Hinman & Carmichael LLP Announces the Addition of Jeremy Siegel to its team of top beverage law lawyers

San Francisco-based Hinman & Carmichael LLP, the nation’s leading law firm specializing in 21st Amendment Law and alcohol regulation, proudly announces the newest member of the legal team, Jeremy Siegel.

Jeremy was a member of the white collar and commercial litigation practice groups at Chadbourne & Parke's Washington, D.C. office prior to joining Hinman & Carmichael LLP.  At Chadbourne, he represented a variety of domestic and international clients in federal court in both civil and criminal proceedings.  Jeremy clerked for Judge John Facciola of the District Court for the District of Columbia, as well as Judge Richard Eaton of the Court of International Trade.  Jeremy will work with the firm's administrative hearing and regulatory practice groups.

Jeremy, who is admitted to practice in California and New York, graduated cum laude from The George Washington University in 2004, and received his JD from Georgetown University Law Center in 2009.

About Hinman & Carmichael LLP

San Francisco based Hinman & Carmichael LLP specializes in legal advice relating to the production, distribution and sale of alcoholic beverages in California and across the country. In particular, the firm focuses on licensing and qualification issues, business and marketing practices, distribution counseling, special counsel services for transactions involving licensees and representing clients in front of federal and state agencies that regulate alcoholic beverages. 

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