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Salem, OR Process Servers

File your Marion County cases on time, every time. Firefly Legal handles the hassle so you don’t have to.

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Choose the Right Salem, OR Process Server

You already know the risks that come with hiring an unqualified process server: case delays, fines, client frustration, and business slowdown. Service of process seems like a simple task, but only competent professionals can do it right.

When you’ve got cases piling up and you just need somebody you can trust to get the job done, you need to call Firefly Legal. Our Salem process servers have the experience and legal knowledge that you need to keep your cases moving along.

You hardly notice when a process server does their job right—your case keeps moving smoothly and you hit your deadlines. But when you hire an unqualified process server and they make a mistake? That leaves you with a big mess to clean up.

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Qualified Salem Process Servers

When you work with a Firefly Legal process server in Salem, you can expect:

  • Expert knowledge of Oregon’s rules of civil procedure
  • Discretion and professional behavior in all interactions with you or respondents
  • Flexibility to handle multi-party case litigation
  • Transparent and frequent communication with you
  • Local, state, and federal rule compliance
  • Meticulous court filing services in Marion County and throughout Oregon
  • Document retrieval services
  • Skip tracing to track down respondents who don’t want to be found

We’re committed to excellence for every client we serve. When you work with Firefly Legal, you get the services you need, and you maintain your professional reputation in the Salem legal community.

Who Can Be a Process Server in Salem?

To serve legal papers in Salem, Marion County, and the surrounding areas, process servers must meet Oregon’s rules of civil procedure. They must:

  • Be at least 18 years old
  • Reside in Oregon
  • Be a neutral third party to the case they’re serving for
  • Carry insurance (only if they’re serving Writs of Garnishment)
  • Be a “competent” person

With these requirements, essentially any adult in Salem can be a legal process server. The law mentions that they must be “competent,” but doesn’t even explain what that means.

Since just about anyone can serve papers in Salem, the vetting process servers becomes even more important. Because you don’t want to work with just anyone. You want to work with experienced and knowledgeable professionals.

When you hire Firefly Legal, that’s exactly what you get.

Process Serving Rules in Salem, OR

We only work with local process servers who show a deep understanding of Oregon’s civil rules of procedure.

Types of Service

  • Personal service: Papers must be handed directly to the person named.
  • Substituted service: If direct delivery isn’t possible, papers can be given to someone at the home who is at least 14 years old, followed by mailing a copy to the defendant.
  • Office service: Papers can be left with a person in charge at the defendant’s workplace, along with mailing a copy to the defendant.
  • Service my mail: Mail service requires certified, registered, or express mail with a return receipt, plus a first-class mailing.
  • Special service situation: Minors or incapacitated persons must also have documents served to a guardian or caretaker.
  • Alternative service: If none of the standard methods work, the court must approve another approach.

Timing and Mailing Requirements

  • Mailing for substituted or office service must be done promptly after the in-person delivery.
  • Servers must allow enough time for the mail to arrive and for the recipient to respond.
  • Service must always give the defendant a reasonable time to prepare.
  • Subpoenas for document production require at least 14 days’ notice, unless the court allows a shorter period.
  • Multiple service attempts may sometimes be necessary.

Proof of Service

  • A proof of service form must be completed in detail and filed with the court promptly.
  • All information provided in the proof of service must be truthful and accurate.

Conduct and Legal Boundaries

  • Process servers must respect property rights—no trespassing or use of force is allowed.
  • They must also follow laws restricting disclosure of sensitive information, such as HIPAA-protected or redacted records.

Note: This is not a complete list of Oregon’s service of process rules, but it does cover the key expectations and limits that process servers should know.

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.

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The Firefly Legal Advantage

Why choose a national process serving company when you could work with a Salem-based company? Yes, Firefly is a national operation, but we work with local process servers in each city and state we have a presence in. We vet them thoroughly, checking their knowledge of local rules of procedure and assessing their prior experience as process servers.

We also have something that smaller businesses usually don’t: cutting-edge technology and client service infrastructure to ensure excellent communication and real-time case tracking. We can also offer additional services that you might need for your legal cases.

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Additional Firefly Legal Services

With Firefly Legal, you get the best of both worlds. You can rely on a Salem process server with deep local knowledge and a national leader in process serving standards and technology.

