Contact Our SBA Attorneys for Nationwide Representation for SBA and Treasury Debt Issues
Book a Consultation CallAs a leading law firm in the field of SBA and Treasury debt issues, Protect Law Group is proud to offer top-notch legal services through the SBA Office of Hearings and Appeals. Our team of expert SBA attorneys is well-versed in the complex laws and regulations surrounding these matters and has extensive experience in representing clients nationwide. Whether you are located in San Diego, Orange, or Los Angeles Counties in California, our SBA lawyers are ready to provide you with the necessary legal assistance to protect your rights and interests. Contact us today and
We prosecute SBA Debt Collection cases before the SBA Office of Hearings & Appeals (SBA OHA). Our SBA OHA Appeal Attorneys are well-versed in appealing certain SBA debt collection cases and property deprivation issues via administrative litigation before the SBA OHA. Our SBA OHA Appeal Attorneys can help you assess the specifics of your case and, where applicable, prepare an Appeals Petition in response to eligible administrative offsets, federal salary offsets, military salary and military pension and annuity pay offsets. Suppose your SBA debt collection Appeals Petition is accepted at the sole and absolute discretion of the SBA OHA. In that case, our SBA OHA Appeal Attorneys can then prosecute your administrative litigation matter.
We can launch formal discovery, issue subpoenas, engage in motion practice, represent you in alternative dispute resolution (ADR) or pre-hearing conferences, perform legal research, and write persuasive legal arguments that help advocate your positionto possibly settle or compromise your SBA debt once and for all.
The Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) is an independent office of the Small Business Administration (SBA) established in 1983 to provide an independent, quasi-judicial appeal of certain SBA program decisions. The SBA OHA has jurisdictional authority to conduct proceedings in the collection of debts owed to the SBA and the United States under the Debt Collection Act of 1982, the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, and 13 CFR Part 140. The SBA OHA has the sole and absolute discretion concerning your Appeals Petition. The SBA OHA’s office is on the Eighth floor of SBA headquarters above the Federal Center SW metro stop. Their address is 409 Third Street, SW, Eighth Floor, Washington, DC 20416.
Aggressive collection of SBA debts has increased considerably in recent years. Understanding the SBA OHA appeals process requires experienced SBA OHA Appeal Attorneys who are knowledgeable and understand government law, including the nuances that may arise if the SBA tries to deprive your property without due process of law. You can fight administrative offset, federal salary offset, military pay offset, military pension, or annuity offset based on an SBA loan default. If you have received the following sample Notice from either the SBA or on behalf of the SBA by the Treasury/Bureau of Fiscal Service:
Administrative Offset against your Federal Salary, Pension, or Retirement Benefits, (e.g., DFAS Military, United States Postal Service, Department of Defense)
then, time is of the essence ... that’s where Protect Law Group can help. However, you must understand that certain time deadlines must be met to try and preserve your right to file an Appeals Petition in response to the aforesaid sample Notice. If you fail to act within the statutory time frame from receipt of your Notice, you damage your opportunity of having your Appeals Petition accepted and heard by the SBA OHA. With several years of experience focusing on SBA debt collection matters, our SBA OHA Appeal Attorneys can help SBA debtors navigate the maze of complex issues covering SBA rules, regulations and appeals.
Our SBA attorneys are here and can help with the following legal assistance situations:
The Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) is an independent office of the Small Business Administration (SBA) established in 1983 to provide an independent, quasi-judicial appeal of certain SBA program decisions. The SBA OHA has jurisdictional authority to conduct proceedings in the collection of debts owed to the SBA and the United States under the Debt Collection Act of 1982, the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, and 13 CFR Part 140. The SBA OHA has the sole and absolute discretion concerning your Appeals Petition. The SBA OHA’s office is on the Eighth floor of SBA headquarters above the Federal Center SW metro stop. Their address is 409 Third Street, SW, Eighth Floor, Washington, DC 20416.
Aggressive collection of SBA debts has increased considerably in recent years. Understanding the SBA OHA appeals process requires experienced SBA OHA Appeal Attorneys who are knowledgeable and understand government law, including the nuances that may arise if the SBA tries to deprive your property without due process of law. You can fight administrative offset, federal salary offset, military pay offset, military pension, or annuity offset based on an SBA loan default. If you have received the following sample Notice from either the SBA or on behalf of the SBA by the Treasury/Bureau of Fiscal Service:
Administrative Offset against your Federal Salary, Pension, or Retirement Benefits, (e.g., DFAS Military, United States Postal Service, Department of Defense)
then, time is of the essence ... that’s where Protect Law Group can help. However, you must understand that certain time deadlines must be met to try and preserve your right to file an Appeals Petition in response to the aforesaid sample Notice. If you fail to act within the statutory time frame from receipt of your Notice, you damage your opportunity of having your Appeals Petition accepted and heard by the SBA OHA. With several years of experience focusing on SBA debt collection matters, our SBA OHA Appeal Attorneys can help SBA debtors navigate the maze of complex issues covering SBA rules, regulations and appeals.
Our SBA attorneys are here and can help with the following legal assistance situations:
Client personally guaranteed SBA 7(a) loan for $150,000. COVID-19 caused the business to fail, and the loan went into default with a balance of $133,000. Client initially hired a non-attorney consultant to negotiate an OIC. The SBA summarily rejected the ineligible OIC and the debt was referred to Treasury’sBureau of Fiscal Service for enforced collection in the debt amount of $195,000. We were hired to intervene and initiated discovery for SBA and Fiscal Service records. We were able to recall the case from Fiscal Service back to the SBA. We then negotiated a structured workout with favorable terms that saves the client approximately $198,000 over the agreed-upon workout term by waiving contractual and statutory administrative fees, collection costs, penalties, and interest.
Client personally guaranteed SBA 7(a) loan balance of $58,000. The client received a notice of Intent to initiate Administrative Wage Garnishment (AWG) Proceedings. We represented the client at the hearing and successfully defeated the AWG Order based on several legal and equitable grounds.
The clients are personally guaranteed an SBA 7(a) loan. The SBA referred the debt to the Department of Treasury, which was seeking payment of $487,981 from our clients. We initially filed a Cross-Servicing Dispute, which was denied. As a result, we filed an Appeals Petition with the SBA Office of Hearings and Appeals asserting legal defenses and supporting evidence uncovered during the discovery and investigation phase of our services. Ultimately, the SBA settled the debt for $25,000 - saving our clients approximately $462,981.
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