It can’t get any worse…

If you are currently disqualified, it can only get better. You have two chances to succeed. First, you could win at a re-interview at the NYPD Psych Disqualification Notice of Proposed Disqualification phase. It is extremely important that you have knowledgeable, experienced mental health professionals and attorneys to

Candidates who fail to provide requested documentation during the NYPD application process will have their file marked discontinued.  Understand, there is no appeal from a discontinued status.

Candidates who receive a Notice of Proposed Disqualification (NOPD) have thirty (30) days to appeal their disqualification.

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To succeed in an appeal it is best to hire both

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.

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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

We are here to assist you if you receive a NYPD Disqualification

Feel free to call us at 516-248-0040 or email me at kevin@sheerinlaw.com.

There is a two step appeal process:

The first step in the appeal process is to appeal to the NYPD, who will review the appeal package you

Law Office of Kevin P. SheerinThe NYPD re-interviews candidates who receive NYPD psychological disqualifications.  This re-interview most often occurs at NYPD Psychological Services in East Elmhurst.

The only way to get a re-interview is by appealing your NYPD psychological NOPD within 30 days.

If your goal is to become a police officer, you must do considerable homework before filling

If you receive an NYPD psychological disqualification in your email inbox you should appeal. Failing to appeal an NYPD psychological disqualification is looked at as an admission that you believe you are unsuitable for the NYPD.

I have been assisting disqualified NYPD candidates for 19 years. As an NYPD Lieutenant I was a member of

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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If you receive a NYPD Psychological Notice of Proposed Disqualification (NOPD), you should appeal rather than try to explain this disqualification at every future job interview for the rest of your life.

The percentage of successful appeals has shot up recently due to the psychological re-interview policy at the NYPD.  There was a time, not