Market opportunity · ND
Prime marketNorth Dakota.
Roughly 3,904 new disability claims are filed in North Dakota each year. At a 20% retention rate and a conservative $6,900 fee per retained case, the addressable fee pool is approximately $5M annually.
3,904
Initial claims / year
45.4%
Nat'l: 39.8%
228 days
Nat'l hearing: 365 days
$5M
Annualized · retention × cap
01 · Bench
Top 5 ALJs by approval rate.
Judges currently on the bench in North Dakota hearing offices, sorted by favorable decision rate. Use these to prioritize which office a case is assigned to, where permissible.
| ALJ | Office | Approval | Decisions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosten, Brenda | FARGO | 72.5% | 367 |
| Hlaudy, Richard | FARGO | 61.5% | 358 |
| Stuber, Chris | FARGO | 57.2% | 311 |
| Ambuehl, Christel | FARGO | 53.8% | 132 |
02 · Offices
Hearing-office timing.
Fastest
- FARGO228 days
Slowest
- FARGO228 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.