Process Server

JusVox's nationwide directory connects attorneys, law firms, legal professionals, businesses, and individuals with professional process servers available in their area and ready to handle routine, rush, and difficult service assignments.

What Is a Process Server?

A process server is a professional responsible for delivering legal documents to individuals or entities involved in a legal proceeding and documenting the attempted or completed service.

Process servers play an important role in ensuring that parties receive legally required notice of lawsuits, hearings, subpoenas, and other legal proceedings.

Requirements for process servers vary by state and jurisdiction. Depending on the location and assignment, a process server may be required to meet specific licensing, registration, certification, or training requirements.

JusVox helps legal professionals find process servers who understand the requirements applicable to the jurisdictions they serve.

What Does a Process Server Do?

Process servers may be hired to locate and serve individuals, businesses, witnesses, defendants, respondents, or other parties with legal documents.

Common documents served include:

  • Summons and complaints
  • Subpoenas
  • Subpoenas duces tecum
  • Small claims documents
  • Divorce and family-law documents
  • Eviction notices
  • Restraining orders
  • Writs
  • Complaints
  • Petitions
  • Notices
  • Orders
  • Garnishment documents
  • Bankruptcy documents
  • Foreclosure documents
  • Business and corporate documents
  • Discovery-related documents
  • Witness subpoenas
  • Other court-issued or attorney-prepared documents

Professional Process Server Services

Reliable Service of Process for Every Type of Case

From routine service to difficult-to-locate individuals, JusVox helps you find process servers who can handle the assignment.

Residential Service

Professional service of legal documents at a person's home or other permitted residential location.

Process servers document service attempts and provide the appropriate proof or affidavit of service following applicable jurisdictional requirements.

Business Service

Service of process at businesses, offices, corporations, registered offices, and other permitted business locations.

Process servers can help identify the appropriate person or authorized recipient and document the attempt.

Subpoena Service

Delivery of subpoenas to witnesses, individuals, businesses, medical providers, custodians of records, and other parties.

Rush & Same-Day Service

When documents need to be served quickly, find process servers offering rush, same-day, evening, weekend, or emergency service where available.

Difficult & Multiple Attempts

Some recipients are difficult to locate or avoid service.

JusVox helps attorneys find process servers experienced with repeated attempts, unusual schedules, alternate locations, and other lawful service strategies.

Skip Tracing & Locate Services

When an individual cannot be located, some process servers offer skip tracing and locate services to help identify current or potential addresses and contact information.

Stakeouts & Surveillance

Some process servers offer lawful surveillance or stakeout services designed to determine when a recipient is present at a known location.

Services must be performed in accordance with applicable laws and privacy requirements.

Nationwide Process Serving

Need documents served in another city or state?

Use JusVox to locate process servers across the country and build a network of professionals for multi-jurisdiction litigation.

Corporate & Registered-Agent Service

Find professionals experienced in serving corporations, registered agents, businesses, government entities, and other organizations.

Court-Ordered Service

Process servers may assist with service required by court orders or applicable procedural rules.

Alternative or Substitute Service

Where permitted by the applicable court and jurisdiction, process servers may perform alternative methods of service authorized by law or court order.

Due Diligence

Professional attempts to locate and serve a person when an address or location is uncertain.

Process Server Credentials & Qualifications

Licensing & Registration

Process-server requirements vary significantly by jurisdiction.

Some states or local jurisdictions may require licensing, registration, certification, bonds, background checks, or other qualifications.

JusVox allows professionals to identify their licenses, certifications, jurisdictions served, experience, and specialties on their profiles.

Professional Experience

Experienced process servers may have specialized knowledge involving:

  • Difficult service
  • High-volume assignments
  • Corporate service
  • Subpoenas
  • Family-law matters
  • Evictions
  • Skip tracing
  • Multi-state service
  • Rush assignments
  • Remote or rural locations

Continuing Education

Laws, court rules, technology, and service requirements can change.

Professional process servers can use continuing education and industry resources to stay current with jurisdictional requirements and professional practices.

Process Server Services

Find the Right Professional for Your Assignment

Standard Process Serving

Routine delivery of legal documents to an individual, business, or other authorized recipient.

Rush Process Serving

Need service completed quickly?

Find professionals who accept rush and expedited assignments.

Same-Day Process Serving

Locate available process servers for assignments that need to be attempted the same day.

Evening & Weekend Service

Some recipients are only available outside normal business hours.

Find process servers offering evening, weekend, and flexible scheduling.

Difficult-to-Serve Assignments

Find professionals experienced with difficult recipients, multiple attempts, alternate locations, and challenging service situations.

Skip Tracing

Find process servers who offer locate and skip-tracing services when a recipient's whereabouts are unknown.

Subpoena Service

Find professionals experienced with serving subpoenas to witnesses, businesses, custodians of records, and other recipients.

Business & Corporate Service

Professional service for businesses, corporations, registered agents, offices, and organizations.

Multi-State Service

Coordinate service across multiple jurisdictions through professionals located where you need them.

Proof / Affidavit of Service

Receive documentation detailing the service attempt or completed service in the format required or appropriate for the assignment and jurisdiction.


Find Process Servers by Location

Search the JusVox directory for process servers based on:

Location

Find professionals near the address where service needs to occur.

Service Area

Identify professionals who regularly serve specific cities, counties, states, or regions.

Availability

Find process servers available on your required date and time.

Service Type

Search for professionals specializing in:

  • Summons
  • Subpoenas
  • Difficult service
  • Skip tracing
  • Corporate service
  • Rush service
  • Same-day service
  • Eviction service
  • Family-law service
  • Multi-state service

Experience

Review professional profiles and identify process servers with experience relevant to your case.

Why Use JusVox?

Find. Connect. Schedule.

Instead of searching through disconnected directories, JusVox gives legal professionals a centralized place to find process servers and other legal-service professionals.

Nationwide Directory

Find process servers across the United States.

Availability

Search for professionals who are available when you need them.

Professional Profiles

Review experience, services, locations, credentials, specialties, and professional information.

Direct Communication

Connect with process servers directly through JusVox.

Assignment Management

Post assignments and connect with professionals who match your requirements.

Multiple Legal Services

Need more than a process server?

JusVox also connects you with:

Court Reporters

Legal Videographers

Notaries

Interpreters

Trial Technicians

Paralegals

Transcription Professionals

Litigation Support Professionals

For Process Servers

Get Found by Attorneys Who Need You

Create your JusVox professional profile and showcase the services and jurisdictions you serve.

Your profile can highlight:

  • Service areas
  • Availability
  • Process-serving specialties
  • Licensing or registration
  • Certifications
  • Experience
  • Rush service
  • Same-day service
  • Skip tracing
  • Corporate service
  • Subpoena service
  • Difficult service
  • Pricing information
  • Professional contact information

Get More Assignments

Attorneys and legal professionals can search for process servers based on location, service type, availability, experience, and assignment requirements.

Get Notified About Matching Work

When an assignment matches your profile and service area, JusVox can notify you about the opportunity.

Build Your Professional Reputation

Create a professional presence that makes it easier for attorneys and law firms to find and work with you.


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