Market opportunity · WA
Strong marketWashington.
Roughly 37,726 new disability claims are filed in Washington each year. At a 20% retention rate and a conservative $6,900 fee per retained case, the addressable fee pool is approximately $52M annually.
37,726
Initial claims / year
38.8%
Nat'l: 39.8%
296 days
Nat'l hearing: 365 days
$52M
Annualized · retention × cap
01 · Bench
Top 5 ALJs by approval rate.
Judges currently on the bench in Washington hearing offices, sorted by favorable decision rate. Use these to prioritize which office a case is assigned to, where permissible.
| ALJ | Office | Approval | Decisions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sullivan, Margaret M | TACOMA | 94.2% | 326 |
| Mangrum, Timothy | SEATTLE | 84.8% | 237 |
| Walker, Donna | SPOKANE | 82.8% | 244 |
| Stallings, Stewart | SPOKANE | 71.2% | 226 |
| Freund, Lori L | SPOKANE | 70.1% | 234 |
02 · Offices
Hearing-office timing.
Fastest
- TACOMA253 days
- SPOKANE294 days
- SEATTLE340 days
Slowest
- SEATTLE340 days
- SPOKANE294 days
- TACOMA253 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.