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Q2 FY2025 · SSA Public

Market opportunity · TX

Strong market

Texas.

Roughly 158,112 new disability claims are filed in Texas each year. At a 20% retention rate and a conservative $6,900 fee per retained case, the addressable fee pool is approximately $218M annually.

Annual DDS intake

158,112

Initial claims / year

DDS approval

38.3%

Nat'l: 39.8%

Avg office wait

259 days

Nat'l hearing: 365 days

Fee pool (est.)

$218M

Annualized · retention × cap

01 · Bench

Top 5 ALJs by approval rate.

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

ALJOfficeApprovalDecisions
Haigler, Jr., WhitfieldDALLAS NORTH OHO90.6%341
Liken, JosephDALLAS NORTH OHO87.4%429
Strong, Helen FHOUSTON WEST86.4%309
Gazda, Peter FSAN ANTONIO83.8%340
Walters, CharlesDALLAS NORTH OHO83.3%348

02 · Offices

Hearing-office timing.

Fastest

  • HOUSTON NORTH225 days
  • SAN ANTONIO243 days
  • FORT WORTH248 days

Slowest

  • DALLAS NORTH OHO291 days
  • DALLAS DOWNTOWN284 days
  • RIO GRANDE VALLEY TX272 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.