Steroid Lawyer Reveals What Doctors NEED to Know About Prescribing Performance Enhancing Substances. (Part 1)

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Rick Collins is a bodybuilder. Rick is also an internationally recognized legal authority in the fields of testosterone, anabolic steroids, and other performance-enhancing substances. He is the original “steroid lawyer.”

Doctors prescribe all types of medications, including performance-enhancing medications – assuming they are medically indicated. Doctors who prescribe these medications NEED to understand what the law allows and does not allow. Get this wrong, and you’ll burn. Rick Collins is your “fire-fighter.”

Contact Rick by visiting his website (www.steroidlaw.com), via email at rcollins@cgmbesq.com, or by phone at 516-294-0300.

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Rick Collins, JD, Esq.

Rick Collins is a New York lawyer and former prosecutor who has built a nationwide practice in the area of health, wellness, and fitness. Based out of New York as a partner in the law firm of Collins Gann McCloskey & Barry, he has defended countless individuals and corporate entities against investigations, administrative or disciplinary proceedings, and criminal prosecutions alleging the unlawful marketing, distribution or prescription of anabolic steroids, human growth hormone, or non-compliant dietary supplements.

He is internationally recognized as a legal authority in the field of testosterone and other anabolic steroids and performance-enhancing substances; has contributed chapters to three textbooks on sports nutrition and is a frequent contributor to various health and fitness publications. He served as a member of the working group formed by the U.S. Sentencing Commission to revise the federal sentencing guidelines regarding anabolic steroids. He serves as Legal Counsel to the International Society of Sports Nutrition (ISSN) and the International Federation of BodyBuilders (IFBB).

Rick received his law degree from Hofstra University School of Law, where he attended on a full academic scholarship and served on the Law Review, and recently served as President of the Nassau County Bar Association. He can be reached at 516-294-0300. To learn more about Rick, please go to www.steroidlaw.com.


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Founder & CEO, Medical Justicewww.medicaljustice.comDr. Jeffrey Segal is a board-certified neurosurgeon. In the process of conceiving, funding, developing, and growing Medical Justice, Dr. Segal has established himself as one of the country’s leading authorities on medical malpractice issues, counterclaims, and internet-based assaults on reputation.


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