EDUCATION:

JURIS DOCTOR: Hofstra University School of Law, Hempstead, NY (5/1984)
Honors: Law Review, Moot Court,
Bruce Mayrock Memorial Scholarship
(full tuition academic scholarship)

BACHELOR of ARTS (Psy.): Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY (5/1981)
Honors: Magna Cum Laude, Dean's Scholar,
National Psychology Honors Society,
Junior-Elect to the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society

LICENSED TO PRACTICE:

STATE COURTS:
Bar of New York
Bar of Pennsylvania
Bar of Massachusetts
Bar of the District of Columbia
Bar of Texas

FEDERAL COURTS:
Eastern District of New York
Western District of Texas
Southern District of New York
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
United States Court of Federal Claims
United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
Supreme Court of the United States
[Admitted upon Pro Hac Vice application in courts including California Superior Court, San Diego County; the Federal District Court for the Southern District of California; the Federal District Court for the Southern District of Iowa; the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri; the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; the Federal District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania; and the Federal District Court for the Southern District of Florida.]

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Collins, McDonald & Gann, P.C.; Mineola (formerly Carle Place), NY (3/1990 - present)
Law Partner, concentrating on performance-enhancing drug cases and nutritional supplement regulatory law. Consulted regarding 1000+ matters involving anabolic steroids or other bodybuilding/fitness drugs or chemicals. Tried various felonies to jury verdict, including arson, burglary, narcotics and robbery cases

Assistant District Attorney, Nassau County District Attorney's Office; Mineola, NY (11/1984 - 11/1989)
Prosecuted felonies and misdemeanors; conducted numerous jury trials to verdict

HONORS AND AWARDS:

Listed, Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers
Listed, Who's Who in America (Marquis)
AV-rated, Martindale-Hubbell directory (peer-rated at highest levels of skill and ethics)
"In the Trenches Award," New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (2003)
Honorable Edward J. Hart, Jr., Memorial Award, Fraternal Order of Court Officers, Nassau County (2002)
President's Award, Nassau County Bar Association (2001)

APPOINTMENTS:

Editor-in-Chief, Nassau Lawyer, Nassau County Bar Association journal (2000 - 2002)
Legal Advisor to the International Federation of BodyBuilders Professional League (www.ifbbpro.com) (2003 - present)
General Counsel to the International Society of Sports Nutrition
(www.sportsnutritionsociety.org) (2004 - present)
Member of Advisory Board, Muscular Development magazine
Member of Advisory Board, International Physique Professionals Association (www.theippa.org)
General Counsel to the United Supplement Freedom Association (2002 - 2006)
Annual Team Leader or Faculty Member, National Institute of Trial Advocacy program, Hofstra University School of Law (early 1990s - present)
Legal Analyst, www.MuscleRadio.com
Special Professor of Law, Hofstra Law School (teaching trial advocacy to aspiring prosecutors in a simulated courtroom setting)

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS/MEMBERSHIPS:

Life Member, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Member, American Bar Association
Member and Past Executive Committee Delegate, New York State Bar Association Criminal Justice Section
Member, New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Member, New York State Defenders Association
Past President, Former Assistant District Attorney's Association of Nassau County
Elected Director, Nassau County Bar Association (Ret.)
Past President, Criminal Courts Bar Association of Nassau County
Member, Federal Bar Council
Immediate Past Chair, Long Range Planning Committee, Nassau County Bar Association
Member, Criminal Law & Procedure Committee, Nassau County Bar Association
Appointed Member, Nominating Committee, Nassau County Bar Association
Appointed Member, Awards Committee, Nassau County Bar Association

PUBLISHING HISTORY:

BOOKS:
ALPHA MALE CHALLENGE (Rodale, September 2009), co-authored with James Villepigue
LEGAL MUSCLE: Anabolics in America (Legal Muscle Publishing, Inc.; 2002)
[Reviewed in "Lawyer's Bookshelf," New York Law Journal (April 25, 2003)]
ESSENTIALS OF SPORTS NUTRITION AND SUPPLEMENTS, J. Antonio, D. Kalman, et al., editors (Humana Press; 2008), co-authored Chapter 24, "Regulatory Aspects of the Sports Nutrition Industry."
NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS IN SPORT AND EXERCISE, M. Greenwood, et al., editors (Humana Press, forthcoming 2008), co-authored chapter, "The Effect of Government Regulation on the Evolution of Sports Nutrition."

WRITING ARGUMENTS: A Rhetoric with Readings, J. Rampage, J. Bean, J. Johnson, editors (Pearson, Longman, 2007), Part Five, "In Search of Perfection: Steroids, Bionic Athletes, and Designer Children (contributed "Steroids and Sports: A Provocative Interview with Norm Fost, M.D.", page 636 - 641).
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, T. Liotti, editor (NYSBA, 2008), authored chapter, "Arraignments and Bail."