Salem, OR Process Server: Frequently Asked Questions

Which qualifications are required for process servers in Salem, OR?
Process servers in Salem and throughout the state of Oregon must be at least 18 years old, a resident of Oregon, a neutral third party to the case they’re serving for, and “competent.”
Oregon law allows anyone who meets legal requirements to serve process, as long as they are over 18 and aren’t a party to the case. Sheriffs and sheriff’s deputies can also complete service of process.

In Oregon, service by mail is allowed if it’s certified, registered, or express first-class mail and includes a return receipt. Servers could use other methods of service if really needed, but they must get court approval first.

Serving respondents in Polk County, Linn County, Clackamas County, or Yamhill County requires more advance planning than serving in Salem proper. Servers must allow for extended service timelines, know the local geography, and understand security or entry issues that are common to rural properties.

Get a Quote from Firefly Legal

At Firefly Legal, we know how important it is to get legal paperwork handled the right way. Proper service of process keeps your case moving forward, while mistakes or delays can cause unnecessary headaches. Having a skilled, reliable process server on your side makes all the difference.

Our team at Firefly Legal is dedicated to making sure your documents are served correctly and on time, every time. While we work nationwide, we’re also right here in Salem, Oregon, ready to help whether your papers need to be delivered downtown, across Marion County, or even in the surrounding areas.

If you’re looking for a trusted process server in Salem, give us a call or fill out our quick online request form. We’d be glad to talk through your needs and make the process as smooth as possible.

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Raising the Bar

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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Firefly’s intention is to respect and protect the privacy of users of its website. Firefly wants you to understand its practices with regard to collecting and using your information both online and offline and the steps it takes to safeguard your privacy. This statement applies to Personally Identifiable Information collected from Firefly customers. When this Privacy Policy uses the term “Personally Identifiable Information” it refers to information that lets Firefly know the specifics of who you are and can be used to identify, contact or locate you. Personally Identifiable Information might include your name, mailing address, telephone number, mobile phone number, email address, and other identification and contact information. With this information, Firefly can fill your service requests and better provide you with personalized service.

“Non Personally Identifiable Information” refers to information that does not identify a specific individual by itself or in combination with other information. Firefly may gather certain information about you such as age, date of birth, gender, as well as purchasing information based upon what services you purchase at its website. This information may be compiled and analyzed on both an individual and an aggregated basis. This information may include the Uniform Resource Locator (“URL”) of the Website from which you just came, which URL you next go to, what browser you are using and your Internet Protocol (“IP”) address. A URL is the global address of documents and other resources on the Internet. An IP address is an identifier for a computer or device on a Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (“TCP/IP”) network, such as the Internet. Networks use the TCP/IP protocol to route information based on the IP address of the destination. In other words, an IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you are surfing the Internet, allowing Internet servers to locate and identify your computer. Computers require IP addresses in order for users to communicate on the Internet, browse and shop.

No information shoold be submitted to or posted on this website by anyone under age 13. Firefly does not provide any Personally Identifiable Information to any third party for any purpose whatsoever from any user of this website who is under age 13 and no such information will be used by Firefly for any purpose.

Firefly welcomes any and all questions and feedback. For privacy-related issues, please contact Firefly at:

Firefly Legal, Inc.
19150 South 88th Avenue
Mokena, Illinois 60448
Telephone No.: (877) 963-3534
Email: info@fireflylegal.com

  1. Information Firefly Collects
    1. Personally Identifiable Information
      Collection of Personally Identifiable Information may occur when you:
      • Inquire about Firefly services;
      • Create an account at Firefly’s website;
      • Participate in any marketing survey or other Firefly activity online or offline;
      • Correspond with Firefly; or
      • Otherwise volunteer information.
    2. Non-Personally Identifiable Information
      Firefly’s website may collect some non-personal information about you using special types of technologies, so it may not be readily apparent to you that it is being collected. Non-Personally Identifiable Information is not combined with Personally Identifiable Information.
  2. Use of Data Firefly Collects
    1. Personally Identifiable Information
      Firefly wants to provide you with the best service experience. In order to do this, Firefly may use your Personally Identifiable Information to allow it to:
      • Track and verify compliance with Firefly policies and applicable laws;
      • Provide the services you request;
      • Contact you about the status of a service request;
      • Customize our communications to you; and
      • Improve our customer service.

