Market opportunity · UT
Strong marketUtah.
Roughly 13,242 new disability claims are filed in Utah each year. At a 20% retention rate and a conservative $6,900 fee per retained case, the addressable fee pool is approximately $18M annually.
13,242
Initial claims / year
39.3%
Nat'l: 39.8%
245 days
Nat'l hearing: 365 days
$18M
Annualized · retention × cap
01 · Bench
Top 5 ALJs by approval rate.
Judges currently on the bench in Utah hearing offices, sorted by favorable decision rate. Use these to prioritize which office a case is assigned to, where permissible.
| ALJ | Office | Approval | Decisions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warner, M. Thayne | SALT LAKE CITY | 86.1% | 380 |
| Mitchell, Preston L | SALT LAKE CITY | 54.9% | 377 |
| Henry, Brian J | BILLINGS | 51.7% | 178 |
| Thompson, David | SALT LAKE CITY | 37.1% | 337 |
| Bruce, Gerald R. | SALT LAKE CITY | 30.3% | 346 |
02 · Offices
Hearing-office timing.
Fastest
- SALT LAKE CITY245 days
Slowest
- SALT LAKE CITY245 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.