Candace L. Moon

Since 2009, Candace L. Moon, Esq. has actively served over 450 craft beer breweries, including breweries-in-planning, nationwide. She discovered the need for specialized craft beer counsel while working as a bartender at world-famous Hamilton’s while attending law school in San Diego, California. Through her conversations with brewers, she identified that there were no attorneys catering to the legally complicated industry. As a result, Candace formed The Craft Beer Attorney, APC. Candace specializes in business entity formation, alcoholic beverage law, contract review, trademark law, and general counsel. She is in demand as a guest speaker for brewers’ guild and association meetings and craft beer conferences nationwide on matters such as distribution laws and trademarks to ensure clients and breweries-in-planning are complying with industry standards and regulations. She has been featured in newspapers, magazines, television segments, and online throughout her remarkable career. Candace received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia and her juris doctorate from Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego, California. She sat on the Board of Directors for Pink Boots Society and San Diego Brewers Guild. She is a member of several esteemed professional associations, including the Brewers Association and California Craft Brewers Association, and has received multiple awards and accolades for her work in the industry. With a background in criminal law and DUI defense, Diane has extensive trial and administrative hearing experience which adds to the arsenal of talent here at Craft Beer Attorney. During her legal studies at Thomas Jefferson School of Law, she developed an interest in Intellectual Property and graduated with a Certificate in the Center for Law, Technology & Communications. The primary focus of her practice is contract negotiations, trademark filings and counseling clients on several different areas of law which include everything from compliance to labor practices. A native of Bakersfield, California, Diane enjoys the slow beach town vibe San Diego has to offer. She’s a professed cinephile and binges several of the latest tv shows so if you need new show recommendations, don’t hesitate to ask. You can catch her drinking a hazy IPA while vying for bragging rights at any local trivia bar.