      Your email address will not be shared with any third parties. Instructions for unsubscribing from any newsletters or promotional emails are included in every email.

    2. Non-Personally Identifiable InformationFirefly uses the Non-Personally Identifiable Information that it collects from you and other visitors in a manner that does not personally identify any individual. Firefly uses Non-Personally Identifiable Information to make its website more interesting and usefol to you. Firefly also tracks the pages or documents accessed within its website. This information is collected for systems administration and for analyzing and improving the value of the material available on our website. This Non-Personally Identifiable Information is used to help its site design team.Cookies: Like many other commercial sites, Firefly’s website utilizes standard technologies called “cookies” to collect information about how its website is used. A cookie is a small data text file that a website stores on your computer’s hard drive (if your web browser permits) that can later be retrieved to identify you to Firefly. You can set your browser to not accept cookies, but that may interfere with your use of the website. Cookies are designed to help a website recognize a user’s browser as a previous visitor and thus save and remember any preferences that may have been set while the user was browsing the site. Cookies also allow Firefly to track user trends and patterns which can help Firefly improve areas of its website. A cookie cannot be read by a website other than the one that set the cookie. Cookies can securely store a customer’s password, personalize home pages, identify which parts of a site have been visited or keep track of selections made. A cookie cannot retrieve any other data from your hard drive, pass on a computer virus or capture your email address. No Personally Identifiable Information is recorded.
  3. Information Firefly Shares with Others
    1. Firefly’s Contractors
      Firefly may contract with other companies to provide certain services to Firefly. In some instances, these contractors may have access to Personally Identifiable Information, but they are contractually obligated to maintain the confidentiality of the information and to use it only for purposes of carrying out the business of Firefly. These companies are prohibited by contract from using this information for their own marketing purposes or from sharing this information with anyone other than Firefly.
    2. Third Parties
      Your email address is never shared with any third party (except as described above to our contractors who use it ONLY to carry out Firefly business).
    3. Disclosure Exceptions
      Notwithstanding the above policies, Firefly reserves the right to disclose your personal information to appropriate third parties if required to do so by law or if Firefly believes that such action is necessary:
      • To comply with legal process such as a search warrant, subpoena or court order;
      • To protect Firefly’s rights and property;
      • To investigate reports of fraud or of users sending material using a false e-mail address or users sending harassing, threatening, or abusive messages;
      • To protect against misuse or unauthorized use of the website; or
      • During emergencies, such as when Firefly believes someone’s physical safety is at risk.

Your Choices

Firefly offers choices about the types of information you receive from Firefly. If you prefer not to receive communications from Firefly or if you prefer to receive them less frequently, please contact Firefly at the address shown above.

You may ask to review, revise, correct or update any of your personal information by contacting Firefly at the address above. You may also request changes in your email preferences, such as letting Firefly know that you do not wish to receive further email communications from Firefly or if you wish to have your personal information removed from its email mailing list. You may contact Firefly with regard to these matters at the address shown above.

Please be sure to provide your exact name and address so that Firefly can be sure to identify you correctly. Because mailings are planned in advance, it may take several weeks for your request to become effective. If, due to human error, you continue to receive unwanted communications, please contact Firefly again and it will make every effort to correct the situation.

Email Use

When you provide Firefly with your email address, it may send you emails necessary to respond to a request. Your email address will be used only to respond to your request and will not be shared with any third parties. Instructions for unsubscribing from receiving future emails (opting-out) are included in every email containing promotional material.

Security

It is Firefly’s intent to protect against the loss, misuse or alteration of information that it has collected from you. Firefly employs reasonable security measures to protect the security of the information you submit. When you request services or create an account on its website, your access to that account is password protected so that only you can access it. Firefly maintains the data you provide in a secure database.

Policy Changes

If Firefly makes changes to any terms or conditions of its Privacy Policy, the changes will be posted on this portion of the website so that you will always know what information is collected, how it might be used, to whom it may be disclosed and what choices you have. Please be sure to check this page each time you visit the website. Your continued use of this website following any posted changes to these terms will mean that you have accepted those changes.

Questions or Comments?

For questions, comments or assistance, you are invited to contact Firefly at its address at the beginning of this Policy or above, or by calling us toll free at (877) 963-3534.

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