Theodore J. Zeller III

Norris McLaughlin Attorneys Listed in Lehigh Valley Business Power 30 in Law

Norris McLaughlin Appoints David Roberts as Chair and Elects David Harmon and Graham Simmons to Management Committee

Ted Zeller Named Pennsylvania Trailblazer

Ted Zeller to Present at Brewers of PA Mid Atlantic Brewers Symposium

Norris McLaughlin Attorneys to Speak on Brewery and Distillery Law in Pennsylvania and New Jersey

Norris McLaughlin to Present at Mid Atlantic Brewers Symposium

Theodore J. Zeller III to Present Webinar for Philadelphia Small Business Administration

Theodore J. Zeller III to Participate in Chefs Cycle for No Kid Hungry

Theodore J. Zeller to Speak at PBI’s Alcohol Law Program

Ted Zeller to Speak at Brewers of Pennsylvania 2nd Annual Mid Atlantic Brewers’ Symposium

Zeller to Speak to Northampton and Lehigh Valley E License Holders

Zeller to Host Legal Q&A at Brewers of Pennsylvania Annual Meeting

Zeller to Present at Mid Atlantic Brewers’ Symposium

Zeller to Participate in Liquor Law CLE

Articles

Publications

Press Coverage, Quotes, and Interviews

• Lehigh Valley Business
  • “Meet Lehigh Valley Business’ Power 30 in Law,” Lehigh Valley Business, June 21, 2021
  • “Brewers get a reprieve with excise tax extension,” January 17, 2020
  • “Brewers face 100% tax increase unless Congress acts,” December 11, 2019
  • “Bubble or boom? Growth of craft brewing raises questions,” August 7, 2019
  • “Pa. breweries fight sales-tax plan, adjust to tariffs,” October 15, 2018
  • “No Way Out. Brewers say contracts with wholesalers one-sided, captive, constricting,” November 28, 2016
  • “Pa. Brewers say new beer-sale law will hurt members’ business,” March 10, 2015
• The Morning Call
  • “From ‘liquid to lips’: Black-owned Lehigh Valley distiller Russell Fletcher looks to grow in Pa. and beyond,” February 22, 2021
  • “Restaurants react to Pennsylvania Gov. Wolf’s relief plan: ‘It’s not going to help me’ and ‘every little bit is going to help right now’,” October 22, 2020
  • “Pennsylvania Gov. Wolf’s proposal to waive liquor license fees to help bars, restaurants gets tepid reaction: ‘A drop in the bucket’,” October 22, 2020
  • “Federal court: Gov. Wolf’s COVID restrictions on businesses and gatherings are unconstitutional,” September 14, 2020
  • “Lehigh Valley sports bars feel blindsided by Pennsylvania’s decision to cut off alcohol at 10 p.m.,” September 9, 2020
  • “Developers focused on neighborhood between downtown Allentown and Waterfront that ‘needs a little love’,” August 27, 2020
  • “What constitutes a meal? Lehigh Valley bars, breweries and wineries scramble to comply with Gov. Wolf’s latest restrictions,” July 16, 2020
  • “5 takeaways on Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s new coronavirus orders,” July 16, 2020
  • “Gov. Wolf orders Pennsylvania bars that do not serve food to close; limits capacity of other bars, and restaurants,” July 15, 2020
  • “‘Prohibition is here to stay in the short term,’ worrying distilleries that have shifted gears during coronavirus crisis,” March 23, 2020
  • “With legality in question, gambling devices seized in operation that included an Easton fire company, state police say,” February 28, 2020
  • “Beer talk: Allentown legal team to present liquor law update at Brewers of PA meeting,” August 30, 2019
  • “Remember planned taproom sales tax? Pa. budget sent to Gov. Wolf includes bill that lessens burden on breweries,” June 28, 2019
  • “Move over Wegmans, Allentown’s Little Apple Market getting a liquor license,” February 22, 2018
  • “Giant, Bethlehem convenience store win liquor licenses in the Lehigh Valley,” July 6, 2017
  • “Need a liquor license? State to auction off 50 more ‘zombie’ licenses,” January 3, 2017
  • “Legislature’s six-pack beer bill could harm small distributors,” November 4, 2016
  • “Weis, Giant grab restaurant liquor licenses in Lehigh County in first auction,” November 4, 2016
  • “Beer wars: Yuengling fights massive merger of Budweiser and Miller Lite brewers,” October 6, 2016
  • “Will liquor reform help or hurt craft brewers?,” October 1, 2016
  • “State to auction off first batch of restaurant liquor licenses. Will it lower prices?,” September 13, 2016
  • “Pa. legislative battle could kill late-night Democratic convention buzz,” June 29, 2016
