Market opportunity · SC
Prime marketSouth Carolina.
Roughly 33,137 new disability claims are filed in South Carolina each year. At a 20% retention rate and a conservative $6,900 fee per retained case, the addressable fee pool is approximately $46M annually.
33,137
Initial claims / year
40.3%
Nat'l: 39.8%
236 days
Nat'l hearing: 365 days
$46M
Annualized · retention × cap
01 · Bench
Top 5 ALJs by approval rate.
Judges currently on the bench in South Carolina hearing offices, sorted by favorable decision rate. Use these to prioritize which office a case is assigned to, where permissible.
| ALJ | Office | Approval | Decisions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naylor, Amy | MONTGOMERY | 81.9% | 282 |
| Dixon III, Andrew | TALLAHASSEE FL OHO | 80.2% | 101 |
| Grounds, Sonya | COVINGTON GA | 78.4% | 125 |
| Craven, Amanda | GREENVILLE | 76.9% | 373 |
| Jones, Stephanie M | KNOXVILLE | 75.2% | 109 |
02 · Offices
Hearing-office timing.
Fastest
- CHARLESTON SC225 days
- GREENVILLE233 days
- FLORENCE237 days
Slowest
- COLUMBIA SC249 days
- FLORENCE237 days
- GREENVILLE233 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.