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COVID-19 Impacts on the Process Serving Industry

 

Follow this page for the latest updates and relief opportunities.

The following resources are intended to keep the process serving industry informed during this global health crisis. We plan on keeping this page updated with ideas to keep your business running, opportunities for financial relief and places to seek alternative streams of income.

If you have symptoms of COVID-19, please consult the CDC guidelines and seek medical advice.

Join the Conversation

If you have additional resources or information to share, head over to our Facebook Group and Slack channel for process servers to join the conversation, or feel free to contact us.

 

Resources for Returning to Work

As states start to loosen restrictions, certain safety measures must still be in place in order to protect the health of everyone involved in process service. It’s not as simple as opening your doors and resuming business as normal. Here are some practical tips to keep in mind as you reopen your business.

Safety Policy Template

Safety Policy Template

You may want to establish a concrete set of guidelines for you, your staff, and your clients to follow in order to protect everyone involved from both the physical and legal consequences of COVID-19. We have written up a template that you can copy and paste for use on your site or marketing emails and edit based on your process serving business’s unique needs.

Guide to Safely Resuming Service of Process

Guide to Safely Resuming Service of Process

From safety tips to protective equipment, we’ve created a detailed guide to help you return to business safely and effectively. We’ve also provided steps to take in order to prepare for increased service since that is something you may experience post-pandemic.

Nationwide Process Server Networking Conference

Nationwide Process Server Networking Conference

Hear what your peers are doing to protect their businesses in this virtual conference that had over 350 attendees registered. The conference featured “breakout groups” in which smaller groups of registrants discussed topics like The topics marketing, serving safely, and goals for the future.

 

COVID Webinars

 

Watch the Latest Webinar

Surviving COVID-19 Part 6

April 28th, 2020 | 10am MST

Guests:

  • Jared Deahr | HSPS
  • Bob Rusch | Windy City Process
  • Justin Jeffries | ServeManager
  • Chad Jolly | ServeManager
 

Stay updated on the latest discussion of COVID-19 and how it’s impacting the process serving industry. With hundreds of registrants each week, these webinars are the best place to get your questions answered while also hearing from others in the process serving community.


Surviving COVID-19 Part 5

April 21st, 2020 | 10am MST

Large Attorney Service Firm leaders Alex Martinez from First Legal, Ross Mallor from PM Legal, Keith McMaster from Firefly Legal, and Marty Kilmer from One Legal discuss how their businesses have been impacted by the pandemic, how their businesses are operating differently, and their predictions for the future of the industry.


Surviving COVID-19 Part 4

April 14th, 2020 | 10am MST

Find out how other professional process servers are preserving their businesses during the pandemic. Hear from panelists Joseph Jones, Michele Harris, Gail Kagan, and Torri Schaffer as they share about their business operations and how to prepare yourself for the influx of jobs post-pandemic.


Surviving COVID-19 Part 3: The Stimulus Package

April 7th, 2020 | 10am MST

This webinar features special guest Adam Williams, an attorney with Williams & Jorden, who answers process servers' questions about the stimulus package including the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).


Surviving COVID-19 Part 2

March 31st, 2020 | 10am MST

Of the nearly 500 process servers that tuned into this webinar from across the country, many asked real and candid questions and shared insight into the most pressing topics facing the process serving industry during the global pandemic including solutions that can help small business owners and contract workers.


Surviving COVID-19 for Process Servers

March 24th, 2020 | 10am MST

From safety tips to natural disaster preparation tactics, Steven Glenn of the Process Servers Association of Colorado (PSACO) discusses various ways to keep your process serving business operating and safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

The Latest Court Closures and Restrictions Across the US

Law360 has created this resource to track court closures across the US. Hover over your state to see the latest updates.

 

Relief and Aid