Legal Question in Family Law in Georgia

I am a brand new process server. I just started working for a more experienced process server who his adamant that I use under handed tactics to "catch" defendants off card and serve them with a summons, etc. As an example, he told me to go to someone's place of employment (a large company) and ask the receptionist to call "John Smith" to the lobby. If asked who I was, I should say I one of his customers. On another occasion, he told me take flowers to a hospital and ask for Dr. Smith to be paged. if asked who I was, I should say a former patient who has gift for the Dr..

I am extremely uncomfortable with these tactics for the obvious reasons. My boss insists its perfectly legal to misconstrue the truth in this manner and there can be no repercussions for doing so. True?


Asked on 3/22/16, 5:19 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Scott Riddle Law Office of Scott B. Riddle, LLC

The bottom line is that you don't want to work for someone, or in a job, that you do not like as much as you indicate. That means you should be looking around for a new employer, or striking out on your own if you can afford the lean days as you build the business. However, before you do anything I suggest you find some people in the industry around the area and have some discussions with them about the job and career you are starting. You don't have to indicate you are unhappy or that you are questioning anyone's methods. Just act like the "enthusiastic newbie" who wants to learn, and ask how they serve people who are hard to serve. Some might enjoy talking about how good they are at getting people served. I expect you will find out that your guy is the norm. Lawyers hire process servers to do one thing - put the documents in the hands of the right person. They continue to hire the ones who get the job done quickly. It is not a "comfortable" job.

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Answered on 3/23/16, 9:56 am


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