Dr. Nelligan conducts forensic evaluations and community-based risk assessments for attorneys, individuals and agencies who work with people who have serious mental illness and intellectual or developmental disabilities.
Dr. Nelligan conducts forensic evaluations and community-based risk assessments for attorneys, individuals and agencies who work with people who have serious mental illness and intellectual or developmental disabilities.
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She was thorough, from her fact-gathering to her analysis and recommendations.
Our office has twice retained Dr. Nelligan to prepare comprehensive
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Our office has twice retained Dr. Nelligan to prepare comprehensive risk/needs evaluations of our clients. She was thorough, from her fact-gathering to her analysis and recommendations. Dr. Nelligan issued reports that were detailed but accessible, and in one case she followed up the written report with an in-person appearance before a tribunal where she handled questions directly and skillfully. Dr. Nelligan was very responsive and helped to demystify the relevant issues for us. I would not hesitate to work with her again.
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Joel Thompson, Managing Attorney, Law School Clinic
Most responsive and thorough psychologist.
Kerry Nelligan, Psy.D. is the most responsive and thorough psychologist
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Kerry Nelligan, Psy.D. is the most responsive and thorough psychologist with whom I have worked in my thirty-five-year career. Her forensic expertise is extraordinary. She is deeply knowledgeable of criminal justice law and process which facilitated our excellent collaboration in a recent criminal case that involved the application of both Connecticut and Massachusetts law. Her skills assisted me in adeptly handling that case and attaining a phenomenal result for a young client. The prosecutors respected her clear and objective findings in the comprehensive study she conducted in that case. They were favorably impressed by her candid assessment and persuaded by her expert conclusions and recommendations.
Dr. Nelligan’s impactful contribution benefited my client tremendously. We would not have achieved such a positive outcome without her highly probative and insightful report. My client found her demeanor and concern reassuring as he began his clinical journey to resolve his presenting life issues. I learned a great deal about the psychological issues pertaining to my client specifically and more broadly surrounding paraphilias that frequently relate to criminal law. Dr. Nelligan took the time to completely understand my client’s underlying case and accurately assess his history and a prognosis. She explained complex information very well and generously granted me time to discuss my case and concerns.
I highly recommend Dr. Nelligan to assist in any manner of criminal case because of her expertise and poise in lending her masterful skills to such critical defenses.
Dr. Nelligan’s impactful contribution benefited my client tremendously. We would not have achieved such a positive outcome without her highly probative and insightful report. My client found her demeanor and concern reassuring as he began his clinical journey to resolve his presenting life issues. I learned a great deal about the psychological issues pertaining to my client specifically and more broadly surrounding paraphilias that frequently relate to criminal law. Dr. Nelligan took the time to completely understand my client’s underlying case and accurately assess his history and a prognosis. She explained complex information very well and generously granted me time to discuss my case and concerns.
I highly recommend Dr. Nelligan to assist in any manner of criminal case because of her expertise and poise in lending her masterful skills to such critical defenses.
John F. O'Brien