Market opportunity · CO
Strong marketColorado.
Roughly 26,041 new disability claims are filed in Colorado each year. At a 20% retention rate and a conservative $6,900 fee per retained case, the addressable fee pool is approximately $36M annually.
26,041
Initial claims / year
36.8%
Nat'l: 39.8%
266 days
Nat'l hearing: 365 days
$36M
Annualized · retention × cap
01 · Bench
Top 5 ALJs by approval rate.
Judges currently on the bench in Colorado hearing offices, sorted by favorable decision rate. Use these to prioritize which office a case is assigned to, where permissible.
| ALJ | Office | Approval | Decisions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schuman, Kurt D. | COLORADO SPRINGS | 83.3% | 12 |
| Hugar, Terrence | DENVER | 82.8% | 273 |
| Kurbegov, Sasha | DENVER | 76.1% | 176 |
| McGovern, Shane | DENVER | 60.9% | 151 |
| Millington, Jennifer B | DENVER | 60.0% | 240 |
02 · Offices
Hearing-office timing.
Fastest
- DENVER247 days
- COLORADO SPRINGS284 days
Slowest
- COLORADO SPRINGS284 days
- DENVER247 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.