- Washington, DC
- sfried@ofwlaw.com
- (202) 518-6326
Stewart Fried has broad expertise in all SNAP and WIC-related matters and represents associations, supermarkets, convenience stores, and other SNAP-eligible retailers on a wide variety of issues before FNS, Congress, and in federal courts across the country, including providing statutory and regulatory advice to and representation of retailers on issues ranging from authorization to administrative and judicial review proceedings from denials and withdrawals of SNAP authorization, trafficking in SNAP benefits. Stewart also represents food manufacturers, co-packers, retailers, and associations on food labeling, employment, corporate governance, and antitrust issues.
Stewart’s SNAP retailer practice in the United States is without parallel in the United States. OFW Principal Stewart D. Fried provides regulatory and policy advice to national and local supermarkets and grocers, convenience store and other retailer associations, large supermarket and convenience store chains, third party providers and agents, as well as smaller retailers across the nation. Mr. Fried has handled more than one hundred SNAP administrative and judicial review proceedings before the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) on a wide variety of issues including:
- Trafficking in SNAP Benefits
- Withdrawals of SNAP Authorization
- Denials of applications for SNAP Authorization
- Sale of Ineligible Items
- Credit Account Violations
- Business Integrity
- Reciprocal WIC Disqualifications
- Removal from GSA's SAM List
- Preparation of SNAP and WIC Training Programs and Compliance Policies
News & Insights
Oh, SNAP! 22 States, the District of Columbia, and Three Governors File Suit to Compel USDA to Issue November 2025 SNAP Benefits
Oh, SNAP! Impacts of the Federal Government Shutdown on SNAP Beneficiaries
Oh, SNAP! FNS Confirms that Cannabis-Derived Products Are Not SNAP Eligible
Practice Areas
- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
- Domestic Food Assistance Programs
- Food Service, Restaurants & Retailers
- Enforcement & Litigation
- Farm Bill
- Cannabis
- Trade Associations
- Food Labeling & Advertisement
- Feed and Pet Food
- Due Diligence
- Crop Insurance & Farm Programs
- FDA Food Law and Food Safety
- Dietary Supplements
- Advocacy & Public Policy
- Appropriations
- Dietary Guidelines
- Environmental Law
- Political Action Committees
- Coalition Building
- Pharmaceuticals & Biologics
- Native American Issues
Credentials
Education
University of Miami School of Law (J.D. cum laude)
Johns Hopkins University (B.A.)
Leadership & Community
American Bar Association Environmental Litigation Subcommittee Co-Chair (2008-Present)
BSA Scouts Troop Committee Chairman (2018-Present)
Falls Church Kiwanis Little League Coach/Manager (2011-Present)
Bar Admissions
Florida
District of Columbia
Court Admissions
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals – D.C. Circuit
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals – Federal Circuit
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals – 1st, 3rd, 6th, 8th Circuits
U.S. District Courts – D.D.C., S.D. Florida, M.D. Florida, E.D. Michigan, E.D. WI, W.D. TN