Market opportunity · AR
Strong marketArkansas.
Roughly 26,249 new disability claims are filed in Arkansas each year. At a 20% retention rate and a conservative $6,900 fee per retained case, the addressable fee pool is approximately $36M annually.
26,249
Initial claims / year
37.7%
Nat'l: 39.8%
247 days
Nat'l hearing: 365 days
$36M
Annualized · retention × cap
01 · Bench
Top 5 ALJs by approval rate.
Judges currently on the bench in Arkansas hearing offices, sorted by favorable decision rate. Use these to prioritize which office a case is assigned to, where permissible.
| ALJ | Office | Approval | Decisions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engel, David | TULSA OHO | 90.6% | 191 |
| Goree, John H | LITTLE ROCK | 71.7% | 374 |
| McGee, Elisabeth | FORT SMITH | 65.7% | 376 |
| Ferguson, Mark S | LITTLE ROCK | 60.3% | 478 |
| Jones, Bill | FORT SMITH | 55.6% | 423 |
02 · Offices
Hearing-office timing.
Fastest
- LITTLE ROCK217 days
- FORT SMITH276 days
Slowest
- FORT SMITH276 days
- LITTLE ROCK217 days
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.