Security Consultant for Law Firms in Chicago and Chicagoland
Your attorneys handle some of the most sensitive and emotional matters their clients will ever face. Divorce, criminal defense, labor disputes – all these things are not necessarily confined to the court process.
When a displeased client arrives at your reception, when an intimidating person comes in uninvited, when a lawyer stays late alone in an office building, all of these situations call for physical security. Yet very few of the law firms in Chicago and Chicagoland have ever been audited by a security expert.
JG Good Corp offers you independent physical security consulting services for law firms of any scale in Schaumburg, Glenview, Lake Forest, and throughout Chicagoland. We will analyze the specific dangers for your firm, determine all the weaknesses in your system, and develop a plan to fix it.
Or call (224) 763-0843.
Why Law Firm Security Is Different from Standard Office Security
An assessment of security needs created for an office space will not be effective for a legal practice. There is simply too much difference in the risk factors and the parties involved.
Here is what makes law firm security its own discipline:
Stressed clients and opponents. Legal actions, custody struggles, criminal cases, and work disagreements are all cases which have highly stressed people in them. Sometimes, some of these individuals vent their frustration on the lawyers and staff who represent them in their cases. These incidents take place in your reception area or meeting room. Is your staff prepared for such events?
Confidential information at physical risk. Law firms hold privileged client files, financial records, trade secrets, and litigation strategy. Physical access to your offices is physical access to all of it. How far can someone get into your office before being stopped?
Reception and walk-in access. Law firms generally have public reception areas where anyone is allowed to walk in. Without a well-documented visitor management and security process in place, your receptionist becomes your only point of security.
Safety of attorneys after hours. Lawyers and their support staff working evenings and weekends in office buildings with limited security personnel are exposed to potential dangers that most law firms have never analyzed before. Who is going to protect the lawyer who is still in his office at 9 p.m.?
Noteworthy cases and those who feel threatened. Companies that specialize in criminal defense, contentious family law, or contentious litigation may find themselves representing clients who are themselves threatened. This threat can come to your office.
What Does a Law Firm Security Consultant Actually Do?
JG Good Corp comes to your office and sees your physical environment from a threat’s perspective; we determine what is vulnerable and tell you precisely what needs to be changed and how to do so.
Specifically, we assess and consult on:
Law Office Physical Security Risk Assessment
An assessment of your office in person, considering reception vulnerability, access control, visitor policy, conference room arrangement, exit access, surveillance, after-hours risks, and emergency procedure plan. A report is provided to you detailing our findings in terms of risk and recommending action steps. This is your proof that you conducted a risk assessment as part of your due diligence if ever there is a security breach resulting in liability claims against your firm.
Visitor and Client Management
Who is allowed to enter your business premises and to what extent? Let us help you establish visitor management procedures for your legal practice to keep your employees and attorneys safe without making your clients feel unwelcome.
Workplace Violence Prevention for Law Firms
The legal profession requires that lawyers and support staff interact regularly with individuals who are frustrated, distraught, or even desperate. We can work with your firm to identify warning behaviors early on, implement de-escalation strategies, and create protocols for how to handle potentially dangerous situations before they turn into incidents.
Law Office Active Shooter and Emergency Response Training
Through a partnership with Downers Grove CPR Ltd., JG Good Corp provides active shooter and severe bleeding response training to the employees of a law firm. In the event of an emergency at your office, your employees should know how to react in the first minute, before the police arrive.
After-Hours Safety Planning
We assess the specific risks attorneys and staff face working late and help you build practical safety protocols that protect people without disrupting how your firm operates.
Security Policy Development
Documented security policies matter for two reasons — they keep your people safer, and they demonstrate reasonable precautions if a security incident ever results in litigation. We help law firms build the documentation they need covering visitor management, access control, incident reporting, and emergency response.
Law Firm Security Consulting for Every Practice Area
JG Good Corp works with law firms across practice areas because the security risks vary significantly by what kind of law you practice:
Criminal defense firms have clients who can be considered potentially dangerous, traumatized, or desperate. This increases the risk of personal injury for receptionists and lawyers, an area not fully covered by most criminal defense firms.
Family law and divorce firms handle some of the most emotionally volatile situations in legal practice. Custody disputes and high-conflict divorce cases regularly produce threatening behavior directed at attorneys and staff.
Employment and labor law practices deal with situations involving fired employees, accusations of a hostile work environment, and instances of discrimination, where an aggrieved person may direct their frustration at the attorneys involved.
