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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public

Market opportunity · MA

Prime market

Massachusetts.

Roughly 37,055 new disability claims are filed in Massachusetts each year. At a 20% retention rate and a conservative $6,900 fee per retained case, the addressable fee pool is approximately $51M annually.

Annual DDS intake

37,055

Initial claims / year

DDS approval

40.2%

Nat'l: 39.8%

Avg office wait

311 days

Nat'l hearing: 365 days

Fee pool (est.)

$51M

Annualized · retention × cap

01 · Bench

Top 5 ALJs by approval rate.

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

ALJOfficeApprovalDecisions
Sedaca, JoaniNEW YORK82.4%222
Baird, Jonathan P.LAWRENCE MA71.8%209
Pinkus, JoshuaSPRINGFIELD MA71.0%145
Ramsey, WilliamBOSTON67.1%70
Hurley, FrancisBOSTON66.3%184

02 · Offices

Hearing-office timing.

Fastest

  • LAWRENCE MA289 days
  • BOSTON311 days
  • SPRINGFIELD MA332 days

Slowest

  • SPRINGFIELD MA332 days
  • BOSTON311 days
  • LAWRENCE MA289 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.