{"id":11021,"date":"2015-06-11T08:00:45","date_gmt":"2015-06-11T15:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/?p=11021"},"modified":"2015-06-08T10:20:13","modified_gmt":"2015-06-08T17:20:13","slug":"qa-with-candace-moon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/2015\/06\/11\/qa-with-candace-moon\/","title":{"rendered":"Q&A with Candace Moon"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"qa_moon\"<\/a>The Craft Beer Attorney<\/em><\/p>\n

Candace Moon proudly describes herself as an \u201canti-lawyer lawyer\u201d\u2026which probably explains why she\u2019s loved and respected by so many, who\u2019d otherwise be leery of the woman who officially goes by The Craft Beer Attorney<\/strong><\/a>. Well, that and the fact she\u2019s helped so many aspiring entrepreneurs navigate the choppy seas of brewery start-up. Those waters are particularly treacherous in the heavily regulated state of California, making her a valued, speed-dialable ally to the majority of San Diego County\u2019s brewery owners. To further assist those looking to enter the brew biz, Moon recently completed a book titled Brew Law 101: A Legal Guide to Opening a Brewery\u2014California Edition<\/a><\/em><\/strong>. We subpoenaed the newly minted author, getting her out of her office long enough to tell us what her tome has to offer. She was even kind enough to gift us with a sample chapter (see below).<\/p>\n

What inspired you to add published author to your r\u00e9sum\u00e9?<\/strong>
\nI found myself saying the same thing over and over again, especially to prospective clients. It occurred to me that if I wrote it all down, I wouldn\u2019t have to repeat myself so much. It seemed like lot of people needed info and there is currently no one place to get all of it. Brew Law 101<\/em> provides that kind of resource, and is for anyone who seriously wants to open a brewery. It\u2019s legal-intensive, and has 99% of the law one would need to know to get their business open.<\/p>\n

What are some of the pertinent topics covered in the book?<\/strong>
\nThere\u2019s entity selection information about how to choose your business entity; whether to form your company as a corporation, an LLC, etc.. It covers why you want to select a particular business entity. There are also chapters on trademarks. licensing with the ABC (California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control) and the TTB (U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau), employment law and contracts\u2014how to read them and the typical types of contracts an entrepreneur will encounter. And between chapters, we\u2019ve included \u201cfrom the trenches\u201d stories from various California brewers about their experiences, including AleSmith Brewing Co.<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s Peter Zien<\/strong> and Tomme Arthur <\/strong>from Port Brewing Co.<\/strong><\/a> \/ The Lost Abbey<\/strong><\/a> \/ The Hop Concept<\/strong><\/a>. (Click on the link at the bottom of this article to preview both of their stories)<\/em> And there\u2019s an entire page listing gems from brewers who were asked what they\u2019d tell someone if they had only one piece of advice to give.<\/p>\n

Can owners of breweries that are already open benefit from the book as well?
\n<\/strong>A lot of the information is useful like ABC licensing and basic compliance. And there\u2019s a lot in the book that may pertain to things that a brewery owner might not have done 100% correctly the first time, so that gives them an opportunity to correct past mistakes. But this is primarily for people opening breweries. That said, the idea of Brew Law 201<\/em> is floating around, too.<\/p>\n

Why did the timing seem right for a book like this?<\/strong>
\nThe industry is exploding. So many new people are coming in who have little to no experience in the beer industry or running a business. The more people who can get set up correctly and do things legally, the better for the businesses and the industry in general. The bigger the brewing industry gets the more attention it will get, good and bad. There are lots of attorneys looking to take advantage of companies they think have lots of money. They think there\u2019s lots of cash flow in craft beer, so you\u2019ll have lawyers taking advantage of that. They\u2019ll see a disgruntled former employee then, suddenly, a brewery has an attorney trying to make money by suing the brewery that employed them. The more we keep people buttoned up and protected, the better the chances that they don\u2019t get exploited.<\/p>\n

Do you foresee updates to this book?<\/strong>
\nThere will definitely be updates. Not necessarily publishing updates but there will be a website where updates will be posted since laws change frequently. We\u2019ll post any changes to the law that\u2019s covered in the book on the website. Editions of Beer Law 101<\/em> written for Colorado and Arizona are coming as well. I may also partner with attorneys in other regions to work on books for other states.
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Check out the from the trenches stories from\u00a0Peter Zien<\/a> <\/strong>and Tomme Arthur<\/a><\/strong>, provided as a special preview from Beer Law 101<\/em> by author Candace Moon. And as if that wasn’t enough, she’s even lent us\u00a0a sample chapter on selecting a location<\/a><\/strong> for prospective brewery owners to peruse.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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