Market opportunity · HI
Strong marketHawaii.
Roughly 6,086 new disability claims are filed in Hawaii each year. At a 20% retention rate and a conservative $6,900 fee per retained case, the addressable fee pool is approximately $8M annually.
6,086
Initial claims / year
37.2%
Nat'l: 39.8%
286 days
Nat'l hearing: 365 days
$8M
Annualized · retention × cap
01 · Bench
Top 5 ALJs by approval rate.
Judges currently on the bench in Hawaii hearing offices, sorted by favorable decision rate. Use these to prioritize which office a case is assigned to, where permissible.
| ALJ | Office | Approval | Decisions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper, Bruce T | PASADENA | 74.6% | 248 |
| Meyer, Ruxana | HONOLULU | 73.6% | 348 |
| Yasutomi, Mark | HONOLULU | 70.1% | 127 |
| Cabotaje, Michael | SAN RAFAEL | 59.2% | 76 |
| Inouye, Jessica | EVANSTON | 44.4% | 196 |
02 · Offices
Hearing-office timing.
Fastest
- HONOLULU286 days
Slowest
- HONOLULU286 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.