I hired Sam at Bear Flag to collect a judgement award. He charged me $390. During the time of his services, he failed to communicate with me in a timely fashion. When it came time to submit the account number to the defendants bank so that I could collect the judgement award, Sam submitted the wrong account number for the defendant. Of course, the bank wrote that there was no individual by that name. I have been emailing and calling Sam repeatedly for 3 months, begging him to let me know what I can do to remedy the request to the defendants bank so that I can collect my judgement. He has not answered his phone. He has not returned my voicemails. And he has not responded to emails. It seems that Sam has taken my $390 and run. Very upsetting and I plan to file a complaint with California's better business bureau. This is all incredibly disappointing and disturbing to feel taken advantage of by those whom you hire to support you in the Justice System. read more

Great experience with Bear Flag. I called up a bunch of process servers to get a quote and better understand the process for how to serve papers for my specific scenario. I've never been involved in a legal dispute, so I wasn't quite sure how everything would play out with the unresponsive person I was serving. After speaking to Sam, the owner, I felt that he was by far the most professional and competent. He asked me questions and understood my scenario, while other servers didn't seem to be as patient or helpful. It seemed like others wouldn't try that hard and would hit the max number of tries, coming back to ask for more money. I felt like Bear Flag would really try to get the job done within the max of 3 times. Sure enough, they did. After they received my papers, they finished the job within 48 hours. Getting the job done, and done so quickly, was a huge relief to me after months of anguish. They followed up with an email and processed the appropriate paperwork with the court within the week. Bear Flag was the most expensive option of all the process servers I talked to, but at the end of the day, they were extremely professional and responsive. I would highly recommend them to anyone who is looking for a trustworthy service to get the job done. read more

Bear Flag is awesome! We needed a subpoena served to a very elusive individual who represents a very, very, very elusive company. Bear Flag has several "tricks up their sleeve" to find people who don't want to be found!!! They really went above and beyond to get this subpoena served. And, they served it the same day I sent it to them! Sam is very knowledgeable and even called me when he received the subpoena to let me know it had some missing information. This enabled me to correct it before service. They are very professional and call you back promptly if you leave them a message. Their prices are extremely reasonable. If I ever need a process server in the future, I will definitely hire Bear Flag again and wouldn't hesitate to recommend them to anyone. read more

I'm so glad I discovered Bear Flag earlier this year! My firm had been using a large, national company to do our process serving, but decided that having someone local would probably be faster, friendlier, and easier to deal with. Thankfully, Bear Flag is all three - PLUS they saved us money on service. Sam, Eleonore, and even this mysterious "Zach" who answered my email once, are always quick to answer questions, pick up the phone, and respond to emails. Sam even took the time to explain the Unlawful Detainer process for me just so I'd be more familiar with it - I would never had gotten that courtesy from a larger company. I'd be quick to recommend their services to anyone, and look forward to doing much more business with them in the upcoming new year. Cheers! read more

I had to serve someone and was only able to give one day's notice as I wouldn't be available to help properly serve the individual the rest of the week because of vacation. They offered to come at 6:30 AM to serve the guy and sure enough were here ringing my doorbell at 6:30! These are the goto guys if you need a process server. read more

And I'd honestly give them more stars if I could. I talked to Sam, he handled everything. My (soon-to-be) ex is one of the most difficult people in the world- easily. Still, Sam managed to hunt him down and serve him and he did it in the most cost-efficient way, too! Totally recommend Sam, he's trustworthy and honest and he's on top of things!! read more

Had to have a Law Clerk served a Subpoena in a Guest List only Annual legal convention and his team was able to get in undetected and find her and serve her documents. Id consider Bear Flag the navy seals of process servers. I was blown away and the price was very reasonable!! Thanks for the swift handling of this matter. Number 1!!!! read more

Eleanor and Sam at Bear Flag were fantastic to work with. I had a small claims court order that needed to be served and they were available to do this small job within 48 hours. It only took 1 attempt even though this was a tricky situation with an evasive recipient. I would definitely recommend Bear Flag for any individual or firm that is looking for quick, organized and ready process serving. Hopefully I won't have to need their services again but if I do- I know who to turn to! read more