ARTICLES AUTHORED IN LEGAL OR SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS:
"ISSN Exercise & Sport Nutrition Review: Research and Recommendations," Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition 2010, 7:7 (Feb. 2, 2010)(co-author)
"A League of their Own, Too: Motivational and age of initiation comparisons between American male and female AAS users," Proceedings of the Fifth International Society of Sports Nutrition (ISSN) Conference and Expo, Las Vegas (6/2008)(poster presentation) Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition 2008, 5(Suppl 1) p:26 (Sept. 17, 2008)(co-researcher and co-author)
"A League of Their Own: Demographics, motivations and patterns of use of 1,955 male adult non-medical anabolic steroid users in the United States," Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition 2007, 4:12 (Oct. 11, 2007)(co-researcher and co-author)
"The Legal Front: What's New with HGH and Testosterone Replacement Therapy," Chapter of Anti-Aging Therapeutics Volume IX (A4M 2006 Conference Year)(publication pending)
"Pumping Up the War on Steroids," 4 New York Criminal Law Newsletter 4, 12 - 13 (Fall 2006); a version was also published as "Of Ballparks and Jail Yards" in The Champion (flagship publication of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers) (November 2006)
"Changing the Game: The Congressional Response to Sports Doping via the Anabolic Steroid Control Act," 40 New England Law Review 3, 753 - 763 (Spring 2006)
"Prescribing Testosterone and Human Growth Hormone: Legal Considerations for Anti-Aging Practitioners," Chapter 10 of Anti-Aging Therapeutics Volume VII (A4M 2004 Conference Year)
"Steroids and Steroid Precursors in College Sports: The Response to the 'Pills in the Locker' by Sports Bodies and Congress," authored for conference materials of "Winning at All Costs : Today's Addiction: A Conference on Sports Law and Ethics," Chicago, IL, sponsored by Valparaiso Univ. School of Law (2/2005)
"'Adulterated' Androstenedione: What FDA's Action against Andro means for Industry," Sports Nutrition Review Journal (Volume 1[1], 2004), (co-authored with Alan Feldstein, Esq.)
"Drug Packages and the Fourth Amendment," New York State Bar Association Criminal Justice Journal (Winter 2002)
"Drugs and the Body Beautiful: A Guide to Defending Anabolic Steroid Cases," The Champion (cover story, March 2002)
"Anabolic Steroid Legislation: The Wrong Prescription?" New York State Bar Association Criminal Justice Journal (Summer 2001, Volume 9, No. 1) [Translated into Italian for publication in Olympian's News (Italian version of Ironman magazine), March/April 2003]
Nassau Lawyer, journal of the Nassau County Bar Association (numerous articles on criminal justice issues and anabolic steroid issues, 1999 to present)

ARTICLES AUTHORED IN LAY PUBLICATIONS:
[Commissioned to write the TIME magazine essay on Steroids and Sports, "Stepping Up to the Plate: The Problem of Steroid Use in Sports and What to Do About it", publication pending]
Monthly Columnist for Muscular Development magazine (100+ articles published since 2001)
Foreword, ANABOLICS 2005 (Body of Science, 2005)
"Legal Wisdom," PERFECT PRISON PHYSIQUE (David Palumbo, 2006)
Numerous articles concerning sports drugs, dietary supplements and chemicals in bodybuilding and health & fitness magazines

INTERVIEWS:

Interviewed as an authority regarding anabolic steroids or other performance-enhancing substances on film (acclaimed feature documentary "Bigger, Stronger, Faster*: the Side Effects of Being American", 2008), television (NBC New York News; The Ricki Lake Show, CNBC's The Big Idea, ESPN's Quite Frankly with Stephen A. Smith), radio (numerous stations including NPR), and by the Wall Street Journal, ESPN.com, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, The Village Voice, LA Weekly, The Salt Lake Tribune, The Shreveport Times, The Wall Street Journal, Reason, The Long Island Press, and many other periodicals. Also the subject of an attorney profile in the New York Law Journal, a 7-page profile in MuscleMag Intn'l magazine (July 2003), a profile in FLEX magazine (April 2005), and featured in countless other strength and fitness print and online magazines. Two popular books feature in-depth interviews: THE JUICE: The Real Story of Baseball's Drug Problems by Will Carroll (Ivan R. Dee; 2005) and DUNKS, DOUBLES, DOPING: How Steroids are Killing American Athletics by Nathan Jendrick (The Lyons Press, 2006).

OPINION CONSULTATIONS:

Consulted by hundreds of lawyers, physicians, pharmacists, dietary supplement marketers, institutions, and individuals regarding anabolic steroid legal issues. Prepared and submitted opinion letters in both civilian and military cases.

