Market opportunity · MI
Strong marketMichigan.
Roughly 65,124 new disability claims are filed in Michigan each year. At a 20% retention rate and a conservative $6,900 fee per retained case, the addressable fee pool is approximately $90M annually.
65,124
Initial claims / year
38.8%
Nat'l: 39.8%
255 days
Nat'l hearing: 365 days
$90M
Annualized · retention × cap
01 · Bench
Top 5 ALJs by approval rate.
Judges currently on the bench in Michigan hearing offices, sorted by favorable decision rate. Use these to prioritize which office a case is assigned to, where permissible.
| ALJ | Office | Approval | Decisions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambrose, Christopher | LANSING | 79.2% | 259 |
| Turner, Joy | DETROIT | 75.7% | 407 |
| Raterink, Dennis | GRAND RAPIDS | 73.0% | 407 |
| Ohanesian, Nicholas M | GRAND RAPIDS | 70.9% | 227 |
| Raeber, Jeffrey | MT PLEASANT MI | 69.9% | 123 |
02 · Offices
Hearing-office timing.
Fastest
- LANSING233 days
- GRAND RAPIDS235 days
- MT PLEASANT MI246 days
Slowest
- FLINT298 days
- DETROIT266 days
- LIVONIA MI252 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.