YOUR ODDS AT THE FRANKLIN TN. HEARING OFFICE

Some disability appeals from north Alabama are sent to the Franklin, TN hearing office. What are your odds of a favorable decision (approval) in Franklin? Here are the numbers for the judges in Franklin, TN.

Judge	Percent Approved	Total Dispositions
Daughtry, John R	57%	343
Dougherty, Brian	54%	295
Finnie, Michael E	42%	320
Heath, Shannon H	25%	318
Morgan, Kerry	59%	285
Neuhoff, Elizabeth P	46%	294
Reap, J. D	64%	307
Roberts-Reap, Linda Gai	63%	297
Shimer, Scott C	43%	331
Suttles, Gary J	31%	272
Turner, Marty S	53%	333
Totals	49%	3395

The national average approval rate is 54 percent. Several of the Franklin judges have award rates above the national average. Some others hover just below the national average. Two or three have very low award rates. (See for yourself).

I have found most of the Administrative Law Judges in Franklin to be fair, caring persons who try to provide a fair hearing.

Note: At your hearing the judge will assign you a "Residual Functional Capacity" or RFC. This is the maximum level of work the judge feels you are able to perform. Your attorney's job is to obtain and use medical evidence that will give you an accurate RFC, therefore, help you win your benefits.

Don't ever appear before any judge for a disability hearing without the assistance of an experienced disability advocate or attorney. According to the US Government's study, you are about 3 times more likely to be approved if you use a qualified advocate/attorney as opposed to being unrepresented. (Source: Government Accountability Office, 2017 national study).