Market opportunity · LA
Strong marketLouisiana.
Roughly 37,828 new disability claims are filed in Louisiana each year. At a 20% retention rate and a conservative $6,900 fee per retained case, the addressable fee pool is approximately $52M annually.
37,828
Initial claims / year
37.2%
Nat'l: 39.8%
268 days
Nat'l hearing: 365 days
$52M
Annualized · retention × cap
01 · Bench
Top 5 ALJs by approval rate.
Judges currently on the bench in Louisiana hearing offices, sorted by favorable decision rate. Use these to prioritize which office a case is assigned to, where permissible.
| ALJ | Office | Approval | Decisions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbondondelo, Mary | SHREVEPORT | 86.9% | 337 |
| Volz, Louis J | NEW ORLEANS | 85.0% | 60 |
| Supergan, Patricia W | SHREVEPORT | 80.0% | 5 |
| Molinar, Kathleen | ALEXANDRIA | 69.1% | 350 |
| Grant, Robert | ALEXANDRIA | 67.5% | 381 |
02 · Offices
Hearing-office timing.
Fastest
- ALEXANDRIA236 days
- METAIRIE242 days
- NEW ORLEANS272 days
Slowest
- SHREVEPORT321 days
- NEW ORLEANS272 days
- METAIRIE242 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.