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Kern Legal Services was started back in 1961 and has been a premier Legal Support provider in California ever since. Since its inception in 1961, Kern Legal Services has focused on providing clients with a full range of litigation support services to law firms, insurance companies, businesses and private parties for over 50 years throughout California and Nationwide. Our team of professionals provides our clients with superior expertise in the areas of Service of Process, Court filing, Skip tracing and On-site document reproduction.

Dave Kern, the founder of Kern Legal Services, maintained a basic and extremely successful philosophy of not being the biggest, but being the best attorney service in California. Michael Kern, son and CEO of Kern Legal Services was brought on in 1987, and has had his hand in every aspect of litigation support service ever since. Kern's success is directly attributed to Michael's dedication and passion for the industry which directly caters to this country's most litigated State. In addition to Michael, our other key management employees have as many as 40 years of experience in the industry.

Kern Legal Services is a proud member of CALSPRO which is the California Association of Legal Support Professionals and since it inception was founded on the simple principles of providing training and education by the certification of process servers and improving on the professionalism to the process serving industry. The organization is involved in the legislative process as well as working with the judicial council on rules, forms and changes in the legal system. Michael Kern has been a board member of CALSPRO for over 13 years, serving in many different capacities.

Kern Legal Services has been on the leading edge of technology with E-Slips aka Kern Slips, online order tracking, online order submission for new orders and is using the latest industry leading software. Kern Legal Services has full scanning and E-document capabilities to meet the needs of any Firm. Kern Legal Services offers e-filing and fax filing in California of which our e-filing connection allows you to upload your document and summit electronically to Kern Legal for processing with court. Once filed with the court, we than can assign it to one of our Professional Process Servers to complete assignment.

Kern Legal Services uses qualified process servers only. Many of Kern Legal process servers have at least 10 years of experience and some with as many as 40 years. All process servers are informed and educated on all rule changes and follow strict company guidelines in order to serve all documents according to state and local rules.

Kern Legal Services is fully insured exceeding the minimum required by most firms. Proof of insurance can be provided if required. All process servers are independently registered and bonded according to California law.