PRESENTATIONS:

"Your True Alpha Challenge: How to Write a Revolutionary Fitness Book and get a Six Figure Advance," KettleBell Concepts 2nd Annual "Galvanized" Conference, New York, NY (7/2010)
"Defending a Steroid Case," 2009 NORML Key West Legal Seminar, Key West (12/2009)
"YOU: Best-Selling Fitness Author! Six Steps to Getting Top Publishers' Attention and Creating a Six Figure Bidding War," 6th Annual International Society of Sports Nutrition Conference and Expo: "The Sports Supplement Revolution," New Orleans (6/2009)
"Supplements, Science, and the Politics of New Washington," 6th Annual International Society of Sports Nutrition Conference and Expo: "The Sports Supplement Revolution," New Orleans (6/2009)
"A League of their Own, Too: Motivational and age of initiation comparisons between American male and female AAS users," Poster Presentation, 5th Annual International Society of Sports Nutrition Conference, Las Vegas (6/2008)
Testimony Before the United States Sentencing Commission Regarding the Creation of a Guideline Specific to Crimes Involving Human Growth Hormone (HGH) (Appeared by Invitation of the Commission), Washington, DC (2/2008)
"Trying the Steroid Case," Weapons for The Firefight, New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, New York, NY (10/2007)
"Barely Legal: Regulation of Dietary Supplements Update," 4th Annual International Society of Sports Nutrition Conference, Las Vegas (6/2007)
"Legal Muscle: Anabolic Steroids and the Law," CLE 123, online Continuing Legal Education course for Arizona, California and New York attorneys, 1.5 credits (2007)
"The BALCO Fallout: the Interaction of Steroids and Sports Law," New York County Lawyers Association Sports Law Committee, New York, NY (1/2007)
"Breaking News: The 'In's' and 'Out's' of Hormone Replacement Therapy," International Congress on Anti-Aging Medicine, Las Vegas (12/2006)
"The Legal Front: What's New with HGH and Testosterone Replacement Therapy," International Congress on Anti-Aging Medicine, Chicago, IL. (7/2006)
"Pumped: A Truth-Enhancing Seminar on Steroid Use and the Law," Sponsored by Drug Policy Alliance, New York, NY (5/2006)
"Legal Update 2006: Prescribing hGH for Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency," 14th Annual International Congress on Anti-Aging Medicine, Orlando, Fl. (4/2006)
"Sports Nutrition: Tainting, Drug Tests and Banned Ingredients," Nutracon, Anaheim, CA (3/2006)
"Legal Update 2005: Prescribing hGH for Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency," 13th Annual International Congress on Anti-Aging Medicine, Las Vegas (12/2005)
Speaker and Panelist, "From Grand Slams to Grand Juries: Performance Enhancing Drug Use in Sports," New England Law Review Symposium 2005, Boston, Mass. (11/2005)
Testimony Before the United States Sentencing Commission / Expert Panelist on the Anabolic Steroid Roundtable Discussion of Proposed Federal Sentencing Guideline Amendments, Washington, DC (9/2005)
"Ephedra, Prohormones ... What's Next? How the Federal Government Regulates the Dietary Supplement Industry," 2nd Annual International Society of Sports Nutrition Conference, Las Vegas (6/2005)
Testimony Before the United States Sentencing Commission Regarding Congressional Directive to Increase Anabolic Steroid Offense Punishments (Appeared on Behalf of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers), Washington, DC (4/2005)
"Steroids, Law and the Media," Department of Physical Education & Sport, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI (by live videoconference) (3/2005)
Speaker and Panelist on College Doping Issues, "Winning at All Costs : Today's Addiction: A Conference on Sports Law and Ethics," Chicago, IL, sponsored by Valparaiso Univ. School of Law (2/2005)
"Legal Issues and Implications of Testosterone and HGH Therapy," 12th Annual World Congress on Anti-Aging Medicine, Las Vegas (12/2004)
"Comments on FDA's Pre-market Notification for New Dietary Ingredients," Public Meeting, Food and Drug Administration, Md. (11/2004) (co-authored with Alan Feldstein, Esq.)
"Insider's Update on the Regulatory Issues Surrounding Sports Supplements," International Society of Sports Nutrition 2004 Annual Conference, Las Vegas (6/2004)
"The Future of Sports Nutrition after Ephedra and the Steroid Scandal," The FitExpo, Pasadena, CA (2/2004)
"Supplement Jeopardy," Olympia Expo, Las Vegas (10/2003)
"Steroids: Twenty Questions," Olympia Expo, Las Vegas (10/2003)
"Defending the Body Beautiful (Muscle, Drugs and the Law)," Criminal Courts Bar Association of Nassau County, Mineola, NY (2/2002)
"Sentencing (in State Criminal Cases)," NYSBA CLE Criminal Law Update, Melville, NY (11/2001)

CERTIFICATIONS:

Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (NSCA-CSCS)
Former Personal Trainer, certified by the American Council on Exercise
Member, Screen Actors Guild

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Richard D. Collins, Esq.
138 Mineola Boulevard
Mineola, NY 11501
Phone: (516) 294-0300
Fax: (516) 294-0477
Email: info@cmgesq.com