Sam, Eleanore, and Eric continually make me look good at my law firm because I'm the one who discovered them on Yelp. Now all of our attorneys use them because of how good they turned out to be. They are professional, fast, communicative, fairly priced, and they have come through when my cases required the extra mile. I'm happy to give them the glowing recommendation that they've earned. read more

Sam Tomlin of Bear Flag process servers is one kick ass cool and efficient process server. If you need to serve papers to the nicest or the nastiest guy around, Sam's your guy. Calm, cool collected and honest. Sam would not charge you a dime over the actual hours he spent trying to serve papers even if it calls for a stakeout (where I heard others pad their hours). Process serving is not a job for the meek and can be dangerous at times for the server. I would trust Sam to serve your papers to anyone. Thanks, read more

Our office has been using Bear Flag for too many years to count. They are all extremely courteous, reliable and trustworthy. They know the court rules in all the Bay Area counties, so they do the job right the first time. You can count on Bear Flag to file what you need filed, to serve what you need served, and to even answer your questions about how process service should be accomplished in different situations. They are accessible by phone or e-mail and their systems are automated and up to date. Don't go anywhere else. read more

Serving people and companies with legal process is not an easy job. In addition to the often surly reaction a server will often be subjected to, you have to be creative with people who are trying to avoid process and your lawyer clients are often on deadlines. And, there are significant legal rules that must be followed. Bear Flag does not need my additional 5 star rating but they are great and we will continue to use them. read more

Bear Flag helped me with service on a very difficult defendant who was working hard to avoid service. Sam is great, I did not have much experience with service and he explained everything to me. They were very responsive to calls and emails, and they produced the documents I needed right away. Would definitely use them again. read more

These guys are AMAZING! Sam is totally great and always willing to do what it takes. Great value and reliable service.

Sam is absolutely wonderful! I called with questions and he took the time to not only answer them, but to honestly advise me to wait before hiring him. With that kind of honesty I'm sure to call Bear Flag when the time is right. read more

Excellent service. Fast, reasonable price, friendly and responsive phone receptionist.

Great service, nice people. They delivered my divorce papers quickly and notified me right away. When I had a second batch of documents to be served, though not filed with the court, Sam called me to make sure that I couldn't save some money by using their mail service for about $75 less. The whole thing reeks of integrity. read more

These guys are the best, Its only when you have to find a reliable and intelligent process server that you begin to appreciate that there are professionals like Bearflag. Sam and Eleanor took care of a difficult FRCP service on a very high level public official in individual capacity, also going to their home as well as multiple visits to their office. They were successful. If you have a difficult party to serve, you can't go wrong with this company. read more

I wont use any other company in the San Francisco area, they are beyond the best. They had my service out within 24 hours which exceeded my expectations. read more

Don't waste your time and money with other process servers. Bear Flag not only gets the job done, they can actually save you time and money by filing memorandums of costs, making sure the paperwork is complete and accurate, and doing everything in a timely fashion. I've used them for process service, bank levies, and court filings. I can only echo what everyone else has said: Sam and his crew are great. read more

Bear Flag is the BEST! They are competent, reliable, responsive, (and caring!) I'd never had to do this before, and the person I was serving papers to was dodging the sheriff's department (who I'd given papers to serve.) I was in a pinch because I was running out of time to serve papers, and needed a service who worked evenings. I spoke with Sam who not only took the time to listen to my situation, but he explained to me the whole process and the number of tries that they could attempt. He suggested the lower priced option. I was so stressed about it I was going to pay for the higher priced (three attempt) option, so clearly he wasn't trying to get me to pay more money than necessary. In fact, they accidentally overcharged me by $10 and then promptly refunded me (I didn't even realize that I was overcharged!) And they kept in amazing communication with me. They let me know when the papers were served, what happened, and they also let me know when the proof of service was filed with the courthouse and emailed me a copy of the paperwork. Hopefully I never have to do this again, but I do want others to know how GREAT Bear Flag is. I wouldn't try anywhere else, I would definitely go with Bear Flag if you want to make sure the job will get done and they will communicate with you along the way. THANK YOU Bear Flag for helping me with a difficult situation, such a life saver!!!! read more

Excellent service and reasonable price. I email my court documents sometimes the same day, and it gets filed, delivered within couple hours. I can always reach someone on the phone as well. I am pleased with the type of service I get. read more

Fantastic work. Rush service without rush prices. Far less expensive than competitors.