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Process Server in Missouri

Firefly Legal can take care of your process serving and skip tracing so that you don’t have to face serving obstacles or fail to file a legal case.

 

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In Missouri, the right process server is a vital component to the success of a legal case. Attorneys depend on process servers to deliver papers to defendants to start the wheels of justice moving. Law firms need process servers they can rely on. 

A private process server in Missouri who works with integrity, adheres to legal compliance and uses innovative methods to deliver papers can ensure a seamless foundation for a legal case.

Lawyers don’t need a process server who cuts corners or toes the line of compliance. They need an efficient, trustworthy professional to rely on in order to focus on the big picture of the case they are building. If attorneys have to hire a new process server for every case, they may find themselves with unvetted individuals without an attention to detail.

The wrong process server could cause major legal obstacles or even cause a case to be dismissed without prejudice.  

Firefly Legal has a proven track record as a nationwide process server industry leader. By building long-lasting partnerships with attorneys in Missouri and giving back to the communities we serve, we exceed industry standards and lead with innovation and integrity.   

Let a Firefly Legal process server in Missouri handle the delivery of your legal papers so that you can focus on representing your client and building your case.

In Missouri, a reliable process server uses innovative methods to deliver legal papers to defendants.
Firefly Legal's process servers ensure confidentiality and follow client instructions closely.

Firefly Legal Process Servers in Missouri

For almost 30 years, Firefly Legal has supported the legal community with dedicated legal services. We’re a family-owned operation with a vision for exceeding expectations and a passion for civil service. 

Our commitment to exemplary services and utilization of proprietary technology has allowed us to evolve and grow with industry trends and changes, and provide nationwide services. 

We don’t just move your paperwork — we provide comprehensive services as we partner and collaborate with you to offer customized solutions for the unique needs of your case.    

If you partner with Firefly Legal, you can expect the following:  

  • Audits for accuracy:

In order to ensure we provide the best services for lawyers and law firms in Missouri, we consistently audit our process serving methods. This allows our process servers to continually meet and raise the bar of industry standards.

  • Community service:

Firefly Legal cares deeply for the communities we serve, and we understand the importance of giving back. That’s why we continue to contribute to our community members through volunteer opportunities, fundraising efforts, and charitable contributions.

This community commitment allows us to get involved with vital programs like the Feeding America Food Drive and the Staples “Do Something” School Drive. 

  • Confidentiality and discretion:

Many legal cases can emotionally trigger all parties involved. Our private process servers consider the factors of every individual case, and will closely follow client instructions to keep the process confidential and discreet when necessary.

  • Court filings:

Court filings involve many time-sensitive documents and meeting the filing deadline is crucial to the seamless progress of every case. Firefly Legal will file all of your court documents either in person or electronically.

  • Skip tracing:

Our thorough skip tracing services can help a process server in MIssouri to quickly locate defendants. An intended recipient of a summons or a subpoena may have moved from an address on record, changed jobs, or could try to avoid getting served and become difficult to locate. 

Our skip tracing services might include a deep dive into online public and private databases, research of professional and personal histories, and tracking activity on social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and X (formerly known as Twitter).

Time is of the essence once a case has been filed, and we understand that our clients may not have the resources or time to dedicate to locating intended recipients. 

  • Compliance:           

Firefly process servers in Missouri understand the different state and local laws and regulations in place. Our team is dedicated to adhering to compliance to these laws with every process served. This prevents unnecessary legal risk and liability that could threaten our clients’ cases.

  • Client partnerships:

Our lasting, collaborative partnerships with our clients allow us to provide reliable and innovative solutions to their process serving needs. Open communication and real time status updates give clients the necessary peace of mind that their legal papers are in trustworthy hands.

  • Proprietary technology:

Our proprietary technology, the Firefly Legal Case Management System, allows our clients to quickly access their cases. A system of waterfall processes and streamlined workflows allows us to provide real-time status updates and accuracy in case details.    

  • Retrieval of legal documents:

Document retrieval can involve multiple trips to and from the courthouse and prove very time consuming. The Firefly team will take care of your document retrieval needs so that you can focus on your case. 

Serve Defendants right the first time.

Being a leader in the civil process service industry means providing our clients with unparalleled integrity, excellence, and reliability.

  • Committed to a first-class experience for clients.
  • Continual track record of a high success rate of service of process.
  • Thorough and accurate
    to guarantee files are completed correctly.
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  • Able to deliver service in a reliable and timely manner.
  • Compliant with all local and federal laws, rules, and regulations.
  • Licensed and insured private detective agency protecting your interests.

    IL License No.: 117-001465

How a Private Process Server Works in Missouri

The laws and regulations a process server in Missouri must follow vary from other states, and may even vary based on municipality. It’s important to know what these laws are before you begin a partnership with a private process server.

Private process servers are citizens, as opposed to law enforcement officials, who have been recognized by the courts as certified to serve legal papers. These individuals must be an unbiased third party with no connection to the case.

When researching process servers, look for professionals with a proven track record, glowing client testimonials, and reliability. Firefly Legal provides private process servers with all of these qualities and more.

