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Price, Quality, and Service: Can You Get All 3 From a Process Server?

Finding a good process server may seem like quite the chore. You don’t want to pick a process server off of a list given to you by the court without any information about the service. While Florida requires private process servers to be registered with the courts, there is no guarantee that the process server you pick off the list is going to provide the best price, quality service, and good customer service. Can you get all three from one

Beau Charlet April 20, 2019

April Newsletter

Message from the Founder Recent FAPPS Convention & Learning Opportunities The Florida Association of Professional Process Servers (FAPPS) recently held their annual convention in Lake Mary, FL. The convention was well attended by the Accurate Serve family. Friday night’s reception leads in to the poker tournament where Team Member Josh Kes, from our Daytona Beach office, placed third. He has finished in the top 3, 2 of the past 3 years. Saturday’s events include educational classes, a luncheon and an

Beau Charlet April 15, 2019

March Newsletter

Message from the Founder It’s Official! We have exciting news, Accurate Serve of Gainesville will be open for business April 1, 2019. New Owner/Operator, Jared Williams, is currently attending franchise training. Jared is a great addition to the Accurate Serve family and we are happy to have him on board. Accurate Serve of Gainesville will cover the entire 8th Circuit, and Putnam County, for the AS team. So, if you are an Attorney in one of these counties: Alachua, Baker,

Beau Charlet March 19, 2019

Traits of a Good Process Server

Choosing a process server is an important decision. If you do not choose the right process server, it could delay your court case, whatever that might be. There are some traits that every good process server should have. Check for these things when you investigate process servers before making your final choice. Determination Your process server should have a lot of determination and a drive for success. If they are not determined to serve your papers, they may give up

Beau Charlet March 15, 2019

February Newsletter

Message from the Founder The Groundhog Results Every February 2, the world turns to the groundhog to predict the weather and either gives us good news or bad. Luckily for us, this year, Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow. Great news one and all, an early spring is in store for us. What does that mean for the process serving industry? Well, in FL, not much. But for our colleagues in the northern states, this is great news. Some states

Beau Charlet February 22, 2019

How Process Servers Can Find Someone on Facebook

With the Internet and social media craze, process servers are finding new ways to track down and serve defendants. Not only are process servers making use of the Internet to locate people to serve in person, but new rulings in a court in New York are even making it possible to use the Internet to serve someone digitally. Using Facebook to Locate Defendants Facebook is a powerful tool for finding defendants, depending on the individual’s privacy settings. In most cases,

Beau Charlet February 15, 2019

January Newsletter

Message from the Founder To the Power of 10 Happy New Year!!!! 2019 marks an important year for us here at Accurate Serve. Accurate Serve was founded in Lakeland, FL in 2009. So, this is our 10th year in business, proudly serving the legal community. Accurate Serve has grown from a one man operation serving 624 papers in Year 1 to over 35 offices in FL (and 1 in AL) and 54,342 papers served in 2018. Our team of Owners/Operators

Beau Charlet January 18, 2019

Some Papers Can Be Served Decades after a Crime!

On December 4, 1980, Police Chief Gregory Adams of Saxonburg, Pennsylvania was shot and killed by a man who is still on the run to this day. A full 37 years later, Chief Adams’ widow has filed a civil lawsuit against the wife and son of the suspected killer, Donald Webb, after new evidence was discovered by the FBI. It was an average winter afternoon when Adams attempted to stop Webb for speeding past a stop sign. Rather than stopping

Beau Charlet June 15, 2017

What Does It Mean to Be Served with an Arrest Warrant?

Arrests happen every day, but that doesn’t mean they always go smoothly. From the notorious founder of hot yoga to the principal of an Alabama high school, arrest warrants tend to cause trouble. What Is an Arrest Warrant? An arrest warrant is an official court document signed by a judge that gives police permission to arrest a certain person or group of people. A warrant contains information about the crime committed that led to the need for arrest, instructions relating

Beau Charlet May 4, 2017

Everything You Never Knew about Subpoenas

Receiving any type of court document can be frightening and stressful. While papers like summons and complaints indicate that you are somehow directly involved in a court case, a subpoena is slightly different. People around the country often receive subpoenas, even if they are not the plaintiff or defendant in a case, based on the need for their testimony in court.

Beau Charlet April 6, 2017