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WOODHOUSE
SHANAHAN PA

In Memoriam Charles F Woodhouse Esq.
October 24, 1946 - December 25, 2022

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
2 Timothy 4:7

ATTORNEYS AT LAW

OUR PHILOSOPHY

Many, if not most of FSA's crop insurance denials that we handle are without merit.

We're attorneys Specializing in USDA Crop Insurance Appeals.

We understand the process better than other attorneys and fight for your insurance benefits with over 20 years of fighting for farmers' rights and working in the food industry from producer, importer/exporter, to retail sales.

Experience counts when a claim is denied, call us. 856/963-6610

Remember, time is of the essence, you only have 30-calendar days to respond to an FSA denial letter.

When You Receive a Denial Letter from the FSA

You only have 30 days to respond to a denial letter. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE.
Keep the envelope with the date stamp on it.
Notify an experienced attorney of this matter.
A response to the FSA will include an authorization from you for your attorneys to represent you in this matter within the 30-day response period.
The response will also include a brief Appellant position as to why we think the FSA is wrong.
Then a pre-hearing conference is scheduled to determine a hearing date, and hear any objections to the Agency Record or the Appellant's evidence.
All the evidence is presented, including testimony, at hearing in front of a USDA Administrative Law Judge (ALJ).
The Judge then issues a determination in your case, either the Agency erred in its finding or not.
Your case depends a lot on:
- Good record keeping, including invoices, roles of participants, sales records, time a date of events, etc.
- A properly documented family farm.
- Disputing the agency's interpretation of the weather during the crop failure event. (We use experts if necessary).
- Proving that the producer used sound and proper farm practices. (Experts if necessary).
- Pointing out the missing documents from the Agency Record.
- Providing testimony from the producer or former FSA employees to dispute the Agency's position.
- Wrapping it all up into a proper and detailed closing argument.