Peter A Berdon has represented wholesalers, suppliers, manufacturers, package stores, restaurants and bars since being admitted to practice in 1991. He represents all alcohol industry members before the State of Connecticut DCP and the Federal TTB, as well as in litigation matters in court. Mr. Berdon is a partner with the law firm of Berdon, Young & Margolis, PC, with offices in New Haven and Branford, Connecticut. He is also the executive director of the Wine and Spirits Wholesalers Association and has served as its general counsel since 1992. Mr. Berdon has been a member of the Advisory Counsel of the Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America since 2004 and served as its chairman from 2010 to 2012. His practice also includes representing clients over a wide range of legal issues, both transactional and litigation. Mr. Berdon's practice includes representing individual closely held business, publicly traded companies as well as municipalities such as the Town of Branford (2005-2007; 2014-present) and political subdivisions such as the Pine Orchard Association (2007-2013) and the Branford Sewer Authority (nka the Water Pollution Control Authority) from 2005 to 2007 and 2013 to the present, He is a 1988 graduate of Duke University (B.A.) and earned his J.D. degree from the University of Connecticut in 1991. Mr. Berdon is admitted to practice law in the State of Connecticut and is admitted to the United States District Court for the State of Connecticut. He is a member of the American, Connecticut and New Haven County bar associations, the Connecticut and American Trial Lawyer associations and the National Association of Alcoholic Beverage Licensing Attorneys. Mr. Berdon is also active within the Branford and greater New Haven communities through his service as the secretary and board member of the Branford Education Foundation (2004-present); member of the Board of Directors of Habitat For Humanity of Greater New Haven, Inc. ('99-'05); volunteer, Habitat For Humanity of Greater New Haven, Inc (1991 to present); a member of the Board of Trustees of Congregation Mishkan Israel (Hamden, CT; 2003-present); Trustee of the William Tarr Charitable Trust (1989-present); member of the Branford Representative Town Meeting (1995-1999); Branford Board of Assessors (2001-2003); Branford Board of Education (2008-2009); Branford Youth Lacrosse Coach (2012-present).