Market opportunity · OH
Strong marketOhio.
Roughly 81,533 new disability claims are filed in Ohio each year. At a 20% retention rate and a conservative $6,900 fee per retained case, the addressable fee pool is approximately $113M annually.
81,533
Initial claims / year
36.2%
Nat'l: 39.8%
252 days
Nat'l hearing: 365 days
$113M
Annualized · retention × cap
01 · Bench
Top 5 ALJs by approval rate.
Judges currently on the bench in Ohio hearing offices, sorted by favorable decision rate. Use these to prioritize which office a case is assigned to, where permissible.
| ALJ | Office | Approval | Decisions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitellio, Gabrielle R. | TOLEDO OH | 84.6% | 344 |
| Southern, Heidi | DAYTON | 80.3% | 345 |
| Aliberti, Louis | CLEVELAND | 78.1% | 329 |
| Barnes, Kevin | DAYTON | 76.8% | 370 |
| Meadows, Cristen | CINCINNATI | 74.1% | 375 |
02 · Offices
Hearing-office timing.
Fastest
- AKRON OH234 days
- CLEVELAND240 days
- CINCINNATI243 days
Slowest
- DAYTON282 days
- COLUMBUS262 days
- TOLEDO OH249 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.