Security Expert Norman Bates

Norman D. Bates, Esq., is a nationally-recognized expert in Security and the Law. As the President and Founder of Liability Consultants, Inc., he provides security management consulting services to private industry, as well as court-certified expert witness services nationwide to both plaintiff and defense firms in civil cases regarding inadequate security, negligent hiring or training and workplace violence. 

A frequent media spokesman, Mr. Bates has been interviewed and has commented on current news stories regarding crime and liability for ABC's 20-20, CBS News, NBC Nightly News, The Tonight Show, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, U. S. News and World Report, USA Today, and Security magazine, as well as on local T.V. and radio stations. 

Mr. Bates is a member of the Massachusetts Bar (admitted in 1985), the International Association of Professional Security Consultants (President 2009-2011), the National Crime Victim Bar Association, ASIS International, Society for Human Resource Management, and the International Association for Healthcare Safety and Security. He is a former member of the American Association for Justice (formerly ATLA), the Defense Research Institute (DRI), the American Bar Association, and the Massachusetts Bar Association.

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Formerly, Mr. Bates was an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at Northeastern University in Boston and Director of Security and Legal Counsel to the Saunders Hotel Corporation. He received his Juris Doctor degree from Suffolk University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from Northeastern University.