James Ellison has been a surveillance expert for 35 years. James hires and trains every field agent that is employed with Need Surveillance. Tip 1: Why we do not work a four-hour block of surveillance time on a claimant Tip 2: Hiring a PI firm? What to look for Tip 3: Do you order a weekend, weekdays, or a mixture of both? Tip 4: Working a surveillance in a rural area. Tip 5: Surveillance as one man or 2 men, and the pros and cons of each Tip 6: Obtaining Covert Video with a Hidden Camera Tip 7: The alleged injury of the claimant Tip 8: Training the field agents to be a better surveillance investigator Tip 9: Hiring the right Private Investigative Agency Tip 10: Running Data on the Claimant Tip 11: Do not order your surveillance too late Tip 12: Confirming the claimant is the claimant Tip 13: When we receive your surveillance assignment