Market opportunity · OR
Prime marketOregon.
Roughly 22,277 new disability claims are filed in Oregon each year. At a 20% retention rate and a conservative $6,900 fee per retained case, the addressable fee pool is approximately $31M annually.
22,277
Initial claims / year
44.0%
Nat'l: 39.8%
248 days
Nat'l hearing: 365 days
$31M
Annualized · retention × cap
01 · Bench
Top 5 ALJs by approval rate.
Judges currently on the bench in Oregon hearing offices, sorted by favorable decision rate. Use these to prioritize which office a case is assigned to, where permissible.
| ALJ | Office | Approval | Decisions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rauenzahn, MaryKay | SPECIAL REVIEW CADRE | 79.8% | 104 |
| Hobbs, B. | EUGENE | 78.4% | 134 |
| Thomasson, Linda | PORTLAND OR | 70.7% | 263 |
| Johnson, Derek | PORTLAND OR | 68.9% | 193 |
| Pines, S. | PORTLAND OR | 65.4% | 292 |
02 · Offices
Hearing-office timing.
Fastest
- PORTLAND OR246 days
- EUGENE250 days
Slowest
- EUGENE250 days
- PORTLAND OR246 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.