Just because your store received a letter from the USDA claiming that you violated the SNAP program benefits policy, this doesn’t mean you are guilty of the charges. The only real way you can be found guilty at this point is to accept your fate and do nothing or taking too long in presenting your side of the story.
These are a few of the many reasons to reach out to the local SNAP violations attorney to help you to win this case;
Analyzing the Violation Letter – Many shop owners literally freeze in fear when they receive the SNAP violation notice. Instead of reaching for the phone and consulting with a skilled attorney, these shop owners waste countless days trying to figure out what went wrong. Once the time runs out, there is no hope to getting a lawyer to undo the damage. Calling the SNAP violation lawyer that first day gives you and your store a chance to beat the case. The very first thing your attorney will do is to carefully read the violation letter to see what triggered the notification and how to defend the case.
Your attorney realizes there are only ten (10) days from the time you receive notification until you submit your reply, so time is certainly of the essence.
Gathering the Right Support Evidence – Once your SNAP violations attorney has carefully read the letter, they can begin to prepare how to properly defend your store from losing the ability to accept EBT payments in the future. Looking more carefully at the correspondence from the USDA, your attorney can see clearly what caused the potential violation. Regardless if the letter states that an error exists on the EBT application, a customer was served who isn’t a part of the program, or payment was exchanged for lottery, cigarettes, or alcohol, your attorney knows exactly how to fight the charges.
Almost immediately, your SNAP violation attorney is going to request you supply them with specific evidence they will need in order to fight the charges. The sooner the attorney has the opportunity to get working on your case, the stronger this evidence can be submitted.
Filing Court Papers in a Timely Manner – While you are still busy running your shop, the last thing you need is to try and gather evidence on your own and file the rebuttal before the time expires. This is why you need a professional attorney on your side, to not only present the evidence in a way that will help to win the case, but to make certain the right papers are filed on time so you at least have the opportunity to defend your shop. Many shop owners get overwhelmed and confused at the thought of having one chance to get this right, and they wind up doing nothing and losing anyway.
Your attorney has a professional legal team working with them that know exactly how these papers are to be filed and when they need to be in the hands of the court. Miss that deadline and you don’t get many chances to make this right.
Presenting a Winning Defense – Even if you feel that the findings of the USDA are unfounded, unless you present the defense in the right manner, you may still lose because you don’t understand all the complexities of these type cases. The rules pertaining to EBT payment violations are very strict, and your attorney has been in this court several times this month and understands exactly how the courts expect the evidence to be presented.
Without creating a mountain of paperwork that will only delay your case ruling, your SNAP violations lawyer submits just the right amount of details to give the court the ability to quickly and easily rule in your favor. The courts have this mutual respect with professional lawyers, and that courtesy can go a long way in having a judge rule favorably for your store.
Once you secure the services of a SNAP violation lawyer, you can rest assured they are doing everything on your behalf to win this case. The sooner you make this call, the faster your shop can go back to conducting business as usual and accepting those EBT payments.
