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employment law: who AI names and cites

2026-Q3 · Perplexity Sonar · 90 prompts · 30 metros ·

Across 90 employment law questions asked in 30 US metros and run 3 times each, Perplexity Sonar cited 3,132 sources. At least 53%of those citations went to legal directories rather than to law firms’ own websites, and in 66.5% of answers the very first source cited was a directory.

Most-cited sources for employment law

n=90 prompts, 270 runs, measured .
DomainTypeCitationsShare
attorneys.superlawyers.comdirectory36811.75%
justia.comdirectory3059.74%
bestlawyers.comdirectory1976.29%
lawyers.comdirectory1625.17%
bestlawfirms.comdirectory1414.5%
avvo.comdirectory1233.93%
expertise.comdirectory1063.38%
hkm.comother1033.29%
lawyers.findlaw.comdirectory672.14%
clutch.codirectory581.85%

Firms consistently named, by metro

A firm is listed when Perplexity Sonar named it in at least 2 of 3 runs of the same question. Firms named in only one run are excluded as sampling noise — see the methodology for why.

Atlanta, Georgia

Based on 2 prompts × 3 runs. Threshold: named in ≥2 runs. Measured .
FirmRuns named
Fidlon Legal4/6
HKM Employment Attorneys4/6

Austin, Texas

Based on 2 prompts × 3 runs. Threshold: named in ≥2 runs. Measured .
FirmRuns named
Austin Employment Lawyers4/6
Melton Law3/6
Ross Scalise Law Group3/3
Treaty Oak Employers' Law Group3/3

Baltimore, Maryland

Based on 3 prompts × 3 runs. Threshold: named in ≥2 runs. Measured .
FirmRuns named
HKM Employment Attorneys6/9
Baltimore-based employment lawyer2/3
Heyman Law Firm2/3

Boston, Massachusetts

Based on 3 prompts × 3 runs. Threshold: named in ≥2 runs. Measured .
FirmRuns named
Gordon Law7/9
Rodman Employment Law3/6
Lawyer of the Year2/3
Mann Law Firm2/3
Whitney Law Group2/3
Zalkind Law2/3

Charlotte, North Carolina

Based on 3 prompts × 3 runs. Threshold: named in ≥2 runs. Measured .
FirmRuns named
HKM Employment Attorneys7/9
Noble Law5/6
Van Kampen Law5/6
Gibbons Legal4/6
Littlejohn Law4/6
Fuller Law Firm3/3
Spitz, The Employee's Law Firm2/3

Chicago, Illinois

Based on 2 prompts × 3 runs. Threshold: named in ≥2 runs. Measured .
FirmRuns named
Prinz Law Firm5/6
BCM Law3/3
Disparti Law Group3/3
Workplace Law Partners3/3
Lázaro Law Group2/3

Columbus, Ohio

Based on 2 prompts × 3 runs. Threshold: named in ≥2 runs. Measured .
FirmRuns named
Friedmann Firm5/6
Mansell Law5/6
Coffman Employment Lawyers4/6
Coffman Legal2/3
Spitz Law Firm2/3

Dallas, Texas

Based on 1 prompts × 3 runs. Threshold: named in ≥2 runs. Measured .
FirmRuns named
Braziel Law Offices3/3
Fitzgerald Law2/3

Denver, Colorado

Based on 3 prompts × 3 runs. Threshold: named in ≥2 runs. Measured .
FirmRuns named
HKM Employment Attorneys6/6
Murray Law6/9
Fortis Law Partners2/3

Detroit, Michigan

Based on 2 prompts × 3 runs. Threshold: named in ≥2 runs. Measured .
FirmRuns named
Spitz, The Employee's Law Firm5/6
Marko Law3/6
Schulz Law PLC3/6
Sterling Employment Law3/3
Sterling Law3/3
Nemeth Law2/3

Houston, Texas

Based on 2 prompts × 3 runs. Threshold: named in ≥2 runs. Measured .
FirmRuns named
Rosenberg & Associates6/6
Oberti Sullivan Law Firm3/6
Spitz, The Employee's Law Firm3/6
HKM Employment Attorneys2/3
Space City Law Firm2/6
TB Robinson Law Group2/3

Indianapolis, Indiana

Based on 3 prompts × 3 runs. Threshold: named in ≥2 runs. Measured .
FirmRuns named
HKM Employment Attorneys9/9
Amber Boyd Law4/6
John H. Haskin & Associates4/6
Stephanie Jane Hahn, Attorney at Law3/6
Macey Law2/3

Jacksonville, Florida

Based on 1 prompts × 3 runs. Threshold: named in ≥2 runs. Measured .
FirmRuns named
Gerlach Employment Law3/3
Wulbern Law2/3

Las Vegas, Nevada

Based on 2 prompts × 3 runs. Threshold: named in ≥2 runs. Measured .
FirmRuns named
Aldrich Law3/3
HKM Employment Attorneys3/6

Los Angeles, California

Based on 3 prompts × 3 runs. Threshold: named in ≥2 runs. Measured .
FirmRuns named
Kingsley Szamet Employment Lawyers7/9
Capstone Law APC4/6
CDF Labor Law3/3
Eldessouky Law3/3
Moon Law Group3/6
Shegerian & Associates3/3
Azadian Law Group2/6
Nosrati Law2/6
Ottinger Employment Lawyers2/3
Spivak Law Firm2/3

