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International Process of Service to SCOTUS
Earlier this year, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the Hague Convention authorizes service of process by mail. What is the Hague Convention? The Hague Service Convention is a multinational treaty adopted at The Hague, The Netherlands, on November 15, 1965. The agreement allows for the service of process…
Vote for Torri's Legal Services as DC’s Top Process Server
The 2016 BEST OF LEGAL TIMES is open for voting! Torri’s Legal Services has been a finalist for the Best Process Server award in Washington, D.C. the past few years and we’re tremendously honored by this. We strive to provide every customer with exceptional service, and hope to take home…
Serving Papers Safely
While the dangers of serving papers are nothing new to process servers, we’ve found that sometimes our clients don’t realize the risks and legal hassles that can result from sending an untrained process server into an emotionally charged situation. There are a few steps both clients and process servers can…
Wacky State Laws
After 25 years of experience we’ve learned that all states have crazy laws. We do a lot of out-of-state service of process, which requires us to familiarize ourselves with the laws in many states. Sometimes we run into some odd ones, so we thought we’d share some of the wackiest…
Is Your Witness or Defendant Incarcerated?
Serving legal documents to an individual in prison has its challenges. There are several factors that dictate the process, including whether the witness or defendant is in federal or state prison, the level of security and custody level, and the process of the prison housing the individual. If you’ve got…
Updates to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Just before the new year a handful of changes were made to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, many of which directly affect process servers. Amendments were made to Rule 4, 16, and 26, changing the maximum days for service to be completed and removing some restrictions on serving discovery…
Torri's Legal Services Served a Protective Order by Email and Text Message
We are excited to share with you that we at Torri’s Legal Services effectuated service through text message and email following a court order last month. This is just one of the ways we offer exceptional services to our clients! Our text message service, a first for us, included 16…
Vote Torri's Legal Services for 2015 Best of Legal Times
The 2015 Best of Legal Times is now open for voting! Torri’s Legal Services has been a finalist for Best Process Server award in Washington, D.C. for the past several years, and you’re vote could put us over the top this year and make us #1. We would be honored to…
Our Interview with inProcess Magazine!
We are excited to share that Parisppany Howard of InProcess, the newsletter of the Mid-Atlantic Association of Professional Process Servers, recently interview Torri about her company, goals, and what we strive for as a business! In the interview, Torri talks about why honest, fair, and positive are the three words…
Torri’s Legal Services Works Directly with Court Reporters
At Torri’s Legal Services, we pride ourselves on working to meet the unique needs of our clients, whoever they may be. Whether you are an attorney, paralegal, real estate firm, an individual, or any other type of client with process serving needs, our goal is always to provide excellent services…