Each month, Wired Magazine proposes a scenario and asks readers to provide their vision of what the future will be like in 10, 20 or 100 years. The question they recently asked was "What is the future of process serving?"

According to Wired Magazine, "By 2022, all of the devices around you that pinpoint your identity through facial or voice scans will be able to helpfully inform you about any and all court proceedings you have been invited to take part in." In the illustration above, the ATM machine informs the unsuspecting person who is trying to withdraw cash with the following information:

"ATTENTION, You have been served. This automated teller is unable to dispense cash due to a pending lawsuit against you. The transaction will proceed after you accept the summons below."

Next to the handshake symbol, the defendant is given the option to say, "Settle" and the full amount of the damages will be withdrawn from your account automatically.

The other option, next to the boxing glove symbol, gives the defendant the option to say, "Contest" to reserve a court date using the Legal Zoom scheduling system.

The ATM machine is also equipped with Biometric Security that requires a retinal scan for withdrawals over $600!

Having Trouble Collecting on a Judgment?

Avvocato Litigation Support International Can Help!

Once a judgment is awarded, it is sometimes difficult to collect court-ordered payments from a debtor. In most states, debtors have between 10 to 45 days on average to file an appeal or to pay the amount owing. Depending on your state, judgments are good for five to twenty years and are renewable.

In addition to the services provided by most process servers such as assisting with filing liens or garnishments where allowed by state law or delivering documents through the small claims process, Avvocato Litigation Support International can do more.

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Did you know?

Avvocato is in optimal positioning for serving all of Albany's state and federal offices.

Our office is located-

....17 miles from the New York State Secretary of State

...16 miles from the New York State Department of Tax & Finance Office.

...16 miles from the Attorney General's Office.

...16 miles from the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles Office.

...17 miles from the New York State Legislative Office.

...15 miles from the New York State Comptroller's Office.

Need to Serve Overseas?

Serving process across borders is not a simple task. Process service as we know it in the United States is not recognized elsewhere in the world. To properly serve an individual or business entity, it's necessary to be familiar with the individual laws and procedures of each country. The requirements and procedures vary. Some countries even impose restrictions on the types of claims you can raise against their citizens! AVVOCATO has the expertise to keep you ahead of the curve so that when you do have that need to serve internationally, you'll know you have the right team.

Fees for Service of Process
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LOCAL - $49

STATEWIDE - $85
NATIONAL- $139
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New York, New York 10001

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