Since 1981, Mr. Somerson, has been providing forensic support to the Plaintiff and Defense bars in premise security litigation and other matters affecting the security management and security service industries. To date, Mr. Somerson has consulted in over 1,000 security related cases for plaintiff and defense attorneys and has testified throughout the United States. When initially assigned a matter  Mr. Somerson will extensively outline the issues of the file to provide instruction and insight to counsel for discovery and investigation. His demeanor when testifying provides the required experience and quiet confidence, but more importantly a respect for being prepared! Over his professional career, Mr. Somerson has collected resource materials that now represent one of the largest security management libraries. These resource materials have proven to be invaluable to his clients.

Professional references available upon request. Since 1989 Mr. Somerson has maintained a relational database of all consulting and expert witness assignments. Reports of industries served, types of services rendered, lists of testimony at trial and/or deposition, etc. are easily prepared from these data. Security Expert Witness Ira Somerson is listed with international and professional directories under the following: Security Systems Expert, Crime and Loss Prevention, Premises Security Liability, Security Officer Consulting, Crowd Control, Expert Witness Security, Security Procedures Development, Security Awareness Programs, Security Training, Foreseability Analysis, Security Systems Consultant.