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Learn What License Is Appropriate For Your Business

A bar, restaurant, club, liquor store, brewery or any other business looking to manufacture, distribute, serve and/or sell beer, wine or distilled spirits in California must obtain a liquor license to do so. This process can be long, tedious and complicated – not least because there are dozens of alcohol-related licenses in California and it is not always obvious which one is appropriate for your business. There are specific alcohol licenses for retailing, wholesaling, off-sale and on-sale licenses, temporary licenses, nonprofit daily permits, and many more.

If you are licensed with the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control and want to make changes to your premises (premises expansions) or the license itself (condition modifications), the firm can evaluate your options.

Winship & Friedrichs APC has the knowledge and experience to guide you through the process from determining what type of liquor license meets your business plan all the way through the issuance of the license. The firm has helped hundreds of bars, restaurants, markets, breweries, resorts and clubs throughout San Diego County and California obtain, transfer and keep their liquor licenses. That includes defending your license when you are facing disciplinary action.

We Take Your License Application Off Your To-Do List

You have enough to worry about when you’re launching a business — whether it is a new restaurant, bar or convenience store, a one-day event or anything else. Let us serve as your liquor licensing consultants — the firm will help you navigate the bureaucracy of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control so that you can focus all the other aspects of your work.

When appropriate, the firm will inspect your place of business in person to determine what type of license is right for you. Winship & Friedrichs APC has extensive experience handling liquor license matters in front of the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.

The vast majority of liquor license applications are formally protested by law enforcement agencies and sometimes by neighbors and other interested parties. On your behalf, the firm will negotiate with the San Diego Police Department, other local law enforcement, the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control and neighbors to tailor your license application to meet the needs of everyone involved. We know and understand one of the key processes of the ABC licensing process, which is establishing “public convenience, or necessity” (PCN) for retail licenses.

Get Answers To All Your Licensing Questions

For more information about how we can help you obtain, transfer or keep an alcohol-related license, email us or call 619-297-0066.