John Szymankiewicz
Matheson & Associates PLLC / Beer Law Center / Vice Law CenterJohn comes to the law as Career 2.0. After spending 15+ years as an engineer and project manager, John went back to law school to become an attorney. Founding Beer Law Center, John has focused his practice on working with breweries, wineries, distilleries, and other artisanal alcohol beverage producers. In recent years, John has included hemp, cannabis, and other "vices" as part of his practice area, leading to the creation of Vice Law Center.
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Intellectual Property
- Trademarks
- Trademark Litigation, Trademark Registration
- Cannabis & Marijuana Law
- Marijuana Business Formation, Medical Marijuana
- Alcohol law
- Cannabis and Hemp Law
- Free Consultation
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Credit Cards Accepted
MC/VISA/Discover -
Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
$300/hr
- District of Columbia
- District of Columbia Bar
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- North Carolina
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- Virginia
- Virginia State Bar
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- West Virginia
- West Virginia State Bar
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- 4th Circuit
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- U.S. Supreme Court
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- English: Spoken, Written
- German: Written
- Spanish: Written
- Managing Partner
- Matheson & Associates / Beer Law Center
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- Attorney
- Law Office of John Szymankiewicz, PLLC / Beer Law Center
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- Project Manager
- Bayer / Talecris / Grifols
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- Unit Engineer
- PGI Nonwovens
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- Engineer
- Arizona Chemical Company
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- North Carolina Central University
- J.D. | Law
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- University of Tennessee - Knoxville
- B.S. | Chemical Engineering
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- President's Award
- Wake County Bar Association
- President's Award
- Wake County Bar Association
- International Cannabis Bar Association
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- National Cannabis industry Association
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- Distillers Association of NC
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- Virginia Craft Brewers Guild
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- Wake County Bar Association
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- NC Craft Brewers Guild
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- North Carolina Bar Association
- Council of Solo, Small Firm, and General Practioners
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- Wake County Bar Association
- Member
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- North Carolina Bar Association
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- Wake County Bar Association
- Board of Directors
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- Beer Law: What Brewers Need to Know
- Matheson & Associates
- Customer Service Negotiation Tips
- Brewers Association
- The Brewers Barrister
- American Bar Association
- NC Growlers
- Raleigh Beer Guide
- Winery and Vineyard Law, NBI CLE
- NBI
- Buying and Selling a Brewery – What’s Your Exit Strategy?, NC Brewers Conference
- NC Brewers Guild
- Trademarks in Beer and Alcohol – Resolving Disputes, Intellectual Property Section Annual Meeting
- North Carolina Bar Association –
- Certified Mediator
- NC Dispute Resolution Commission
- Professional Engineer
- NC Examiners for Engineering and Surveying
FAQs - Where can I drink a beer? Social Districts and Common Area Entertainment Permits
John talks through Social Districts and Common Areas and where/when you can consume an alcohol beverage "in public." If you're a retailer or a consumer, check out this discussion to understand what's actually going on!
FAQs - RTDs and Malternatives and the NC ABC
John sits down to review some FAQs from clients about Ready to Drink (RTD) cocktails, alternative malt beverages, and pre-mixed cocktails and how the NC ABC thinks about these.
