Market opportunity · MS
Strong marketMississippi.
Roughly 27,354 new disability claims are filed in Mississippi each year. At a 20% retention rate and a conservative $6,900 fee per retained case, the addressable fee pool is approximately $38M annually.
27,354
Initial claims / year
36.4%
Nat'l: 39.8%
230 days
Nat'l hearing: 365 days
$38M
Annualized · retention × cap
01 · Bench
Top 5 ALJs by approval rate.
Judges currently on the bench in Mississippi hearing offices, sorted by favorable decision rate. Use these to prioritize which office a case is assigned to, where permissible.
| ALJ | Office | Approval | Decisions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Draper, Jo Ann | TUPELO | 87.5% | 16 |
| Elkins, James S | HATTIESBURG | 86.9% | 427 |
| Mashburn, Shannon | TUPELO | 73.9% | 379 |
| Jones, Brian | HATTIESBURG | 72.6% | 157 |
| Stroud, Larry J. | JACKSON MS OHO | 70.3% | 357 |
02 · Offices
Hearing-office timing.
Fastest
- JACKSON MS OHO215 days
- TUPELO236 days
- HATTIESBURG238 days
Slowest
- HATTIESBURG238 days
- TUPELO236 days
- JACKSON MS OHO215 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.