Market opportunity · DC
Strong marketDistrict of Columbia.
Roughly 5,232 new disability claims are filed in District of Columbia each year. At a 20% retention rate and a conservative $6,900 fee per retained case, the addressable fee pool is approximately $7M annually.
5,232
Initial claims / year
35.6%
Nat'l: 39.8%
284 days
Nat'l hearing: 365 days
$7M
Annualized · retention × cap
01 · Bench
Top 5 ALJs by approval rate.
Judges currently on the bench in District of Columbia hearing offices, sorted by favorable decision rate. Use these to prioritize which office a case is assigned to, where permissible.
| ALJ | Office | Approval | Decisions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryant, S A | WASHINGTON | 83.4% | 290 |
| Haaversen, Hortensia | SAN JUAN | 76.9% | 308 |
| Blount, NaKeisha | WASHINGTON | 76.2% | 336 |
| Ayer, F. H | WASHINGTON | 65.9% | 208 |
| Cutlar, Malik | WASHINGTON | 65.0% | 300 |
02 · Offices
Hearing-office timing.
Fastest
- WASHINGTON284 days
Slowest
- WASHINGTON284 days
30-day pilot · no contract
Route 20 inbound inquiries through claimpros.ai.
Send 20 new inbound inquiries in District of Columbiathrough the claimpros.ai inbound-triage agent for 30 days. Measured against the firm's baseline: time-to-first-response, consult show rate, and retained-case quality. No contract, no long commitment — just numbers.
Methodology · Figures reflect SSA public data through the latest release. Fee pool estimates annualize DDS intake at a conservative 20% retention rate with a 75% cap hit on retained backpay — not a performance guarantee. Approval rates describe historical decisions, not likelihoods on individual cases.