Forensic Services

  • Dr. Cassidy is a Yale-trained, board-certified forensic psychiatrist, with experience in both criminal and civil matters. She is currently employed as an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at New York University Langone Hospital, and through the New York and Connecticut legal systems. Her skillset includes evaluations, report writing, expert witness testimony, and litigation consultation. Curriculum vitae available upon request.

  • Civil

    Testamentary Capacity, Guardianship/Conservatorship, Psychiatric Damages, Malpractice, Contractual Capacity, Guardianship/Conservatorship

  • Criminal

    Criminal Competency, Sentence Mitigation, Criminal Responsibility, Diminished Capacity, Risk Assessment. Malingering Assessment, Insanity Defense (NGRI), Treatment Planning

  • Independent Psychiatric Evaluations

    Psychiatric Independent Medical Exams (IME), Violence Risk Assessment, Living Will Capacity. Fitness for Duty, Asylum Applications, American with Disabilities Act (ADA) evaluations and recommendations