Hannah Becker

Practice Areas

Administrative and Regulatory

Food Law

Alcohol Beverage

Tobacco

Restaurant

Career

Hannah Becker has a true passion for the legal and operational aspects of the alcohol beverage industry and collaborates with clients in all three tiers working to launch, grow, and thrive in the U.S. marketplace. A high-energy lawyer with a meticulous eye for detail, her clients include manufacturers, importers, wholesalers, retailers, other licensees, breakthrough brands, and unlicensed third-party providers. She is well-credentialed in this dynamic and continuously evolving sector, with a spirited grasp on product classification, licensure and permitting, business aspects and considerations, including value and market potential, labeling, advertising, trade practice considerations, Tied-House and cross-tier issues, alcohol franchise laws, and the emerging technologies impacting the future of sales and distribution.

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association

American Cancer Society, Tampa Bay Associated Board of Ambassadors

- Jockey Honoree, 2024 Jockeys & Juleps Gala

American Heart Association

- Lawyers with Heart Committee, Tampa Bay Heart Walk, 2018-2021

- Circle of Red, 2018-2020

Florida Association for Women Lawyers

The Florida Bar

- Young Lawyers Division

Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers

- Board of Directors

- Judicial Relations Committee, Co-Chair

- Young Lawyers Division Committee, Co-Chair, 2020-2022

Hillsborough County Bar Association

- Young Lawyers Division, Board of Directors

- Bar Leadership Institute, Class of 2017-2018

Leadership Council on Legal Diversity

- Alumni

- Pathfinder Program, Class of 2022

Leadership Florida Connect, Class 13

Tampa Bay Chamber

- Emerging Leaders, 2016-2022

Tampa Connection, Class of 2018-2019

Women of the Vine and Spirits

- Foundation Committee

The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society

- Team In Training TCS New York City Marathon, Team Member, 2023

- Man and Woman of the Year, New York City Campaign, Team Member, 2022

Publications

“Women of the Vine & Spirits Foundation Awards 76 Scholarships Totaling $187,155 in 2023,” Wine Industry Advisor, October 24, 2023

“The Future is Digital: Mobile Driver’s Licenses for Alcohol Age Verification,” Wine Business Monthly, August 1, 2023

“Leadership Florida Selects its 2023-2024 Connect Class,” Leadership Florida, June 22, 2023

“Legal Update: Blurring Category Lines,” Beverage Alcohol Retailers Conference, June 12, 2023

“Starting a Cottage Food Business,” Specialty Retailer, February 28, 2023

“5 Ways to Protect Your Alcohol Liquor License,” The Hospitality Law Conference: Washington D.C., October 12, 2022

“Franchising, Drunk Guests and ADA Compliance: How Hoteliers Can Prepare for Liability Issues,” CoStar’s Hotel News Now, October 13, 2022

“Maintaining the Perfect Brew: On-Premise Retail Legal and Regulatory Updates,” Cheers Beverage Summit, Cheers Advisory Board, June 14, 2022

“Don’t Get Spirited Away: Off-Premise Retail Legal and Regulatory Updates,” Beverage Alcohol Retailers Conference, June 14, 2022

“Legal Considerations for the 2020 Alcohol Industry Innovations that Aren’t Going Anywhere,” Beverage Alcohol Retailers Conference, June 8, 2021

“The Good, the Bad, and the Takeaways of Working Remotely,” Hillsborough County Bar Association, Lawyer Magazine, March-April 2021

“Know the ‘Habitual Drunkard’?” Southern Beverage Journal, Florida Edition, January 2021

“Now Available for Curbside Pickup and Delivery: 2020 Alcohol Regulatory Changes Impacting the Hotel and Restaurant Industry,” The Virtual Hospitality Law Conference, May 5, 2021

Languages Spoken

Spanish

Education

Awards