Discover how we deliver exceptional experiences—not just documents. We make service of process simple. This week, we're exploring how ABC Legal keeps your case moving with our suite of Locate Services™. Skip traces strategically built into service of process ensure your documents get to the right place.
Please note, due to the nature of investigations, Locate Services™ are only available to our legal professional clients.
Skip Tracing With ABC Legal
Finding the best location for service of process is essential for delivering legal documents.
Derived from the phrase "to skip town," skip tracing is the process of locating a person's current address when they've gone missing, are avoiding service of process, or need to be found for various reasons, such as debt collection, legal proceedings, or witness location. It's a valuable tool for legal professionals to have in their back pocket during service of process.
ABC Legal offers best-in-class skip-tracing through our Locate Services™, a variety of investigative offerings designed to support cases at crucial points for service of process. Locate Services™ are designed to locate individuals quickly and efficiently while integrating directly into your service of process experience.
How Skip Tracing works with ABC Legal
ABC Legal employs a systematic and user-friendly approach to skip tracing. It ensures that each lead is thoroughly investigated to provide you with the data needed to make informed decisions.
The premise is simple: We take the known information about the individual to be served and process it, comparing it to data and results gathered through millions of historic serves and cases. We use that information to determine a probability score, the likelihood of service at a given address.
1. Data Collection: We gather as much information as possible about the individual based on data provided by your team. The name, known address, and other details provided in the legal documents establish the starting point.
2. Database Searches: ABC Legal is a licensed investigations agency and can pull information from several databases and public records. These databases may include credit reports, utility bills, property records, DMV records, and social media profiles.
3. Analysis and Ranking: The collected data is analyzed and cross-referenced to identify patterns and connections by a combination of licensed investigators and our proprietary systems. This step creates a shortlist of addresses for an individual.
The results can then be applied to subsequent steps of service.
Skip Trace Solutions That Fit Service of Process
What's unique about investigation results from ABC Legal is that these locations are chosen based on the chance of finding—and serving—the individual. Locate Services are available at key points of the process and support service of process throughout your document's journey at ABC Legal.
Before Service
- Customers can use Locate+Serve™ to start service at the best-known address.
- Enterprise customers can use Pre-Suit Skip™ to find addresses quickly in bulk.
During Service
- Data from investigations is used to support service by providing additional information for process servers or identifying people avoiding service.
If Service Does Not Go As Expected
- We provide Instant Trace™results for free when service cannot be completed at the first address, so you immediately know your options.
- Enterprise customers can use Deep Skip™ and Re-Skip™ to automate additional rounds of attempts at new addresses.
Legal professionals with Professional or Enterprise accounts can order a standard investigation to determine addresses related to service of process at any point in their secure accounts. Contact your account manager for more information.
Next-Level Customer Experience
Being able to find defendants before or during service is a valuable asset. With the integration of top-notch skip-tracing technology into your service of process experience, your case won't face delays if your process server discovers that the person to be served has relocated.
Here are the benefits included in our suite of investigative solutions:
1. Expertise: ABC Legal’s team comprises experienced investigators skilled in skip tracing. Their expertise ensures a higher success rate in locating individuals.
2. Unbeatable User Experience: We leverage cutting-edge technology and tap into an extensive database to quickly and accurately analyze vast amounts of data. We present our findings in a user-friendly format through your secure account, making the decision-making process easier.
3. Customized Approach: Every case is unique. With ABC Legal, your timing for investigations can be, too. We offer a variety of skip-trace solutions throughout service of process.
4. Proven Track Record: With a history of successful cases and over 25,000 traces a month, ABC Legal has earned its reputation for reliability and efficiency in skip tracing.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great Service.
"Service was obtained on a party that was out in the boonies of Michigan. I tried other process servers and they were unable to find someone to serve him. I will be using ABC again. Thank you!!"
- Caitlin, Girouz Pappas Trial
ABC Legal’s skip tracing services are essential for various industries and purposes, distinguished by our expertise, advanced technology, and customized approach.
Choosing ABC Legal for your skip-tracing needs means partnering with a trusted and experienced team dedicated to achieving the best possible outcomes. Create your free accounttoday to learn more about how our skip-tracing services can assist you.
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Erik Trecha
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