Market opportunity · WV
Strong marketWest Virginia.
Roughly 16,634 new disability claims are filed in West Virginia each year. At a 20% retention rate and a conservative $6,900 fee per retained case, the addressable fee pool is approximately $23M annually.
16,634
Initial claims / year
34.2%
Nat'l: 39.8%
245 days
Nat'l hearing: 365 days
$23M
Annualized · retention × cap
01 · Bench
Top 5 ALJs by approval rate.
Judges currently on the bench in West 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preston, Susan | MORGANTOWN | 72.3% | 256 |
| Mullins, Breinne | CHARLESTON WV | 68.9% | 244 |
| Crislip, M. Drew | CHARLESTON WV | 65.9% | 129 |
| Hostovich, Julianne | PITTSBURGH | 63.1% | 195 |
| Galloway, Christopher | NORFOLK | 62.9% | 197 |
02 · Offices
Hearing-office timing.
Fastest
- MORGANTOWN234 days
- HUNTINGTON WV245 days
- CHARLESTON WV256 days
Slowest
- CHARLESTON WV256 days
- HUNTINGTON WV245 days
- MORGANTOWN234 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.