When your shop gets that letter from the USDA concerning violating your EBT payments policy agreement, the next move to make is to call for a consultation with an attorney. Even if the letter is clear about what triggered the potential closing of your account and ability to accept EBT payments, the complexities surrounding these cases should be left to the law firms that specialize in these matters.
Consider these reasons why working with the SNAP violations lawyer is your chance to get the case dropped and regain your ability to accept EBT payments.
Reacting to the Violations Letter – Many shop owners who receive the EBT violation letter from the USDA simply cast it aside thinking this matter will work itself out. Others fear the worst and do nothing because they simply over think the process. The only way this matter is going to get corrected is when you finally call the SNAP violations attorney for help. This lawyer specializes in these cases and understands how time is certainly not on your side concerning submitting your dispute.
Once you speak with the attorney, they will analyze that correspondence and explain how serious this matter is. Regardless if there was an error on the EBT application or you were accused of trading benefits for alcohol, a timely response must be formally submitted in order for the courts to lift the payment restrictions.
Gathering Crucial Documentation – Now that your SNAP attorney has analyzed the violations letter sent by the USDA, it is time to collect that crucial evidence. Try to make heads or tails of the letter and collect that information on your own, it could be a very difficult process. Remember that you only have ten (10) days to gather and submit those documents, this added stress is sometimes too much for many shop owners to deal with.
Your attorney will be extremely specific about the information they need, so don’t delay when they give you a request. Remember that the law firm has to take your information and then present it in a way that looks most favorable for your business and gives the court no choice but to rule with you.
Submitting Your Evidence Today – Perhaps the hardest part for the shop owner who has been accused of a violation against the EBT payment program is trying to collect and submit that information while running the shop. Ten days can go by in a flash, especially when your ability to earn is going to be significantly reduced if things do not go your way. Your SNAP violations attorney not only consults with you what is needed as far as evidence, they prepare that information in a way that makes it easier for the court to rule in your favor.
The law firm has several legal analysts on staff working to make certain everything retaining to your submission is in line with all the laws surrounding these cases.
Fighting Tirelessly on Your Behalf – now that the documents are in the hands of the right people, your attorney will be the go-between if anything is needed further from the courts. Either the courts will agree and release the restrictions or they are going to speak to your attorney about further documentation needed to prove your case. Even if after two attempts the courts feel that your attorney did not prove your case, an appeal is still another possibly for turning things around.
The SNAP violations attorney will carefully prepare and then submit the appellate brief containing everything that should give the court a better understanding of why you feel the charges are completely unfounded. Without the help of your attorney, this process is very difficult and could go wrong had you made even one mistake with submitting the paperwork.
It should be clear now about all the potential advantages of working hand-in-hand with a skilled SNAP violations lawyer. Don’t risk having your account permanently closed and your ability to earn an income significantly hindered because you failed to satisfy the courts on your own. Let the SNAP violations lawyer utilize their years experience to fight on your behalf to get that favorable outcome.
An awesome firm that truly cares about you. I thought I could handle the USDA on my own, but failed. Todd intervened and helped fix my mistakes.
- Denton, CLIENT Denton