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Benjamin Wish presents on minimizing legal risks in prescribing pain medicine

At the leading conference on pain medication, Benjamin J. Wish presented on reducing the legal risks related to prescribing opioids.

Speaking at the International Conference on Opioids held at Harvard Medical School, Mr. Wish addressed potential criminal charges prosecutors could bring related to the prescription of pain medicine, and educated physicians about the steps one may take to minimize the risks of prosecution.

Mr. Wish has successfully defended pain medicine physicians, including obtaining a federal jury acquittal of criminal charges that a physician violated federal drug distribution laws.

Mr. Wish's varied litigation practice includes defending individuals involved in white collar criminal cases.