Maine.

Roughly 9,787 new disability claims are filed in Maine each year. At a 20% retention rate and a conservative $6,900 fee per retained case, the addressable fee pool is approximately $14M annually.

Annual DDS intake

9,787

Initial claims / year

DDS approval

39.5%

Nat'l: 39.8%

Avg office wait

270 days

Nat'l hearing: 365 days

Fee pool (est.)

$14M

Annualized · retention × cap

01 · Bench

Top 5 ALJs by approval rate.

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

ALJ	Office	Approval	Decisions
Flynn, Robert	PORTLAND ME	84.9%	258
Hubert, Mary Pamela	PORTLAND ME	68.1%	213
Cutter, Christine	PORTLAND ME	64.0%	308
Holbrook, Todd	PORTLAND ME	47.7%	277

02 · Offices

Hearing-office timing.

Fastest

PORTLAND ME270 days

Slowest

PORTLAND ME270 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.