Market opportunity · DE
Strong marketDelaware.
Roughly 5,318 new disability claims are filed in Delaware each year. At a 20% retention rate and a conservative $6,900 fee per retained case, the addressable fee pool is approximately $7M annually.
5,318
Initial claims / year
39.5%
Nat'l: 39.8%
248 days
Nat'l hearing: 365 days
$7M
Annualized · retention × cap
01 · Bench
Top 5 ALJs by approval rate.
Judges currently on the bench in Delaware hearing offices, sorted by favorable decision rate. Use these to prioritize which office a case is assigned to, where permissible.
| ALJ | Office | Approval | Decisions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reeves, Anthony | DOVER | 65.6% | 279 |
| Butler, Steven | DOVER | 64.4% | 312 |
| Reiling, Bernadette | DOVER | 41.3% | 189 |
02 · Offices
Hearing-office timing.
Fastest
- DOVER248 days
Slowest
- DOVER248 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.