Market opportunity · OK
Strong marketOklahoma.
Roughly 33,245 new disability claims are filed in Oklahoma each year. At a 20% retention rate and a conservative $6,900 fee per retained case, the addressable fee pool is approximately $46M annually.
33,245
Initial claims / year
33.9%
Nat'l: 39.8%
253 days
Nat'l hearing: 365 days
$46M
Annualized · retention × cap
01 · Bench
Top 5 ALJs by approval rate.
Judges currently on the bench in Oklahoma hearing offices, sorted by favorable decision rate. Use these to prioritize which office a case is assigned to, where permissible.
| ALJ | Office | Approval | Decisions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engel, David | TULSA OHO | 90.6% | 191 |
| Harris, Michael L | OKLAHOMA CITY | 88.1% | 336 |
| Levine, Jodi | OKLAHOMA CITY | 84.8% | 132 |
| Stults, Douglas | OKLAHOMA CITY | 83.4% | 338 |
| Merchan, Sylke | OKLAHOMA CITY | 78.7% | 235 |
02 · Offices
Hearing-office timing.
Fastest
- TULSA OHO247 days
- OKLAHOMA CITY258 days
Slowest
- OKLAHOMA CITY258 days
- TULSA OHO247 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.