Market opportunity · NE
Prime marketNebraska.
Roughly 8,464 new disability claims are filed in Nebraska each year. At a 20% retention rate and a conservative $6,900 fee per retained case, the addressable fee pool is approximately $12M annually.
8,464
Initial claims / year
47.6%
Nat'l: 39.8%
233 days
Nat'l hearing: 365 days
$12M
Annualized · retention × cap
01 · Bench
Top 5 ALJs by approval rate.
Judges currently on the bench in Nebraska hearing offices, sorted by favorable decision rate. Use these to prioritize which office a case is assigned to, where permissible.
| ALJ | Office | Approval | Decisions |
|---|---|---|---|
| DeLaittre, David | OMAHA | 74.9% | 342 |
| Buell, David | OMAHA | 61.1% | 234 |
| Bring, Matthew | OMAHA | 50.9% | 106 |
| Dawson, Matthew | OMAHA | 44.5% | 299 |
| Dutton, Jan | OMAHA | 43.5% | 338 |
02 · Offices
Hearing-office timing.
Fastest
- OMAHA233 days
Slowest
- OMAHA233 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.