Cogency Global Inc. lists its Dallas office at 1601 Elm St., Suite 4360, Dallas, TX 75201, in downtown Dallas and inside Dallas County. Companies that name Cogency Global as their Texas registered agent have this suite on file as their registered office, so it is where lawsuit citations and petitions, garnishment papers, subpoenas and statutory notices aimed at those companies tend to end up. A delivery here is only as good as the match between the papers and Cogency's client list, which is why most of this page is about getting the defendant's name right before anything leaves your desk.
Pricing and Turnaround
The price depends on how soon you want the attempt. Standard Service is $69, with an attempt within 5 business days. Rush Service is $119 and moves that attempt to within 48 hours, while 24-Hour Service is $169 for an attempt within 24 hours. Those figures cover subpoenas, federal summonses and notices. A Texas state-court citation or summons carries an extra $100 fee, because Texas requires that paper to be served by a sheriff, constable or certified process server, so a state-court citation sent at the Standard tier comes to $169. When delivery is complete, a signed Rule 107 return of service is emailed to you. You can compare the tiers on the pricing page or go straight to the order form and give the suite number with the entity name.
What Can Be Served Here
Cogency Global accepts service only for the entities that have appointed it as registered agent, so every document should name the exact registered entity, spelled the way the Secretary of State has it. Texas requires each filing entity and foreign filing entity to keep a registered agent at a registered office (Bus. Orgs. Code 5.201), and that duty is what makes a suite like this one the normal target for a citation against a business. If the company has no registered agent, or the agent cannot be found at the registered office with reasonable diligence, the Secretary of State becomes the agent for service (Bus. Orgs. Code 5.251). For a corporation, the president and each vice president are also agents for service (Bus. Orgs. Code 5.255(1)). Under Rule 103, no party to the suit and no one interested in its outcome may deliver the papers.
Before You Send Papers
Look the defendant up on the Secretary of State's records first and confirm that Cogency Global is still its registered agent; companies change agents, and a petition delivered to a former agent can fail. Copy the legal name exactly, including any "LLC", "Inc." or "L.P." ending, because a trade name or brand will not match. If the case involves several related companies, check each one separately rather than assuming they share an agent. Send a complete set for each entity you are suing, and if a subpoena asks for records, read the subpoena and witness fee guide so the $10 witness fee and the notice steps are handled.
Nearby Courts and Other Locations
Dallas County's courthouse on file here is the George L Allen Sr Courts Building at 600 Commerce Street, Dallas, TX 75202. The Dallas County page covers the county's courts and towns. When the registered agent route fails, the fallback is the Texas Secretary of State in Austin. For records cases in the same county, see Parkland Memorial Hospital's release of information office.