Market opportunity · NY
Strong marketNew York.
Roughly 98,508 new disability claims are filed in New York each year. At a 20% retention rate and a conservative $6,900 fee per retained case, the addressable fee pool is approximately $136M annually.
98,508
Initial claims / year
38.9%
Nat'l: 39.8%
335 days
Nat'l hearing: 365 days
$136M
Annualized · retention × cap
01 · Bench
Top 5 ALJs by approval rate.
Judges currently on the bench in New York hearing offices, sorted by favorable decision rate. Use these to prioritize which office a case is assigned to, where permissible.
| ALJ | Office | Approval | Decisions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramrup, Sommattie | NEW YORK VARICK | 100.0% | 1 |
| Leventer, Jan | QUEENS | 92.2% | 334 |
| Kelly, Paul F | ALBANY | 89.6% | 268 |
| Crawley, Brian J | LONG ISLAND | 87.2% | 188 |
| Penalver, Moises | NEW YORK | 85.9% | 85 |
02 · Offices
Hearing-office timing.
Fastest
- SYRACUSE279 days
- WHITE PLAINS291 days
- NEW YORK VARICK314 days
Slowest
- NEW YORK382 days
- ROCHESTER375 days
- BUFFALO351 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.