Alcohol Law & Policy Conference
We are excited to bring the 18th Annual Alcohol Law & Policy Conference to Chicago, IL this August 25-27, 2025!
About the Alcohol Law & Policy Conference
Each year the Center brings together some of the best minds in the country – including state alcohol regulators, public health leaders, state attorneys general, state legislators, educators and industry members – to discuss and debate current alcohol issues and challenges. The conference has become the leading national forum for alcohol policy education and networking.
Attendees take advantage of this annual forum to learn about a wide range of topics, including 21st Amendment litigation, trade practice enforcement and public health aspects of alcohol regulation.
Hotel Accommodations:
Hyatt Centric Chicago Magnificent Mile
633 N. St Clair St.
Chicago, IL 60611
Continuing Legal Education:
As always, our staff will seek appropriate CLE course accreditation for the 2025 ALPC. Progress will be updated below weekly as the conference approaches.
Below are reminders regarding some state exceptions with regard to CLE credits.
State exceptions:
Arizona – The State Bar of Arizona does not approve or accredit CLE providers or individual programs. Therefore, the Center for Alcohol Policy is not required to submit any information regarding the seminar, or subsequent attendance lists. The State Bar does not retain or track CLE records for members and registrants other than CLE taken through the State Bar. For CLE credits from this course, it is the responsibility of each member/registrant to keep documentation such as the event/seminar/training material and the certificates of attendance to support the hours and events claimed on their annual affidavit.
Maryland – Maryland does not currently require minimum continuing legal education for attorneys registered in the state, and therefore does not accredit courses.
Massachusetts – Massachusetts is one of the few states where continuing legal education (CLE) for attorneys is not mandatory, except for the Practicing with Professionalism course for new attorneys admitted to the bar after September 2013.
New York – According to New York’s Approved Jurisdiction policy, New York attorneys may count towards their New York CLE requirement credit earned through participation in out-of-state courses accredited by a New York Approved Jurisdiction. The policy applies to both traditional live classroom-format and nontraditional-format courses (online, DVD, teleconference, etc.). Traditional live classroom-format courses are out-of-state if they take place outside of New York State. Nontraditional-format courses are out-of-state if the sponsor organization is headquartered outside of New York State.
Washington, D.C. – D.C. has no mandatory continuing legal education requirements at this time, which means they have no CLE accreditation body and do not accredit courses.
Cancellation Policy: The Center for Alcohol Policy must receive written notice of cancellations by email no later than August 1, 2025 to issue a full refund. From August 2 – 18, 2025, a $100 per registrant administrative fee will be assessed for all cancellation notices received in writing. After August 18, no refunds will be issued. Please email matthewm@centerforalcoholpolicy.org for cancellation requests and include your order number in the subject line.