Attorney profile
Lehrman Beverage Law, PLLC
The short version
Lehrman Beverage Law, PLLC is an Oakton, Virginia law firm focused on alcohol beverage regulation, TTB compliance, and related trademark services for wineries, distilleries, breweries, importers, and food and beverage businesses.
Strengths
- Specialized alcohol beverage law practice covering wine, distilled spirits, malt beverages, kombucha, non-alcoholic beverages, and non-beverage foods.
- Handles federal TTB matters such as labels, COLA, formulas, permits, and advertising, plus DC, Maryland, and Virginia ABC licensing.
- Trademark services include applications, clearance searches, disputes, and monitoring, with beverage and food industry focus.
- Team includes more than six principal attorneys with more than 10 years each in alcohol beverage law and over 100 years of combined experience.
- Reviewers repeatedly praise efficiency, responsiveness, strategic guidance, reasonable invoices, and time saved navigating TTB processes.
Considerations
- Lehrman clients praise help securing TTB formula and label approvals rather than recurring problems with regulatory guidance.
- Beverage-industry feedback describes useful compliance advice and time savings, without repeated communication or follow-through complaints.
About Lehrman Beverage Law, PLLC
Lehrman Beverage Law, PLLC is a specialized law firm handling regulatory and trademark matters for the beverage alcohol industry. Based in Oakton, Virginia, the firm represents wineries, distilleries, breweries, and importers, with a practice centered on wine, distilled spirits, malt beverages, and kombucha. It also devotes attention to non-alcoholic beverages, non-beverage foods, and food-related trademark work.
The firm’s services cover federal and state alcohol compliance, including labels, formulas, permits, advertising review, and DC, Maryland, and Virginia ABC licensing. Lehrman Beverage Law assists with Certificate of Label Approval matters, commonly known as COLA, and has extensive experience with TTB’s Formulas Online system and predecessor paper-based processes. Its trademark practice includes applications, clearance searches, disputes, and monitoring, with particular experience in beer, wine, spirits, and food products.
The team includes more than six principal attorneys, each with more than 10 years of specific alcohol beverage law experience, and the firm states that its attorneys collectively bring well over 100 years of experience. Named attorneys in the firm’s website include Daniel J. Christopherson, Arthur J. DeCelle, T. Marshall Fawley III, Frank Y. Knizner, Robert C. Lehrman, John D. Messinger, Kristin B. Newby, and Grady Hummer. Consultants listed include Vincent G. Ficca, Lisa Gesser, Margie A.S. Lehrman, and Daryl L. Polley, alongside support staff Lia Lopez, Stephanie L. Nelem, and Jen A. Wright.
The firm maintains an office in Washington, a short distance from TTB’s Washington, DC headquarters, according to its website. It also offers a Bevlog beverage law blog and email updates covering developments in alcohol regulation.
Reviewers consistently praise the firm’s TTB formula and label approval work, with clients describing time savings, reduced compliance burdens, and favorable results on applications. Multiple reviews highlight individual attorneys and staff for responsiveness, thorough guidance, strategic thinking, and timely communication. Industry professionals also describe the firm as a frequent recommendation for beverage alcohol compliance, citing deep knowledge of changing TTB rules and reasonable invoices.
Lehrman clients praise help securing TTB formula and label approvals rather than recurring problems with regulatory guidance. Beverage-industry feedback describes useful compliance advice and time savings, without repeated communication or follow-through complaints.
One spirits client describes help with formulas and COLA label approvals, crediting the firm’s familiarity with the TTB process with saving time and money.
Recurring feedback
What clients consistently mention
- Reviewers frequently highlight TTB formula and label approval expertise, including time savings and reduced compliance burdens.
- Clients and industry partners often describe the firm as a top recommendation for beverage alcohol compliance and regulatory matters.
- Feedback commonly praises individual attorneys and staff for responsiveness, thorough guidance, and timely communication.
- Multiple reviews mention cost-effectiveness, reasonable invoices, and long-term value compared with navigating TTB processes independently.
- Reviewers with industry experience commend the firm's knowledge of changing TTB rules and its ability to streamline regulatory processes.
All reviews
5 out of five stars based on 6 reviews.
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