When you need a process server to get the paperwork served quickly, you should contact a local company. There are a number of benefits over using the sheriff’s office or a national firm.
Benefits of Hiring Local
Local process servers generally cost less. If you need to serve documents out of town, the local person may charge you mileage. If the process server needs multiple attempts, the cost will go up exponentially. With a national service, they will find the local process server and charge you a fee to manage the transaction. Skip the middleman and call a local licensed server.
When you can send your paperwork directly to the process server instead of having to go through corporate offices, you save time. Papers can go out more quickly for service, and your affidavit of service will return more quickly as well.
You also have access to better communication when you’re dealing with the actual person who will be serving the papers. If you need immediate information or must react to a time sensitive issue, you can deal with one or two individuals directly, and not have anyone working as a go-between.
You always have the option of hiring the sheriff’s office, but local process servers are managing one job, serving papers. The sheriff’s office has many other tasks that may get in the way. Often, it costs more for multiple trips, when a process server may build that into their fee structure. While the sheriff’s office may seem like a bargain, it could end up charging you more than you planned to spend.
Choose to Hire Local
When you have to have papers served on someone outside of your local area, find a process server local to where the papers need served. Save your time, your client’s money, and handle the process more efficiently.
With each of these benefits, you have more control, which makes you look more professional with your clients.