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In Missouri, process servers can serve papers at any time, including weekends.

What papers can a private process server deliver in Missouri?

In Missouri, criminal summons must either be served by the court clerk via first class mail, or by a law enforcement officer in person. In civil cases, a process server might serve any of the following:

  • Copy of complaints filed with the court
  • Subpoenas for mandated court appearances
  • Summons to any named party in a case
  • Any other case-related documents

Who a process server in Missouri can serve?

Although any named defendants in a case in Missouri must be served, there are some caveats. For example, minors or mentally incapacitated adults can only be served via a parent or legal guardian. Based on the Missouri Rules of Civil Procedure, a process server can also deliver legal papers to the following: 

  • Corporations, firms, or persons from outside of the state in the case of: business transactions, contracts, or real estate within Missouri
  • Insurance companies (both authorized and unauthorized to operate in MIssouri)
  • Estate conservators
  • Individuals named in a case
  • Government entities, public, and quasi-public corporations via the county court clerk
  • Designated corporate officials
  • Heads of unions

What hours can a Missouri process server deliver legal papers?

A process server in Missouri doesn’t have time of day restrictions limiting when papers can be served. This means that every time of day is feasible for process serving. Process servers can work on weekends as well. 

A defendant has 30 days to respond to the process. If serving attempts aren’t successful within 30 days of the first attempt, the process must be returned to the court with an explanation of why papers weren’t served. The county clerk may then extend the time for process to 90 days.

Typically, a great process server will attempt to serve an intended recipient within normal business hours. However, if these attempts fail, late nights and weekends fall within legal compliance. Proof of service must be filed with the courts. 

Other Missouri process serving laws and regulations 

Although a private process server in Missouri doesn’t need a license, specific cities have qualification restrictions in place. For example, in St.Louis, a process server must be over 21, have attained a high school diploma or GED, and is required to take and pass five training classes and apply for a license.

Throughout the state, a process server must be at least 18 years old and an unbiased third party. It’s important that lawyers familiarize themselves with the specific process serving regulations in the municipalities where they may need to serve process.

Contact Firefly Legal

The successful foundation of your legal case begins with a process server in Missouri. Lawyers can hire private process servers on a case-to-case basis, or build a lasting relationship with reliable, consistent, and efficient process servers. 

Firefly Legal is committed to offering the best legal services for our attorney clients. Along with process serving, court filing, and document retrieval, we offer excellent additional services to support the success of our clients.

As an industry leader for almost 30 years, Firefly leads with integrity and delivers consistent results.  

Book a call with Firefly Legal today!

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Firefly audits every file coming in and going out without slowing down the process. We believe our attention to detail is unique to the industry and brings a high level of accuracy to our clients. We demand perfection!

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What do our Satisfied Customers Say?

★★★★★ 5/5

Our firm handles a high volume caseload and Firefly has been instrumental in developing systems that are efficient, yet maintain a high degree of quality control. Firefly’s team is innovative and adaptable to help us meet the needs of our clients, and has utilized creative solutions to help navigate the ever-changing legal landscape.

Joel Knosher, Attorney Denzin Soltanzadeh LLC

★★★★★ 5/5

Our firm has had the pleasure of working with Firefly for several years now. Firefly’s customer service and response times are outstanding. Firefly’s web portal is extremely user-friendly, and the file information is always up to date. In addition to placing file updates on their web portal, Firefly also sends email updates, which is extremely convenient and allows us to easily save updates to our electronic files. Firefly also provides our firm with quarterly client reports that provide us with important details on our files, such as status updates and analytics, which are invaluable from a practice management standpoint. We truly enjoy working with Firefly and consider them a valued vendor partner!

Albertelli Law Partners Ohio – Tony Scarlato, Ohio Managing Partner

★★★★★ 5/5

It was a pleasure working with the Firefly team for this years audit. Firefly was very responsive, professional and thorough in both their initial questionnaire as well as all follow-ups. Firefly’s compliance and security controls are both on point. I look forward to our continued relationship and working with them on the compliance audit in 2021.

Stefanie Rudy, Compliance Manager – Diaz Anselmo & Associates P.A.

★★★★★ 5/5

Overall Firefly has drastically helped with efficiency of the service process in our office. They have extremely fast turnaround times with getting things filed and out for service, a very attentive detail oriented staff which is very helpful and responsive to all messages, their servers have done great so far in locating defendants and getting them served quickly, and an added plus is their website which is very user friendly and straight forward to use. Overall I would give Firefly an A+ grade, keep up the good work.

Henschel & Beinhaker, P.A.

★★★★★ 5/5

“Thank you for working so hard for/and with us to ensure the filings are getting done timely. I know it can get a little crazy sometimes with these FHA deadlines and we appreciate you always working with us to ensure the deadlines are getting met.”

Anselmo Lindberg & Associates LLC

★★★★★ 5/5

I wanted to thank you for the expeditious manner in which you handled obtaining the court date and filing the documents at the Bridgeview courthouse. You saved us a lot of aggravation and our client a lot of money. We will definitely be using Firefly Legal in the future. Thanks again.

Julie McCormack, DAVIS|FRIEDMAN

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