Market opportunity · NC
Strong marketNorth Carolina.
Roughly 66,417 new disability claims are filed in North Carolina each year. At a 20% retention rate and a conservative $6,900 fee per retained case, the addressable fee pool is approximately $92M annually.
66,417
Initial claims / year
37.0%
Nat'l: 39.8%
261 days
Nat'l hearing: 365 days
$92M
Annualized · retention × cap
01 · Bench
Top 5 ALJs by approval rate.
Judges currently on the bench in North Carolina hearing offices, sorted by favorable decision rate. Use these to prioritize which office a case is assigned to, where permissible.
| ALJ | Office | Approval | Decisions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asseff, Brent T. | CHARLOTTE | 89.2% | 415 |
| Spitz, Maria | GREENSBORO | 84.8% | 343 |
| Huggins, Randall D. | CHARLOTTE | 83.9% | 335 |
| Naylor, Amy | MONTGOMERY | 83.3% | 323 |
| Thawley, John A | FAYETTEVILLE NC | 82.8% | 233 |
02 · Offices
Hearing-office timing.
Fastest
- CHARLOTTE247 days
- RALEIGH259 days
- GREENSBORO268 days
Slowest
- FAYETTEVILLE NC271 days
- GREENSBORO268 days
- RALEIGH259 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.