An Advocate for Your Liquor Licensing and Compliance Needs in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont.
Professional Services
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I help businesses large and small build a strategy to navigate the legal requirements for alcohol permits and licenses. I work with you to determine your goals and the best ways to achieve them so that your business is compliant and ready to thrive.
You can trust in my years of expertise to guide you through the complexities of obtaining the necessary permits for your operations. Are you planning to add new ownership groups? Raise funds through private equity? Expand to new service types? I can help you plan your licensing strategy.
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My staff and I can offer the full spectrum of licensing services tailored to your unique business needs. Our dedicated approach guarantees a smooth and successful application process.
From just alcohol licenses to secondary permitting such as municipal business licenses, food service licenses, agriculture permits, assembly permits, tobacco licenses, lottery licenses, and more, we can handle as much or as little as you need.
Rely on our experience to address all aspects of licensing to enhance your business’s potential and protect its legal standing. We specialize in working through acquisitions, ensuring that your team can continue to operate seamlessly after a purchase.
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Elevate your compliance strategies with tailored solutions that prioritize your operations. Safeguard your business reputation and minimize risks by staying ahead of changing requirements.
Count on our meticulous approach to compliance to maintain legal standards and cultivate a trustworthy image within the industry.
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I specialize in guiding businesses through the difficult process of obtaining a Maine Agency retail license. The right to sell spirits is lucrative and limited in the State of Maine, and can serve as a significant revenue stream for your business.
I can help you prepare your application and set you apart from other hopeful applicants at our hearing with proven techniques tailored to your business and location.
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Sometimes, even when we do our best, things go wrong. Whether you are faced with a “dram shop” claim for overservice or an enforcement action by liquor investigators, I can help you navigate the complex and prolonged processes that result while fighting to preserve your livelihood.
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My practice offers business-friendly pricing, with a variety of options to suit your needs, including robust and affordable flat rate licensing services.
Expertise
Pawel Binczyk is a proven litigator, advisor, and crisis response professional active throughout New England. Pawel has worked with hundreds of businesses entering and expanding their footprint in the alcohol industry. Pawel works closely with business, regulators, and government partners to develop collaborative relationships that serve businesses and communities alike. He specializes in alcohol compliance throughout Northern New England, focused on helping alcohol manufacturers, retailers, and distributors navigate the tangled web of multi-jurisdictional alcohol statutes and regulations.
In addition to his alcoholic beverage practice, Pawel has tried dozens of jury cases. Although specializing in complex labor, employment, and discrimination matters, Pawel has a breadth of experience in cases large and small, including complex property and transportation claims. Pawel has secured everything from murder convictions to defense verdicts and dismissals on behalf of both individual and organizational clients.
Based out of Portland, Maine and Manchester, New Hampshire, with regionally-renown law firm Bernstein Shur, Pawel also works closely with employers defending wage and hour class actions, discrimination claims before human rights and equal opportunity commissions, union grievances, and unfair labor practice charges, among other matters.
In addition to his civilian law practice, Pawel has spent over a decade in uniform, first in the active-duty Army and presently in the Army National Guard, where he continues to serve as the uniformed general counsel for an organization of over 1000 soldiers. Pawel also serves as a director of Boots2Roots, a non-profit organization connecting Maine businesses with skilled military personnel looking to transition off of active duty, is active with the Maine Volunteer Lawyers Project Domestic Violence Panel, helping survivors of domestic violence find safety, is a contributor to 100 Men Who Care of Southern Maine, and is active on municipal boards in his hometown.
Pawel has been recognized as “AV-Preeminent” by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest peer-reviewed award of legal standards and professionalism, has been named a “Katahdin Counsel” in the State of Maine, and has received multiple recognitions from Best Lawyers. Pawel also maintains an active blog about Labor Relations in the Northeast.
Pawel’s full bio can be found on the Bernstein Shur website:
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If you're considering obtaining an alcohol license in Maine, New Hampshire, or Vermont, I am here to guide you every step of the way. Reach out to us today for a professional consultation tailored to your business needs.