The Happy Hour Show: Recent Episodes

Spiritus Law

The Happy Hour Show features attorneys and staff from Spiritus Law who discuss leading trends in the alcohol, hospitality, entertainment and real estate industries, as well as other legal practice areas, day-to-day firm life, and more! New episodes available each week.

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Join The Happy Hour Show as Spiritus Law alcohol law attorneys Rob F. Lewis and Marbet Lewis discuss what patrons and hospitality business owners can expect to trend in the upcoming year! Topics discussed include Rob's true feelings about non-alcoholic beer, the benefits of all-natural wine,  and how the hospitality industry plans to bounce back from a possible recession after the pandemic. 

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Join The Happy Hour Show as Spiritus Law’s Rob Lewis and Nico Romano, along with guest speaker Jessica Gollel of Gollel Family Properties, LLC, discuss the growing popularity of food halls in the hospitality industry. Topics covered in this segment include the alcohol and real estate regulations surrounding these properties. Jessica will add her insight to assist those looking to break into this market in South Florida as she is currently doing, involving what to consider regarding trendy design aspects, techniques, operating suggestions, vendor responsibilities, and more! 

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In this episode, The Happy Hour Show's host,  Marbet and Robert Lewis, are joined by Eric Diaz Padron, the millennial Mayor of the City of West Miami, to discuss how Millennials (born between 1977 and 1996) and Gen Z-ers (born between 1996 and 2009) are forever changing the alcohol industry one sip at a time!

Very different from their older counterparts, both generations have embraced a more sober and healthy lifestyle causing a sharp shift causing alcohol products and brands to revamp efforts. Millennials and Gen Z will be the most significant percentage of the population, and the industry will change to meet new consumer demands. This developing demographic's preferences, behaviors, and interests will ultimately decide the future of alcohol industry owners, distributors, producers, advertisers, and much more.

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Spiritus Law, a Florida-based law firm serving clients in the hospitality and alcohol industries, announced that it is restructuring the firm to better reflect its entrepreneurial spirit and collaborative team culture. The restructuring also showcases an increasing trend of law firms branching out to offer a broader range of services and business counseling to clients.

The firm announced that it is eliminating traditional partner titles to promote a more team-oriented culture. New titles focus on enhancing collaboration and include Team Manager, Team Leader, Team Coordinator, Team Administrator, Team Assistant, and Teammate. Attorney compensation will support and promote entrepreneurial effort in building business at all levels rather than just for partners.  Additionally, the firm’s compensation schedule for paralegal and administrative positions will continue to include mid and year-end bonus incentives and monthly MVP awards, which are practices the firm adopted in 2021.  The firm is also moving to a peer-review evaluation process that will include a review of immediate administrative supervisors.

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The Happy Hour Show is back and better than ever! Alcohol and Hospitality Law attorneys Marbet Lewis and Rob Lewis of Spiritus Law discuss what their clients can expect coming out of the pandemic including the resurgence of consumer demand, supply and demand issues, staffing concerns, and more!

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Spiritus Law Partners, Marbet & Rob Lewis discuss the new cocktails to-go bill passed in Florida.

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An interview with Real Estate Paralegal, Helen Tilis, on her reunion with the Spiritus Law team, her experience in the real estate realm, working with Managing Partner Steven Zelkowitz, and more. 

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An interview with Licensing Paralegal, Evadne Maxwell, on her career working for the State of Florida, her transition to private practice, her experience during the COVID-19 pandemic, and more. 

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An interview with Licensing Paralegal, Yamile Brito, on parenting  two teenage boys, navigating working from home, how the Spiritus Law team is a well-oiled machine, and more. 

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An interview with Licensing Paralegal, Marilyn Coizeau, on how she began working with Spiritus Law, what the culture at Spiritus Law is like, her outlook on what remains of 2021, and more. 

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An interview with Licensing Paralegal, Anqueisha Jones, on her journey through the COVID-19 pandemic, how she balanced work and three kids, how Spiritus Law navigated uncharted waters, and more. 

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An interview with Associate Attorney, Jonathan Portuondo, on his start in the field of law, his background, his experience with Spiritus Law, and more.

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An interview with Administrative Assistant, Michelle Guarino, on her journey to working in alcohol law, how COVID-19 affected her, how Spiritus Law soldiered through the pandemic, and more.