DIFFICULT SERVICE OF PROCESS: Requiring a Licensed Investigator

 

DIFFICULT SERVICE OF PROCESS

Requiring a Licensed Investigator

Randall Alexander

Legal Investigator

April 1, 2025

INTRODUCTION

Service of process is traditionally handled by individual registered process servers and attorney document services.  Generally, they offer affordability, often $150 for three attempts by relying on bulk workload where the process server will have numerous cases to attempt service every day. While a registered process server’s role is pretty clearly defined, it is also limited. Their brevity at each stop-and-knock location when attempting to complete service is frequently hit or miss. 

 Ring door technology has created an additional obstacle for the traditional process server where the defendant/subject can now avoid service by remotely screening who is at their door.

Under these circumstances, a law firm may resort to contracting a licensed investigator to complete a “Difficult Service of Process”.   

 HIRING AN INVESTIGATOR

One problem encountered when being asked what an investigator charges for Service of Process is the attorney may have an unrealistic expectation of cost, assuming that licensed investigators will charge similarly to an attorney service.  It usually requires a detailed explanation based on our professional knowledge and experience, so the attorney / client understands the potential costs BEFORE engaging an investigator.

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