Security Consulting Services for Litigation

A security consulting firm evaluates risks, security programs, physical environments, and protective measures to help organizations make informed safety decisions. In litigation, that expertise is applied to disputed facts, industry practices, incident foreseeability, and security adequacy. EMD focuses on physical security, not cybersecurity, and supports counsel with objective analysis, reports, and expert witness services.

Security consulting for litigation typically includes case intake, document review, site and incident analysis, evaluation of security policies, assessment of CCTV, lighting, access control, staffing, training, and CPTED conditions, plus expert reports or consulting memoranda. EMD supports both plaintiff and defense matters involving premises liability, negligent security, active assailant incidents, and physical security program adequacy.

Yes. EMD’s principal, Elisa Mula, provides expert witness services in physical security management and premises liability matters. She is SEAK Expert Witness trained and brings more than 15 years of physical security industry experience. Engagements may include expert reports, deposition preparation, testimony, case strategy support, and opinions on security adequacy or foreseeability.

EMD supports cases involving negligent security, inadequate security, premises liability, active shooter or active assailant incidents, school and university security, house-of-worship security, retail or commercial property incidents, access control adequacy, surveillance adequacy, lighting conditions, security staffing, training, alarm response, and overall security program adequacy at the time of an incident.

No. EMD provides physical security consulting, expert analysis, and expert witness support, but does not practice law or provide legal advice. Attorneys remain responsible for legal strategy, filings, arguments, and client representation. EMD’s role is to evaluate security-related facts and provide objective, well-supported opinions within the scope of physical security expertise.

EMD reviews available facts such as prior incidents, known threats, property conditions, location-specific risk factors, security policies, staffing practices, access controls, lighting, surveillance, and response procedures. The goal is to help counsel understand whether a criminal act or security failure was reasonably foreseeable and whether the security measures in place were appropriate.

A defensible expert report is clear, factual, well-organized, and tied to evidence rather than speculation. It should explain the security issues, identify the materials reviewed, describe the analysis performed, and connect conclusions to physical security practices. EMD structures reports to be understandable to attorneys, claims professionals, judges, juries, and opposing experts.

Yes. A complimentary consultation is available to review the basic case facts, identify the security issues involved, discuss potential scope, and confirm the absence of conflicts. This initial step helps determine whether EMD’s physical security expertise fits the matter before a formal expert witness or consulting engagement is established.