Market opportunity · NJ
Strong marketNew Jersey.
Roughly 47,709 new disability claims are filed in New Jersey each year. At a 20% retention rate and a conservative $6,900 fee per retained case, the addressable fee pool is approximately $66M annually.
47,709
Initial claims / year
38.4%
Nat'l: 39.8%
307 days
Nat'l hearing: 365 days
$66M
Annualized · retention × cap
01 · Bench
Top 5 ALJs by approval rate.
Judges currently on the bench in New Jersey hearing offices, sorted by favorable decision rate. Use these to prioritize which office a case is assigned to, where permissible.
| ALJ | Office | Approval | Decisions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patterson, Karen | SOUTH JERSEY | 81.5% | 367 |
| Barr, Sheena | JERSEY CITY | 80.1% | 246 |
| Varillo, Kimberly | SOUTH JERSEY | 79.0% | 333 |
| Merrill, Theresa | NEWARK | 78.6% | 215 |
| Cornell, Kathleen | SOUTH JERSEY | 76.9% | 307 |
02 · Offices
Hearing-office timing.
Fastest
- JERSEY CITY298 days
- NEWARK301 days
- SOUTH JERSEY321 days
Slowest
- SOUTH JERSEY321 days
- NEWARK301 days
- JERSEY CITY298 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.