Tennessee.

Roughly 49,452 new disability claims are filed in Tennessee each year. At a 20% retention rate and a conservative $6,900 fee per retained case, the addressable fee pool is approximately $68M annually.

Annual DDS intake

49,452

Initial claims / year

DDS approval

33.7%

Nat'l: 39.8%

Avg office wait

254 days

Nat'l hearing: 365 days

Fee pool (est.)

$68M

Annualized · retention × cap

01 · Bench

Top 5 ALJs by approval rate.

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

ALJ	Office	Approval	Decisions
Brownfield, Michael L	CHATTANOOGA	100.0%	2
Swan, Michael R	CHATTANOOGA	93.5%	62
Green, Gloria W	FAYETTEVILLE NC	92.4%	79
McHenry, Laura G	ATLANTA DOWNTOWN	88.0%	166
Taylor, William F	NASHVILLE	81.0%	100

02 · Offices

Hearing-office timing.

Fastest

FRANKLIN TN223 days
KINGSPORT234 days
NASHVILLE247 days

Slowest

CHATTANOOGA282 days
KNOXVILLE268 days
MEMPHIS268 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.