Market opportunity · NM
Prime marketNew Mexico.
Roughly 12,192 new disability claims are filed in New Mexico each year. At a 20% retention rate and a conservative $6,900 fee per retained case, the addressable fee pool is approximately $17M annually.
12,192
Initial claims / year
41.3%
Nat'l: 39.8%
330 days
Nat'l hearing: 365 days
$17M
Annualized · retention × cap
01 · Bench
Top 5 ALJs by approval rate.
Judges currently on the bench in New Mexico hearing offices, sorted by favorable decision rate. Use these to prioritize which office a case is assigned to, where permissible.
| ALJ | Office | Approval | Decisions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stults, Douglas S. | OKLAHOMA CITY | 79.6% | 367 |
| Gutierrez, David R | HOUSTON NORTH | 73.4% | 413 |
| Simmons, D'Lisa | HOUSTON NORTH | 72.5% | 440 |
| Fellabaum, Jennifer M | ALBUQUERQUE | 68.5% | 222 |
| Rauenzahn, MaryKay | NHC ALBUQUERQUE | 65.8% | 240 |
02 · Offices
Hearing-office timing.
Fastest
- ALBUQUERQUE321 days
- NHC ALBUQUERQUE339 days
Slowest
- NHC ALBUQUERQUE339 days
- ALBUQUERQUE321 days
30-day pilot · no contract
Route 20 inbound inquiries through claimpros.ai.
Send 20 new inbound inquiries in New Mexicothrough 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.