Market opportunity · VA
Prime marketVirginia.
Roughly 42,174 new disability claims are filed in Virginia each year. At a 20% retention rate and a conservative $6,900 fee per retained case, the addressable fee pool is approximately $58M annually.
42,174
Initial claims / year
43.7%
Nat'l: 39.8%
278 days
Nat'l hearing: 365 days
$58M
Annualized · retention × cap
01 · Bench
Top 5 ALJs by approval rate.
Judges currently on the bench in Virginia hearing offices, sorted by favorable decision rate. Use these to prioritize which office a case is assigned to, where permissible.
| ALJ | Office | Approval | Decisions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson, Michelle | LOS ANGELES DOWNTOWN | 86.6% | 298 |
| Scruton, Joseph T | ROANOKE | 69.5% | 295 |
| Schueler, Jeffrey J | ROANOKE | 68.4% | 19 |
| Galloway, Christopher | CHARLESTON WV | 66.9% | 178 |
| Pflugrath, William | NORFOLK | 66.3% | 184 |
02 · Offices
Hearing-office timing.
Fastest
- ROANOKE248 days
- CHARLOTTESVILLE255 days
- RICHMOND260 days
Slowest
- NHC FALLS CHURCH346 days
- NORFOLK281 days
- RICHMOND260 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.