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Q2 FY2025 · SSA Public

Market opportunity · OH

Strong market

Ohio.

Roughly 80,736 new disability claims are filed in Ohio each year. At a 20% retention rate and a conservative $6,900 fee per retained case, the addressable fee pool is approximately $111M annually.

Annual DDS intake

80,736

Initial claims / year

DDS approval

36.2%

Nat'l: 39.8%

Avg office wait

266 days

Nat'l hearing: 365 days

Fee pool (est.)

$111M

Annualized · retention × cap

01 · Bench

Top 5 ALJs by approval rate.

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

ALJOfficeApprovalDecisions
Vitellio, Gabrielle RTOLEDO OH86.9%350
Barnes, Kevin RDAYTON79.7%483
Southern, HeidiDAYTON78.7%404
Prince, John MCINCINNATI78.4%125
Aliberti, LouisCLEVELAND75.3%389

02 · Offices

Hearing-office timing.

Fastest

  • AKRON OH236 days
  • CLEVELAND242 days
  • TOLEDO OH249 days

Slowest

  • DAYTON326 days
  • CINCINNATI270 days
  • COLUMBUS270 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.