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Roundtable at Orange County Law Firm- Keys to Locating & Serving Evasive Subjects
Roundtable at Orange County Law Firm- Keys to Locating & Serving Evasive Subjects Additional Reading: Locate / Skip-Trace Investigations Looking For Someone? Try the Ex-Factor
Digital Forensics
Something everyone will need in one way or another, but not too many people know what it really means. In today’s fast paced world of electronic data sharing, streaming and downloading we create a digital footprint that tells quite a story. Our location, favorite restaurants, habits, pictures and communications of all types (email, text, social […]
Combined Claims Conference was a Success!
Here are some highlights… Social Media Profiles/Backgrounds- Check your claimant’s and their spouses Surveillance/Subrosa- Technology is outpacing the privacy laws. Know what you are getting into and the legal ramifications when you instruct your surveillance/subrosa investigators to test the legal boundaries Fraud Indicators- The cost of insurance fraud in California is $15 billion each year. […]
Combined Claims Conference Invitation
Combined Claims Conference Invitation Please come visit us next week at the Combined Claims Conference (Hyatt Orange County). We will be there both days on March 4 and 5 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in our booth #207.
Make your difficult serves, stick (Proofs of Service)
Once you serve the difficult defendant or witness you must make it stick. Know how to accurately complete the court approved Proof(s) of Service is key. The Proof of Service is the document that will be filed with the court or maintained in the litigation file as proof that the defendant or witness was effectively […]
Why won’t law enforcement assist when you are serving process?
When you are serving process involving civil cases, law enforcement will often side with the property owner, residents and guards at the gates. This is merely because they are not trained in Code of Civil Procedure and only view their role from the criminal side. They want to mitigate liability at all costs. That said, […]
Process Serving Tactics
Verify that the subject resides at the address you are attempting by asking the proper questions when you make contact at the residence. For example, you should not say, “Is Tom Smith home?” Instead you should say, “Does Tom Smith live here?” The latter is vital because per the code, you can sub-serve documents at […]
Process Serving in Gated Communities
Service of Process also referred to as Process Serving can be accomplished when your subject resides in a gate community. The trick is knowing the rules and codes that govern service of process in a gated community. Remember that per the code, Registered Process Servers and Private Investigators (in some states) must be provided access […]
We are having difficulty locating and serving someone…can you help?
“We are having difficulty locating and serving a… witness, defendant, debtor, etc.” This is the type of call that a professional and licensed investigation firm receives several times every day. The first step is to collect and review all of the information that the client has available (Database Searches, Due Diligence by the Process Server, Case […]