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The mission of Service of Process Looking Forward is to provide private process servers with timely, relevant, thought provoking and actionable news, information and commentary about the issues and challenges that are facing the industry.

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Adapting to a Changing Process Server Industry

March 18, 2012  |  by Jeff Karotkin

Whether you are running a process serving agency or you are a process server on the street, the changes that have occurred in recent years are very evident. The new tools and advances in technology that have benefited the …

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Lessons Learned from a Lifetime in State and National Process Serving Associations

September 19, 2011  |  by Jeff Karotkin

Jeff Karotkin shares his experiences, thoughts, and concerns in the hopes that new and established process serving associations might benefit from them.

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Smartphones Are Not Smart, Process Servers Who Use Them Are!

July 23, 2011  |  by Jeff Karotkin

The use of a smartphone will likely make you a better, faster, more efficient process server who is accountable and trusted. And isn’t that what the customer is ultimately looking for?

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Process Servers Must Embrace Change or be Left Behind

June 28, 2011  |  by Jeff Karotkin

An upstart credit card processing company's success shows how thinking too traditionally can leave some process servers following in the tracks of innovators.

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Will Physical Service of Subpoenas on AT&T Become a Thing of the Past?

May 17, 2011  |  by Jeff Karotkin

In an effort to manage the intake and routing of records requests AT&T recently launched an online application that allows and encourages the delivery of Subpoenas for records electronically.

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ServeNow Community Gives Process Servers a New Voice

May 04, 2011  |  by ServeNow.com Staff

The ServeNow Community is where respected, experienced process servers come to write about the state of the process serving industry and where it's heading in the future.

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Alternative Service via Facebook, Twitter or other Social Networks suggested by the Utah State Courts

April 22, 2011  |  by Jeff Karotkin

Some courts, such as the Utah State Court system, are helping process servers by giving them more information about acceptable means of alternative service.

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Are Sheriff Departments that Serve Civil Process Smarter than Private Process Servers?

April 15, 2011  |  by Jeff Karotkin

One might argue that in Virginia the Sheriffs appear to be embracing change in a manner that private Process Servers are not. Does that make them smarter? You be the judge.

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Philippine Supreme Court Allows eService of Summons on Foreign Firms

April 12, 2011  |  by Jeff Karotkin

In an ever increasing litigation trend globally, the benefits of today's technologies is set to be implemented in yet another court system.

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New York Process Servers Granted Partial Restraining Order Against New Regulations

April 01, 2011  |  by Jeff Karotkin

NYSPPSA was able to retain a law firm to file a restraining order in an effort to block or at least temporarily stop the implementation of the new regulations.

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Jeff H. Karotkin

Jeff H. Karotkin

Jeff has more than 25 years of experience in the process serving industry. He previously served as vice president and general manager of Personal Attorney Service, Inc. in Van Nuys, California. During his 9-year tenure, Karotkin led the company through its strongest growth period, ultimately positioning it for its sale. As vice president of strategic development, for One Legal LLC he is responsible for providing the vision and strategy for a nationally branded solution enabling One Legal to expand its services nationwide.

Jeff has served on a wide range of boards and committees within the legal support industry including as past president of NAPPS, the National Association of Professional Process Servers and CALSPro, the California Association of Legal Support Professionals. He has also written numerous articles and has spoken at a variety of seminars and workshops on process serving throughout California and the United States.

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