Maine.

Roughly 8,304 new disability claims are filed in Maine each year. At a 20% retention rate and a conservative $6,900 fee per retained case, the addressable fee pool is approximately $11M annually.

Annual DDS intake

8,304

Initial claims / year

DDS approval

39.5%

Nat'l: 39.8%

Avg office wait

279 days

Nat'l hearing: 365 days

Fee pool (est.)

$11M

Annualized · retention × cap

01 · Bench

Top 5 ALJs by approval rate.

Judges currently on the bench in Maine hearing offices, sorted by favorable decision rate. Use these to prioritize which office a case is assigned to, where permissible.

ALJ	Office	Approval	Decisions
Flynn, Robert W	PORTLAND ME	80.5%	329
Martin, Paul G	MANCHESTER	63.6%	187
Cutter, Christine	PORTLAND ME	61.5%	384
Hubert, Mary P	PORTLAND ME	56.1%	171
Holbrook, Todd S	PORTLAND ME	51.1%	380

02 · Offices

Hearing-office timing.

Fastest

PORTLAND ME279 days

Slowest

PORTLAND ME279 days

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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.