Certificate of insurance on file. SAM.gov-vetted federal vendor. Master service agreement-friendly engagement terms. Detroit's in-house legal teams and business litigation paralegals coordinate with vendors that procurement has already vetted — or that can pass procurement without months of back-and-forth. Civic Process Services performs civil service of process, corporate registered agent service, employment law subpoenas, and discovery filing for in-house legal departments and business litigation practices across Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties — with documentation procurement teams accept on first review.
A corporate legal department needed to onboard a Michigan process server for multi-matter employment defense work. Standard vendor onboarding cycle through procurement was projected at six to eight weeks. We submitted a complete diligence package — Certificate of Insurance, surety bond, capability statement, sample Master Service Agreement, NDA affirmations, SAM.gov record, three references — within five business days. Procurement cleared the engagement on first review. First matter was issued the following week.
Certificate of insurance, surety bond, capability statement, sample MSA, NDA affirmations, references, federal vendor record. The complete diligence file most procurement teams require — delivered within 5 business days, cleared on first review.
ii. Corporate Service ExpertiseService on Michigan-registered corporate agents through LARA. Employment law subpoenas. Securities and commercial litigation matters. Business litigation discovery. The work corporate legal departments actually need handled.
iii. Confidentiality StandardsPublished privacy policy. NDA-ready engagement terms. Confidential work product handling. Secure document chain of custody. Standards in-house counsel and corporate compliance teams require by default.
You found a process server. They're capable, they're local, they're available — but procurement needs a Certificate of Insurance, a vendor questionnaire, an executed NDA, a sample MSA, references, and a W-9 before they can be approved. Six weeks later, you're still going back and forth on documentation. That's the bottleneck we're built to eliminate.
Certificate of Insurance, $10,000 surety bond certificate, capability statement, sample Master Service Agreement, confidentiality and NDA affirmations, three professional references, SAM.gov federal vendor record, Michigan State Vendor registration confirmation, published privacy policy, and W-9 — assembled as a single Diligence-Ready Onboarding package and delivered within 5 business days. Most procurement teams clear us on first review.
Service on Michigan-registered corporate agents through the LARA database — with confirmation of the correct agent for the specific entity named in your matter before any attempt is made. Employment law subpoenas, securities matters, commercial litigation, business litigation discovery, and corporate registered agent service. The work corporate legal departments actually need handled, by an operator who knows the procedural geography.
All case files treated as confidential client work product. Information is not shared with third parties except as required to perform the engagement or as compelled by law. Civic operates under a published privacy policy. NDA affirmations included in the standard Diligence-Ready Onboarding package; execution of your organization's standard NDA available before any engagement begins. Secure document chain of custody from receipt to return delivery.
Every assignment runs through the same workflow. No app, no support ticket, no contractor handoff. Just clean execution and court-compliant documentation.
Send the assignment by 2 PM via the quote form, email, or text. We confirm receipt and quote within two business hours.
First attempt within 24 hours. GPS-stamped field notes after every attempt. Detroit-fluent execution on hard cases.
Court-ready affidavit, notarized at point of service, returned within 24 hours of completed service. Ready to file.
First attempt within 24 hours. GPS-stamped field notes after every attempt. Court-ready affidavit, notarized at point of service, returned within 24 hours of completed service.
Anything less isn't service of process. It's a delay with a receipt.
Everything procurement needs to approve a new vendor on first review — assembled as a single package.
Vendor onboarding at most corporate legal departments takes six to eight weeks of back-and-forth between in-house counsel, procurement, and the proposed vendor. Civic streamlines that to a single document package. Submit your standard vendor questionnaire, and we return a complete diligence file within 5 business days — Certificate of Insurance, surety bond, capability statement, sample MSA, NDA affirmations, references, federal vendor record, and Michigan state vendor registration.
This is a complimentary engagement. There is no fee to receive the Diligence-Ready Onboarding package. We invest in the documentation work upfront because corporate legal department engagements are recurring, multi-matter relationships worth getting right at the start.
From service on Michigan-registered corporate agents to discovery filing in business litigation matters, every engagement moves through the same operator, the same dispatch line, the same documentation standard. One vendor relationship managed under a single MSA.
Service on Michigan-registered corporate agents through the LARA database. Service on officers, directors, and authorized representatives where required by jurisdiction. Initial complaints, third-party complaints, summons, and corporate subpoenas. Registered-agent verification before any service attempt eliminates wrong-agent failures common in multi-entity corporate matters.
Subpoenas in employment defense matters (EEOC charges, civil rights actions, wage-and-hour disputes), securities matters, and commercial litigation. Subpoenas duces tecum requiring document production from corporate records custodians. Service coordinated across multiple parties to support multi-deponent discovery schedules.
Same-day filing for business litigation, employment matters, and corporate motion practice in Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb circuit and district courts. Motions to compel, motions for protective order, dispositive motions, and scheduling order extensions. Pickup-and-deliver service for time-sensitive filings.
Certified copies of business entity filings, corporate records, and prior litigation documents from Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb circuit and district courts. LARA business records lookup, county-level UCC filings, and certified court documents for discovery production or downstream filing.
MSA-governed engagement terms with corporate clients running ongoing matter volume. Locked per-service rates, locked per-filing rates, Net-30 invoicing aligned to corporate accounts payable cycles, dedicated dispatch line, consolidated monthly engagement reports for AP records, and matter-level reference numbers for internal tracking.
Address verification for fact witnesses, former employees, and parties to commercial disputes who have changed locations since the matter began. Cross-referenced against public records, professional licensing databases, and corporate records. Available for use in pre-litigation due diligence as well as active litigation discovery.
Both options have their place. Here's an honest read of where each one wins — and where Civic was built for.
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I'd give 6 stars if I could. Probably the most communicative service provider I've ever worked with, and I've worked with hundreds in my career. Phone calls, SMS, email — proactive communication and will also respond swiftly when I need help.
Ali was easy to work with. Very professional and timely with his deliverables. We would definitely use him again.
Great communication, fast service and reasonably priced. Would use them again in the future.
Civic Process Services is a Detroit-based process serving company. We work exclusively with law firms and legal departments in Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties.
We are not a national platform. We don't manage a contractor network from out of state. Every assignment runs through the same operator, with the same standards, on the same phone line. When a paralegal calls Civic, they get a person — not a ticket queue.
The firms that work with us file high-stakes matters under tight deadlines. Family law motions on the eve of trial. Landlord-tenant volumes that compound daily. Personal injury subpoenas with statute-of-limitations clocks running. The work demands accuracy, urgency, and documentation discipline. That's what we built Civic for.
Engagement scope, procurement timeline, documentation requirements (COI, MSA, NDA, vendor questionnaire), expected matter volume, target jurisdictions, and any specific compliance or data handling standards. We'll respond with a written engagement proposal within two business hours.
For corporate legal departments and procurement teams that need vendor documentation before engaging, request the Diligence-Ready Onboarding — our complimentary documentation package delivered within 5 business days.