For more than 19 years Kevin Sheerin has been assisting candidates who receive Letters of Disqualification from the NYPD.  Whether they are Letters for Psychological, Medical, Character or Background disqualification Kevin has had great success in appealing the grounds for disqualification.

In order to maximize your chances for success, you should have a 

If you receive a NYPD Psychological Disqualification you may be frustrated or disappointed in the psychological disqualification appeals process after having put so much time and effort into your application.

Mistakes are made during the applicant examinations. That is why there is an appeal process.

You must be very careful when hiring a psychologist to

DCAS is New York City’s personnel department. DCAS has delegated the task of investigating applicants to the NYPD. You can appeal your NYPD disqualification. Applicants who are disqualified from appointment may challenge an agency’s findings on the grounds that such findings were made in bad faith or were arbitrary and capricious.

There are three potential

Law Office of Kevin P. SheerinCandidates for NYPD and Nassau County Police Department and other law enforcement agencies may not be aware that the oral psychological exam can be rough.  The examiner, most often a Psychologist, can use an aggressive questioning pattern to find out if the candidate can handle confrontation.  The psychologist may also repeat previously asked questions to

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As a Civil Service Appeals Law Firm, we help disqualified Civil Service job applicants appeal their NYPD disqualifications. If you receive a NYPD Notice of Proposed Disqualification (NOPD) for a psychological, medical or background/character disqualification feel free to contact us.

You can appeal a NYPD Psychological Disqualification by filing an appeal with the NYPD

Law Office of Kevin P. SheerinIf you received a Notice of Proposed Disqualification (NOPD), you can appeal.  If you receive a NYPD psychological, medical or character/background disqualification please feel free to call 516-248-3494 or email me at kevin@sheerinlaw.com to arrange for a free consultation.  Two factors are crucial in your disqualification appeal.  The first is following the appeal process. 

Law Office of Kevin P. SheerinAs a New York Civil Service Law Attorney with more than 18 years of experience, I can help you with your disqualification appeal for the NYPD/NYC Police Department, FDNY/Fire Department of NYC, NYC Department of Sanitation, NYC Department of Corrections or DCAS/NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services.

For answers to many of  your questions regarding

What can be expected in the NYPD psychological testing process?

The NYPD will give you a written exam consisting of hundreds of questions.  After the examination is scored you will be called to meet with a NYPD Psychological staff member for an oral psychological interview.

You may be asked questions about your answers

Law Office of Kevin P. SheerinThere is some confusion amongst candidates about whether they must appeal a NYPD psychological review Notice of Proposed Disqualification (NOPD).

To clarify, YES, you must appeal a psychological disqualification at the NOPD stage or your appeal will be dismissed.

The Psychological Assessment section file may only be reviewed by a licensed health care

There has been a sharp increase in the percentage of candidates appealing their NYPD NOPD psychological disqualification, and subsequently succeeding at a second interview.

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But, before you can get a second interview you must appeal your disqualification.

It’s good to get the facts before you act.

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