Author Archive: Stephanie Mitchell
Fraudulent Service of Process Continues to Plague New York
Video of Council Member Garodnick Announcing Reform of Fraudulent Process Service on September 3, 2009. Garidnick wants legislation requiring New York process servers and agencies to have a surety bond, or insurance in order to be licensed due to rampant and fraudulent default judgments. As a specific case in point, a White Plains, NY woman [...]
The Power of Business Relationships
Networking is a fundamental element of building and marketing any business. As part of your many marketing efforts, consider diversifying your network by joining your local chamber of commerce. Joining a local Chamber can be a powerful, efficient and low cost marketing tool, often overlooked by many business owners in our industry. A chamber of [...]
“Catch Me If You Can” Service of Process on Difficult People
Wouldn’t it be great if we could perfect service on the 1st attempt every time? We all know not every serve can go as planned and oftentimes difficult people make for difficult situations. As a process server I find that my skills at times are tested. When these difficult serves arise I must remember that [...]
Pennsylvania Association of Licensed Investigators (PALI) 2009 Annual Conference
Title: Pennsylvania Association of Licensed Investigators (PALI) 2009 Annual Conference Location: Hotel Carlisle, in Carlisle, Pennsylvania Description: Mark your calendars! This year’s PALI annual seminar will be held on Oct 6 and 7 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. It will be bigger and better then before. We have a great list of presenters, a general election, good [...]
Service of Process on Law Enforcement Officers Goes Online
Collier County, Florida is joining Lee, Hendry and Glades counties with high-tech subpoena delivery. By the end of the year, Collier County hopes to launch CJIS Notify, the new electronic subpoena system used to serve process on law enforcement officers. The new system is reportedly very efficient and cutting costs and saving a whole lot [...]
City of New Orleans Paid Claims Contractor Using an Unlicensed PI
In a less-than-shocking news article by Times Picayune Reporter, David Hammer, the City of New Orleans again finds itself in the center of a fraud and ethics scandal as it comes to light that the city has paid its third party claims administrator in excess of $522,000 over the last two years to retain the [...]
In Memory of Roger Gibson
IN MEMORY OF ROGER GIBSON Roger P. Gibson, the founder and director of Roger P. Gibson, Inc. in Coral Gables, Florida, unexpectedly passed away last week. As many of you may know, Roger was a professional and well respected private investigator and veteran of the United States Marshall Service. Most recently, Roger was the 2008 [...]
HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM PURSUIT MAGAZINE!
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah & Happy New Year to all of our friends, readers and subscribers. We wish you a Happy and Safe Holiday and want to send our best to you for a prosperous and successful new year in 2009! A special thanks to those companies, organizations, associations and hard working professionals with whom [...]
Tackling Legal Research Assignments for Private Investigators
When you first enter the law section of your local library you may feel overwhelmed at first….I know I did on my first research assignment at the University of Richmond Law Library. Don’t panic! There are many ways to tackle the problem and there is really no right or wrong way to begin, but that [...]
