for lack of proper service. When a plaintiff has retained the services of an attorney, if the attorney does not make reasonable efforts to hire a process server and serve the defendant with the summons or complaint, that attorney can be subject to discipline by the State Bar of Nevada and/or a complaint for malpractice by their client. You mentioned before that knowledge of these rules and of case law is important to being an effective process server. Are there any other skills or competencies that you would draw upon as part of this role? Something that has helped us tremendously is being native to Las Vegas. I and most of my staff members are native to the area, so we have a lot of local contacts. For instance, one benefit of being located in Las Vegas is the fact that a lot of people come here – people within the United States and even internationally. We have large conventions here, and we have strategically worked with law firms across the country when they have had international defendants come here for these conventions. For instance, when the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is in town, we know that certain international vendors are going to be there with a booth, and we are able to serve process on them knowing that they are going to be present. There have been two different years when we were able to serve someone there, and because they have been served in Nevada, this creates jurisdiction and it makes Nevada court more likely to be the proper venue for the case to be heard. Right now, the World Series of Poker is in town, and we are getting phone calls about working with law firms or plaintiffs that have filed a complaint against someone who is going to be present. We have served participants in the World Series of Poker on legal matters in the past. FEATURE OF THE MONTH 17 Las Vegas has always been a hotspot for businesses to come for conventions and for individuals to visit, and it has put us in a very choice position to serve them while they are here. We are currently pursuing service on an individual who is at the World Series of Poker – a low-level player buying into some of the smaller games – and we are coordinating with the plaintiff and their attorney to ensure that they get served. What sort of obstacles do process servers often encounter that could potentially jeopardise their ability to fulfil their role? In this current environment, especially coming out of COVID, video doorbells have become extremely common. We are on camera when we walk onto the property, so understanding the rules helps us in being able to navigate that and serve documents. It appears that the
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