Market opportunity · MT
Strong marketMontana.
Roughly 5,791 new disability claims are filed in Montana each year. At a 20% retention rate and a conservative $6,900 fee per retained case, the addressable fee pool is approximately $8M annually.
5,791
Initial claims / year
37.8%
Nat'l: 39.8%
278 days
Nat'l hearing: 365 days
$8M
Annualized · retention × cap
01 · Bench
Top 5 ALJs by approval rate.
Judges currently on the bench in Montana hearing offices, sorted by favorable decision rate. Use these to prioritize which office a case is assigned to, where permissible.
| ALJ | Office | Approval | Decisions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kurbegov, Sasha | DENVER | 76.1% | 176 |
| Dvarishkis, Tanya | BILLINGS | 71.0% | 283 |
| Kays, John | BILLINGS | 64.0% | 225 |
| Brennan, Luke | BILLINGS | 62.1% | 309 |
| O'Brien-Persons, Wynne | RENO | 61.3% | 75 |
02 · Offices
Hearing-office timing.
Fastest
- BILLINGS278 days
Slowest
- BILLINGS278 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.