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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public

Market opportunity · NH

Prime market

New Hampshire.

Roughly 7,146 new disability claims are filed in New Hampshire each year. At a 20% retention rate and a conservative $6,900 fee per retained case, the addressable fee pool is approximately $10M annually.

Annual DDS intake

7,146

Initial claims / year

DDS approval

48.6%

Nat'l: 39.8%

Avg office wait

274 days

Nat'l hearing: 365 days

Fee pool (est.)

$10M

Annualized · retention × cap

01 · Bench

Top 5 ALJs by approval rate.

Judges currently on the bench in New Hampshire hearing offices, sorted by favorable decision rate. Use these to prioritize which office a case is assigned to, where permissible.

ALJOfficeApprovalDecisions
Martin, Paul G.MANCHESTER70.1%187
Malvey, EdwardMANCHESTER65.9%261
Groeneveld-Meijer, LisaMANCHESTER62.0%316
LaChance, TracyMANCHESTER58.0%319
Menard, JoshuaMANCHESTER52.1%286

02 · Offices

Hearing-office timing.

Fastest

  • MANCHESTER274 days

Slowest

  • MANCHESTER274 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.