Market opportunity · GA
Strong marketGeorgia.
Roughly 73,083 new disability claims are filed in Georgia each year. At a 20% retention rate and a conservative $6,900 fee per retained case, the addressable fee pool is approximately $101M annually.
73,083
Initial claims / year
34.9%
Nat'l: 39.8%
247 days
Nat'l hearing: 365 days
$101M
Annualized · retention × cap
01 · Bench
Top 5 ALJs by approval rate.
Judges currently on the bench in Georgia hearing offices, sorted by favorable decision rate. Use these to prioritize which office a case is assigned to, where permissible.
| ALJ | Office | Approval | Decisions |
|---|---|---|---|
| McIntyre, Melinda | COVINGTON GA | 87.0% | 316 |
| McHenry, Laura | CHATTANOOGA | 86.3% | 182 |
| Littlefield, Suzanne A. | ATLANTA DOWNTOWN | 80.9% | 209 |
| Suing, Timothy | HOUSTON WEST | 77.3% | 22 |
| Grounds, Sonya | COVINGTON GA | 77.1% | 157 |
02 · Offices
Hearing-office timing.
Fastest
- SAVANNAH224 days
- ATLANTA NORTH240 days
- ATLANTA DOWNTOWN255 days
Slowest
- MACON258 days
- COVINGTON GA256 days
- ATLANTA DOWNTOWN255 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.