The Law of Craft Beer | Guest: Professor Dan Croxall

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In this episode ...
I speak with Professor Dan Croxall of McGeorge Law School about the law of Craft Beer. This enlightening and fun conversation explores the law related to representing craft beer specialists and demystifies many misconceptions about the beer many of us love to purchase and enjoy.
About our guest....
Professor Dan Croxall created and teaches the world’s first craft beer law class at a law school.

Prior to joining the faculty at McGeorge, Professor Croxall practiced complex civil litigation and white-collar criminal defense at the world’s then largest law firm, DLA Piper LLP, for several years. Croxall then opened the world’s smallest law firm, Croxall Law, to focus his practice on representing independent craft breweries throughout California.

Since coming to McGeorge, Professor Croxall has become the leading legal scholar on laws and regulations that impact the craft beer industry specifically and the alcoholic beverage industry generally. He is a frequent media contributor to legal issues pertaining to the craft beer industry and is often called upon to present on craft beer law and alcoholic beverage law at various law schools and conferences, including at the AALS yearly conference, Harvard Law School, the UCLA Anderson School of Management, and Northwestern University.

Croxall has published law review articles on craft beer law with the Northwestern University Law Review, the Gonzaga Law Review, the William & Mary Business Law Review, and the Loyola Los Angeles Law Review. He also has a forthcoming article in the Florida State University Law Review. Professor Croxall is nearly finished with the first craft beer law textbook (Carolina Academic Press) for use in law schools and for craft breweries. In April of 2021, Professor Croxall organized and hosted the world’s first law review symposium focused on craft beer law, which included scholars and practitioners from around the country.

Aside from Craft Beer Law, Professor Croxall teaches Civil Procedure, Global Lawyering Skills I and II, Professional Responsibility, the Legal Profession, and Political Science 175 on UOP’s Stockton campus.

In 2022, Croxall became the director of the University of the Pacific's Legal Scholars Program. The program is designed to expose undergraduate students to the legal field and prepare them for the rigors of law school.

You can follow Professor Croxall’s work and commentary at his blog, www.craftbeerprofessor.com and on his Twitter handle @GoodBeerLawProf.