TARHEEL STATE FAILS AND CONSUMERS ARE GUILTY
North Carolina is a state I love and as alum of their flagship state university, I can tell you there is no place better to go to school. Also, it is a state of great people and culture, the only negatives about the state are […]
Irish Liquor Lawyer Submits Amicus Brief in the 4th Circuit
I recently submitted an Amicus brief in the 4th Circuit, supporting a request for an en banc hearing of the 4th Circuit’s decision in B-21 Wines v. Bauer, which upheld North Carolina’s discriminatory wine retailer shipping law.
The amicus focused on the 4th […]
Time for the FTC to reemerge on the spirits issue
Recently, I was reading the Granholm case and came across part of the decision that intrigued me. In Granholm the Supreme Court cited to an FTC Report on wine shipping. One particular part of Granholm, specifically intrigued me when the Court stated:
The increasing winery-to-wholesaler […]
The Michigan Consumer: The Ultimate Battered Dog
I write this piece to the Michigan consumer. I love your state, the people are great, the weather isn’t always the best, but I love the landscape, and you have a lot of Tim Horton’s restaurants. But I am concerned how your government is treating […]
When The Liquor World Got Better
Two years ago today, my partners Julia Momose, Ian Beacraft, and I succeeded in our movement to legalize cocktails-to-go in Illinois. Through the months of struggle and late-night zoom calls, we succeeded in breaking new ground.
When we proposed cocktails-to-go it was a radical idea that was only available […]
The Forest Park review reported that the Illinois Liquor Control Commission rescinded Forest Park’s 20 day suspension of Lantern Haus. As the attorney for Lantern Haus, I am ecstatic with the result and glad the media covered this story. I was also happy to contribute to this news story.
The ILCC ruled that my client […]
CALIFORNIA DTC SPIRITS SHIPPING: TIME FOR A REFERENDUM
California’s referendum system allows the chance to put a question to the voters on whether they want changes to state laws or to even recall governors. After the latest version of the spirits DTC shipping bill, maybe it is time to admit that the […]
The Great Guy LaFleur dies, I can’t celebrate this life properly
In my formative years of watching hockey, I had two favorite players, the great Tony Esposito and Montreal Canadiens legend, Guy LaFleur.
I am saddened by his passing and I pray for him and his family. Along with mourning his death, I want […]
Irish Liquor Lawyer makes his 60th media appearance with contributions to Beer Business Daily and Vinepair.
R Street Institute Panel on Alcohol at Your Doorstep: The Future of Direct-to-Consumer Shipping is now available.
I was on this panel with Bob Epstein, the Wine Litigator and Kentucky Representative Adam Koenig, who successfully passed legislation opening up Kentucky’s DTC market.