Market opportunity · MT
Strong marketMontana.
Roughly 4,704 new disability claims are filed in Montana each year. At a 20% retention rate and a conservative $6,900 fee per retained case, the addressable fee pool is approximately $6M annually.
4,704
Initial claims / year
37.8%
Nat'l: 39.8%
300 days
Nat'l hearing: 365 days
$6M
Annualized · retention × cap
01 · Bench
Top 5 ALJs by approval rate.
Judges currently on the bench in Montana hearing offices, sorted by favorable decision rate. Use these to prioritize which office a case is assigned to, where permissible.
| ALJ | Office | Approval | Decisions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dvarishkis, Tanya | BILLINGS | 76.8% | 393 |
| Kays, John | BILLINGS | 71.2% | 299 |
| Henry, Brian J | BILLINGS | 63.6% | 286 |
| Brennan, Luke A | BILLINGS | 62.1% | 417 |
| Fuller, Roxanne | NHC CHICAGO | 56.3% | 174 |
02 · Offices
Hearing-office timing.
Fastest
- BILLINGS300 days
Slowest
- BILLINGS300 days
30-day pilot · no contract
Route 20 inbound inquiries through claimpros.ai.
Send 20 new inbound inquiries in Montanathrough 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.