subject: What to Consider Regarding Price when Hiring a Process Server [print this page] Do you need to hire a Morrilton, Conway or Russellville process server to meet your legal firm's needs? If so, you're probably considering several options. Hopefully, you realize the need to hire a professional rather than rely on someone lacking experience. When you're trying to decide among professional process servers, price will undoubtedly be a factor you'll consider.
Unfortunately, shopping for a Morrilton server by price isn't as straightforward as it might seem. You'll need to carefully evaluate what exactly each price quoted includes and what it doesn't.
As an example, some companies may quote you a highly competitive or even drastically low initial fee. This fee may include "unlimited attempts" at process service, however it only includes attempts to the one address you provide. If this is an incorrect address or perhaps not the best address, you may be charged an "additional" fee for attempts made at each new location you provide.
This is a reasonable way for a process server to set their fee schedules, but only if the "additional" fees are in line with the actual work involved and competitive with other local providers. Be wary of additional fees that are excessive, or of low initial prices that are designed to tempt you to hire a company you will ultimately end up paying much, much more.
The best way to comparison shop for Conway or Little Rock process servers is to determine to the best of your ability exactly what services you need ahead of time. Try to identify whether the address you have is likely to be valid, or if it makes sense to pay for possible process service at an alternative or additional address. Consider how quickly you need service completed, the individual's history with legal proceedings if appropriate and any other factor that might result in the need for additional services beyond the basics.
Once you know exactly what you need, you can call a local process server and ask for a quote over the phone. If a company isn't willing to speak with you over the phone, cross them off your list.
When you've received several price quotes for the services you believe you will need, you can then go on to evaluate and compare experience, customer service and other factors that will affect your decision about who to hire. You'll probably discover the cheapest Morrilton server may not be your best choice, but at the same time, paying top dollar for service probably isn't necessary.
What to Consider Regarding Price when Hiring a Process Server
