Honey Pie (Remastered 2009) – YouTube
Everyone of us with a vested interest in the liquor field wants to decrease as close as possible to zero, underage drinking. It is an important regulatory concern that every policy decision should take into account.
Recently, influenced by a rapid increase from DTC shipping due to COVID, there comes […]
Every celebrity these days known to mankind has a tequila, George Clooney, the Rock, you name them and they have a tequila. I think it is great for the industry and should be celebrated. But sometimes, I just love a real Cinderella story.
The real tequila Cinderella story comes out of Chicago in the name of […]
With physical IDs failing us, States must act to legalize digital ids before it is too late
Mallory Beach was a 19 young woman from South Carolina with her whole life in front of her. Tragically in 2019 she was killed in a boating accident, caused by an underage drinker, whose blood […]
Is Blue Cloud the New Uber?
Uber earned their spurs by challenging regulations throughout the country, which protected cab companies from competition. Cab companies were highly regulated and the barrier to entry to their marketplace was significantly high. In order to get into the market, someone needed to purchase a cab medallion, […]
California legislation creates a niche instead of a solution
California legislation, AB-495, proposes to loosen the strict rules, which forbid a distilled spirits manufacturer from distributing its own products. Under California law a Distilled Spirits Manufacturer and a Craft Distiller cannot self-distribute their own product, and unlike the wine and beer […]
Texas Best Road to Take for E-Commerce
The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Control (TABC) drafted a Marketing Practices Advisory (Advisory), on E-Commerce Advertising and Sales Platforms, which deals with how to regulate e-commerce in the liquor space. It recently held a stakeholders meeting, where it took feedback from the industry. As there were […]
I am proud to announce that I wrote my first column for VinePair.
The column is about the Uniform Law Commission and its ridiculous endorsement of unconstitutional governmental overreach. The ULC believes achieving policy goals is more important than preserving constitutional principles.
As VinePair is a publication I have great admiration for, I am honored to […]
Hit a milestone with 65th media appearance. Great mention in Blake Gray’s Wine Searcher article about the dangers of the Uniform Law Commission’s Alcohol Direct-Shipping Compliance Act.
Blake recognizes that I was the only one covering this issue and pointing out the dangers involved if this Act got passed.
Great piece which points out the perils […]
Happy to announce that I have expanded my practice to Indiana. I have been admitted to the bar in Indiana and I am authorized to practice there.
I am also authorized to practice in Illinois and admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. 4th Circuit of Court of Appeals.
Uniform Law Commission and its Questionable Constitutional Mandates
The Uniform Law Commission will meet in Philadelphia from July 8, to July 14, 2022 to consider adopting proposals including one named, Alcohol Direct-Shipping Compliance Act Draft (ACT), which of course deals with adopting a model law for states to consider when […]