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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public

Market opportunity · IN

Strong market

Indiana.

Roughly 44,934 new disability claims are filed in Indiana each year. At a 20% retention rate and a conservative $6,900 fee per retained case, the addressable fee pool is approximately $62M annually.

Annual DDS intake

44,934

Initial claims / year

DDS approval

38.6%

Nat'l: 39.8%

Avg office wait

239 days

Nat'l hearing: 365 days

Fee pool (est.)

$62M

Annualized · retention × cap

01 · Bench

Top 5 ALJs by approval rate.

Judges currently on the bench in Indiana hearing offices, sorted by favorable decision rate. Use these to prioritize which office a case is assigned to, where permissible.

ALJOfficeApprovalDecisions
Mages, DanielINDIANAPOLIS76.4%347
Turner, TimothyINDIANAPOLIS73.0%137
Allen, Noell F.INDIANAPOLIS72.3%141
Veal, SheletteINDIANAPOLIS71.5%330
Odell, JodyINDIANAPOLIS70.3%300

02 · Offices

Hearing-office timing.

Fastest

  • EVANSVILLE223 days
  • INDIANAPOLIS235 days
  • VALPARAISO IN243 days

Slowest

  • FORT WAYNE255 days
  • VALPARAISO IN243 days
  • INDIANAPOLIS235 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.