  • “Promenade Shops Wants to Boot Out Pacifico, Says Restaurant Owes $200K,” October 11, 2013
  • “Judge Reverses State, Sides With Blue Monkey,” May 5, 2010
• The Legal Intelligencer
  • “Impacts of COVID-19 Violations on Liquor Licenses in Pa.,” February 18, 2021
  • “New Craft Beverage Tastes Run Afoul of Distribution Laws,” February 16, 2020
  • “2019 Pennsylvania Trailblazers Brought to you by The Legal Intelligencer,”  November 2019
• PennLive
  • “Rebel restaurant owners: Why some Pa. establishments are defying COVID orders,” February 8, 2021
  • “State of craft beer in Pa: How long before the suds explosion goes flat?,” January 28, 2020
  • “Pennsylvania Beer Distributors Sell Alcoholic Slushies To Go But Are They Legal?,” May 17, 2018
• Lehigh Valley Live
  • “From slurpees to beer: What’s planned for this old 7-Eleven in Bethlehem,” July 11, 2019
• New Jersey Business Magazine
  • “Norris McLaughlin Appoints David Roberts as Chair,” May 11, 2021
• The Reading Eagle
  • “First Draft: Deadline looms for brewery tax,” June 26, 2019
  • “First Draft: Craft beer delivered to your doorstep [Podcast],” March 15, 2019
  • “Government shutdown hits Berks breweries, wineries and distilleries,” January 11, 2019
• The Philadelphia Inquirer
  • “Pennsylvania breweries might dodge sales tax bullet set to take effect on July 1,”  June 17, 2019
• Discovery Channel
  • “Undercover Billionaire,” Episode 1 -2, cameo appearance as himself giving advice on how to build a brewery.
• NBC Philadelphia
  • “Allentown City Council Discusses Plan To Change Parking Meter Rates,” February 13, 2019
• PBS39
  • “Fight Brewing Over Pennsylvania’s Brewpub Craft Beer Tax,” January 5, 2019
• Craft Brewing Business
  • “Oof: Pennsylvania is trying to tack 6 percent sales tax onto brewery sales,” October 17, 2018
• The Phoenix Reporter and Item
  • “Area brewers, distillers share impact of liquor law changes at meeting in Phoenixville,” April 5, 2018
• Sun Herald
  • “Budweiser owners tried to keep Yuengling beer out of Mississippi, a lawsuit says,” February 21, 2018
• Republican Herald
  • “Schuylkill Haven business takes step to sell liquor,” January 21, 2018
• York Daily Record
  • “Pa. law: Truck your own beer or sign a contract for life. He chooses to truck his beer.,” October 25, 2017
• The Times-Tribune
  • “PA cider regs forcing industry to tap out,” January 31, 2016
  • “Local booze bans still common, complex in NEPA,” January 3, 2016
• Brewbound
  • “Pennsylvania 12-Pack Ruling Stirs Controversy,” March 13, 2015
  • “Massachusetts Craft Brewers Request Change in Wholesale Regulations,” April 10, 2012
• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  • “You might pay a little more for a beer tomorrow at breweries in Pennsylvania,” September 30, 2019
  • “Voodoo opening pub in Homestead,” January 29, 2015
• The Express Times
  • “Promenade Shops Lawsuit Against Pacifico Headed to Court,” October 15, 2013
  • “Allentown Hockey Arena Developer Gets Liquor Licenses for Not-Yet-Existing Restaurants,” July 17, 2013
• The Times Herald
  • “Keeping Score: From Brownfield to Fields of Green,” December 5, 2011
• The Social
  • “For Alcohol Brands, Social Media A Stiff Cocktail,” February 9, 2011
• CBS Philly
  • “Pa. Lawmakers Eye Overhaul of Beer Distribution Statewide,” August 29, 2013
• WFMZ.com
  • “Brazilian Steakhouse Coming to South Allentown,” January 30, 2013
• Capitolwire
  • “Beer Bill Could Hurt State Brewers, They Tell Senate Panel,” January 26, 2010
• Jaffe Legal News Service
  • “Theodore J. Zeller Recognized as Outgoing President for the Bar Association of Lehigh County,” January 14, 2010
  • “Judge Reverses State, Sides With Blue Monkey,” May 5, 2010

• “Pennsylvania Liquor Law Legal Update,” State College, PA, September 6, 2019
• “The Brewers of Pennsylvania 4th Annual Mid Atlantic Brewer’s Symposium,” State College, PA, October 12, 2018
• Webinar, Philadelphia’s office of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), September 21, 2017
• “Liquor and the Law: Dram Shop Liability, Liquor Licensing and DUI,” Northampton County Bar Association of Pennsylvania, 2012 Lunch Lecture Series, March 24, 2012

Theodore J. Zeller has earned the Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished status. A description of the selection methodology can be found here. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.