Out-of-State Subpoena Toolkit
No matter the job, you need the right tools. Here are some of the tools for out-of-state subpoenas in state-court civil litigation. If you need a subpoena for Georgia witness or records and have more questions, call me. I offer out-of-state subpoena assistance in Georgia for a flat rate.
Articles
Rebecca Phalen, Obtaining Out-of-State Evidence for State Court Civil Litigation: Where to Start?, Ga. Bar J., Oct. 2011, at 18. (Article available in Vol. 17, No. 2 of the Georgia Bar Journal, now online.)
Rebecca Phalen, Best Practices for Issuing Subpoenas: Depositions of Georgia Residents in Cases Pending Out of State,Ga. Bar J., June 2007, at 12.
Blog Posts
- No. 1: It is Georgia law that applies to service of subpoenas. And cost matters.
- No. 2: If personally serving the subpoena, use the best process server you can find, and tell them exactly what you need.
- No. 3: If the out-of-state counsel only wants documents, plan in advance for how those documents will be used in court.
- No. 4: Read the rules. Follow the rules. Then accept the gray areas.
- All Out-of-State Subpoena posts
Presentation
Out-of-State Subpoenas: Getting there from here, presented November 15, 2011