Missouri.

Roughly 39,180 new disability claims are filed in Missouri each year. At a 20% retention rate and a conservative $6,900 fee per retained case, the addressable fee pool is approximately $54M annually.

Annual DDS intake

39,180

Initial claims / year

DDS approval

42.5%

Nat'l: 39.8%

Avg office wait

275 days

Nat'l hearing: 365 days

Fee pool (est.)

$54M

Annualized · retention × cap

01 · Bench

Top 5 ALJs by approval rate.

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

ALJ	Office	Approval	Decisions
Naggi, Mark	KANSAS CITY	87.9%	305
Wallis, William	ST LOUIS	83.9%	316
Lehr, Michael A	KANSAS CITY	76.1%	331
Hanan, Bradley	ST LOUIS	74.6%	370
Pico, Gerardo R	SAN JUAN	72.3%	119

02 · Offices

Hearing-office timing.

Fastest

COLUMBIA MO240 days
SPRINGFIELD MO245 days
ST LOUIS268 days

Slowest

NHC ST LOUIS353 days
KANSAS CITY271 days
ST LOUIS268 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.