Market opportunity · WI
Prime marketWisconsin.
Roughly 30,266 new disability claims are filed in Wisconsin each year. At a 20% retention rate and a conservative $6,900 fee per retained case, the addressable fee pool is approximately $42M annually.
30,266
Initial claims / year
41.2%
Nat'l: 39.8%
254 days
Nat'l hearing: 365 days
$42M
Annualized · retention × cap
01 · Bench
Top 5 ALJs by approval rate.
Judges currently on the bench in Wisconsin hearing offices, sorted by favorable decision rate. Use these to prioritize which office a case is assigned to, where permissible.
| ALJ | Office | Approval | Decisions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freyberg, Gary A. | MADISON | 76.5% | 51 |
| Jacobson, Joseph | MADISON | 75.6% | 315 |
| Pyrtel, Ahavaha | MADISON | 66.0% | 238 |
| Parker, Guila | MADISON | 60.2% | 108 |
| O'Grady, Margaret J | MILWAUKEE | 56.1% | 246 |
02 · Offices
Hearing-office timing.
Fastest
- MADISON247 days
- MILWAUKEE261 days
Slowest
- MILWAUKEE261 days
- MADISON247 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.