Market opportunity · TX
Strong marketTexas.
Roughly 146,999 new disability claims are filed in Texas each year. At a 20% retention rate and a conservative $6,900 fee per retained case, the addressable fee pool is approximately $203M annually.
146,999
Initial claims / year
38.3%
Nat'l: 39.8%
247 days
Nat'l hearing: 365 days
$203M
Annualized · retention × cap
01 · Bench
Top 5 ALJs by approval rate.
Judges currently on the bench in Texas hearing offices, sorted by favorable decision rate. Use these to prioritize which office a case is assigned to, where permissible.
| ALJ | Office | Approval | Decisions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haigler Jr., Whitfield | DALLAS NORTH OHO | 98.2% | 273 |
| Engel, David | TULSA OHO | 90.6% | 191 |
| Liken, Joseph | DALLAS NORTH OHO | 89.0% | 337 |
| Gazda, Peter | SAN ANTONIO | 87.6% | 355 |
| Thompson, Michelle | LOS ANGELES DOWNTOWN | 86.6% | 328 |
02 · Offices
Hearing-office timing.
Fastest
- HOUSTON NORTH231 days
- RIO GRANDE VALLEY TX239 days
- FORT WORTH240 days
Slowest
- SAN ANTONIO259 days
- DALLAS NORTH OHO257 days
- DALLAS DOWNTOWN253 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.