Louisville, Kentucky

Based on 2 prompts × 3 runs. Threshold: named in ≥2 runs. Measured .
FirmRuns named
Abney Law4/6
Evensen Law Office3/3

Memphis, Tennessee

Based on 2 prompts × 3 runs. Threshold: named in ≥2 runs. Measured .
FirmRuns named
Donati Law5/6
Crone Law Firm PLC3/3
Simmons Law Firm3/6
Crone Law Firm2/3
Hamilton Entertainment Employment Law2/6
Punchwork Law2/3

Miami, Florida

Based on 3 prompts × 3 runs. Threshold: named in ≥2 runs. Measured .
FirmRuns named
Phillips Law5/9
Gallardo Lawyers4/6
Alemán Law3/3
Damian & Valori Culmo Trial Attorneys3/3
H&H Law Florida2/3

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Based on 3 prompts × 3 runs. Threshold: named in ≥2 runs. Measured .
FirmRuns named
Cross Law Firm7/9
Carroll Law Firm5/6
Alan C. Olson & Associates4/6
HKM Employment Attorneys4/9
Bentley Tuffnell Law2/3
Previant Law Firm Sc2/3

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Based on 3 prompts × 3 runs. Threshold: named in ≥2 runs. Measured .
FirmRuns named
HKM Employment Attorneys6/9
Bertelson Law Office5/6
MacDonald Law4/6
Neff Law Firm4/6
FMA Lawyers3/3
Madia Law3/3
Harmony Law Firm2/3

Nashville, Tennessee

Based on 3 prompts × 3 runs. Threshold: named in ≥2 runs. Measured .
FirmRuns named
Cole Law Firm8/9
Employment and Commerce Law Group4/6
Frank Steiner Law3/6

New York, New York

Based on 2 prompts × 3 runs. Threshold: named in ≥2 runs. Measured .
FirmRuns named
Phillips Law4/6
Cary Kane Legal2/3
Nisar Law Group2/3

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Based on 2 prompts × 3 runs. Threshold: named in ≥2 runs. Measured .
FirmRuns named
Koller Law5/6
HKM Employment Attorneys4/6
Lacy Employment Law4/6
Lovitz Law Firm4/6
Gold Law Firm3/6
Murphy Law Group3/3
Sidney L. Gold & Associates3/3
Discrimination Law2/3

Phoenix, Arizona

Based on 3 prompts × 3 runs. Threshold: named in ≥2 runs. Measured .
FirmRuns named
HKM Employment Attorneys8/9
Tyler Allen Law Firm5/9
Cavanagh Law Firm3/3
Weiler Law3/6
Rose Law Group2/3
Schleier Law2/3

Portland, Oregon

Based on 2 prompts × 3 runs. Threshold: named in ≥2 runs. Measured .
FirmRuns named
Chenoweth Law Group6/6
HKM Employment Attorneys6/6
Meyer Employment Law6/6
Gunderson Employment Law5/6
Arbor Employment Law3/3
Wilshire Law Firm3/3

San Antonio, Texas

Based on 2 prompts × 3 runs. Threshold: named in ≥2 runs. Measured .
FirmRuns named
David M. Evans, Attorney & Counselor at Law3/3
Galo Law Firm3/3
Morales Firm3/6
Ross Scalise Law Group3/3
Amsberry Law Firm2/3
Lineberger Law Firm2/3
McKinney Law Firm2/3

San Diego, California

Based on 3 prompts × 3 runs. Threshold: named in ≥2 runs. Measured .
FirmRuns named
HKM Employment Attorneys8/9
Ferraro Vega Employment Lawyers7/9
ARCH Legal3/3
Damiani Law Group APC3/6
Gruenberg Law3/3
HHJ Trial Attorneys2/3

San Jose, California

Based on 2 prompts × 3 runs. Threshold: named in ≥2 runs. Measured .
FirmRuns named
Costanzo Law5/6
Advocacy Center for Employment Law4/6
Costanzo Law Firm, APC3/3
Coyle Browne Law3/3
Employment Rights Attorneys3/3
HKM Employment Attorneys3/3
Jachimowicz Law Group3/6
Structure Law Group3/3
ARCH Legal2/3
Avloni Law2/3
Juratovac Law2/3
Labor and Employment Law - Management2/3

Seattle, Washington

Based on 3 prompts × 3 runs. Threshold: named in ≥2 runs. Measured .
FirmRuns named
HKM Employment Attorneys6/9
Blankenship Law Firm3/3
Bloom Law3/3
Hones Law3/6
Wilshire Law Firm3/3
Justice Law Corporation2/3

St. Louis, Missouri

Based on 2 prompts × 3 runs. Threshold: named in ≥2 runs. Measured .
FirmRuns named
HKM Employment Attorneys6/6
Ott Law Firm4/6
Law Offices of Joan M. Swartz3/3
Riggan Law Firm3/3
Furniss Law Firm2/3
Pleban & Associates2/3
Ponder Law2/3

Cite this

employment law — based on 90 prompts, measured .

InterCore Technologies, The AI Answer Share Report — employment law, 2026-Q3. https://intercore.net/ai-answer-share-report/employment-law

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