Personal injury and litigation firms with high-profile cases or large settlement matters can attract unwanted attention both to the firm and to individual attorneys.
Multi-location firms that oversee attorneys and employees in multiple Chicagoland offices must contend with the added burden of ensuring that their security protocols remain consistent across sites with varying architectures and varying risks.
Why Chicago and Chicagoland Law Firms Choose JG Good Corp
Security firms generally attempt to get customers to buy their cameras, access control systems, or guard hours. JG Good Corp does none of the above.
We provide objective, independent law firm security consulting from an experienced former member of law enforcement with more than 41 years of evaluating why organizations are exposed and what is necessary to secure them.
We are members of ASIS International, the premier professional organization for security management, and the American Society of Criminology. Our assessments are based on industry-standard physical security assessment methodology.
We are based in Schaumburg. We know Chicago and Chicagoland because we have worked here for decades. When your firm works with JG Good Corp, you work directly with the security professional who conducted your assessment — not a junior consultant following a checklist.
Expert Witness Services for Law Firms
JG Good Corp also serves law firms in a different capacity — as an expert witness in litigation involving physical security.
For firms that must deal with a situation involving reasonable security, physical security standards, duty of care, etc., JG Good Corp will provide you with professional consultation and testimony regarding the matter. We help lawyers and their clients understand what a reasonable security plan looks like, what level of care was provided, and what security failures occurred in an incident.
Your Law Firm Security Consultant
John Good spent 41 years serving with two Illinois police departments before founding JG Good Corp. He created the Officer Friendly and Crime Prevention position with the Glenview Police Department, received the Glenview Public Safety Award, and has spent decades assessing security vulnerabilities across commercial, professional, and institutional environments throughout Chicagoland.
John holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in Law Enforcement Administration from Western Illinois University and has taught criminal justice and security as adjunct faculty at Roosevelt University, College of DuPage, Oakton College, and Northwestern Business College.
JG Good Corp Vice President Ron Thomas brings additional expertise from hotel security management and service with the Village of Niles Police Department.
When your firm works with JG Good Corp, you work directly with security professionals who have spent their careers in law enforcement and physical security, not consultants who studied it from a textbook.
Frequently Asked Questions
What makes a law firm security assessment different from a standard office security audit?
Law firms face a specific set of security risks tied to the nature of legal work — emotionally charged clients, sensitive, privileged information, public-facing reception areas, high-profile matters, and after-hours attorney safety. A standard office security audit is not built to assess those risks. JG Good Corp’s law firm security assessments are built specifically around the dynamics of legal practice environments.
How much does a law firm security assessment cost?
We scope and price every engagement based on your firm’s size, number of locations, and specific needs. Contact us for a direct conversation about your situation and we will give you a straightforward answer.
Do you work with small firms and solo practitioners?
Yes. Security risks do not scale with firm size. A solo practitioner handling criminal defense or high-conflict family law faces real personal safety risks that deserve a professional assessment. We work with firms of every size.
Can you help after a threatening incident has already occurred?
Yes. If your firm has experienced a threatening client, a confrontation in the office, or any security incident, JG Good Corp can assess what happened, identify what allowed it to occur, and help you build the policies and procedures to prevent it from happening again.
Do you recommend specific security equipment or vendors?
No. JG Good Corp is an independent security consulting firm. We do not sell equipment, surveillance systems, or guard services. Every recommendation we make is objective and based entirely on what your firm actually needs.
What areas do you serve?
We serve law firms throughout Chicago and Chicagoland including Schaumburg, Glenview, Lake Forest, and surrounding communities in Northern Illinois. Call us at (224) 763-0843 to confirm availability.
Schedule Your Law Firm Security Consultation
Your attorneys and staff show up every day expecting to work in a safe environment. Your clients trust you to maintain a professional and secure office. JG Good Corp helps Chicago and Chicagoland law firms deliver on both.
Call (224) 763-0843 or fill out the form below. We will discuss your firm’s current security posture and give you a clear picture of exactly what needs to change and why.
Serving law firms in Chicago, Schaumburg, Glenview, Lake Forest, and throughout Chicagoland and Northern Illinois.
- 10 North Martingale Rd., Suite 400, Schaumburg, IL 60173
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- Hours: M - F 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Phone: (224) 763-0843
No vendor ties. No equipment sales. Just objective, independent security consulting from a 41-year law enforcement veteran.