Market opportunity · MI
Strong marketMichigan.
Roughly 66,212 new disability claims are filed in Michigan each year. At a 20% retention rate and a conservative $6,900 fee per retained case, the addressable fee pool is approximately $91M annually.
66,212
Initial claims / year
38.8%
Nat'l: 39.8%
244 days
Nat'l hearing: 365 days
$91M
Annualized · retention × cap
01 · Bench
Top 5 ALJs by approval rate.
Judges currently on the bench in Michigan hearing offices, sorted by favorable decision rate. Use these to prioritize which office a case is assigned to, where permissible.
| ALJ | Office | Approval | Decisions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambrose, Christopher | LANSING | 82.7% | 266 |
| Turner, Joy | DETROIT | 75.2% | 375 |
| Ohanesian, Nicholas | SPECIAL REVIEW CADRE | 71.8% | 71 |
| Chavez, Robert | LIVONIA MI | 71.0% | 317 |
| Quandt, Nicole | FLINT | 70.8% | 407 |
02 · Offices
Hearing-office timing.
Fastest
- LANSING229 days
- MT PLEASANT MI238 days
- GRAND RAPIDS239 days
Slowest
- FLINT270 days
- LIVONIA MI245 days
- DETROIT241 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.