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
| Domain | Type | Citations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| attorneys.superlawyers.com | directory | 368 | 11.75% |
| justia.com | directory | 305 | 9.74% |
| bestlawyers.com | directory | 197 | 6.29% |
| lawyers.com | directory | 162 | 5.17% |
| bestlawfirms.com | directory | 141 | 4.5% |
| avvo.com | directory | 123 | 3.93% |
| expertise.com | directory | 106 | 3.38% |
| hkm.com | other | 103 | 3.29% |
| lawyers.findlaw.com | directory | 67 | 2.14% |
| clutch.co | directory | 58 | 1.85% |
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
| Firm | Runs named |
|---|---|
| Fidlon Legal | 4/6 |
| HKM Employment Attorneys | 4/6 |
Austin, Texas
| Firm | Runs named |
|---|---|
| Austin Employment Lawyers | 4/6 |
| Melton Law | 3/6 |
| Ross Scalise Law Group | 3/3 |
| Treaty Oak Employers' Law Group | 3/3 |
Baltimore, Maryland
| Firm | Runs named |
|---|---|
| HKM Employment Attorneys | 6/9 |
| Baltimore-based employment lawyer | 2/3 |
| Heyman Law Firm | 2/3 |
Boston, Massachusetts
| Firm | Runs named |
|---|---|
| Gordon Law | 7/9 |
| Rodman Employment Law | 3/6 |
| Lawyer of the Year | 2/3 |
| Mann Law Firm | 2/3 |
| Whitney Law Group | 2/3 |
| Zalkind Law | 2/3 |
Charlotte, North Carolina
| Firm | Runs named |
|---|---|
| HKM Employment Attorneys | 7/9 |
| Noble Law | 5/6 |
| Van Kampen Law | 5/6 |
| Gibbons Legal | 4/6 |
| Littlejohn Law | 4/6 |
| Fuller Law Firm | 3/3 |
| Spitz, The Employee's Law Firm | 2/3 |
Chicago, Illinois
| Firm | Runs named |
|---|---|
| Prinz Law Firm | 5/6 |
| BCM Law | 3/3 |
| Disparti Law Group | 3/3 |
| Workplace Law Partners | 3/3 |
| Lázaro Law Group | 2/3 |
Columbus, Ohio
| Firm | Runs named |
|---|---|
| Friedmann Firm | 5/6 |
| Mansell Law | 5/6 |
| Coffman Employment Lawyers | 4/6 |
| Coffman Legal | 2/3 |
| Spitz Law Firm | 2/3 |
Dallas, Texas
| Firm | Runs named |
|---|---|
| Braziel Law Offices | 3/3 |
| Fitzgerald Law | 2/3 |
Denver, Colorado
| Firm | Runs named |
|---|---|
| HKM Employment Attorneys | 6/6 |
| Murray Law | 6/9 |
| Fortis Law Partners | 2/3 |
Detroit, Michigan
| Firm | Runs named |
|---|---|
| Spitz, The Employee's Law Firm | 5/6 |
| Marko Law | 3/6 |
| Schulz Law PLC | 3/6 |
| Sterling Employment Law | 3/3 |
| Sterling Law | 3/3 |
| Nemeth Law | 2/3 |
Houston, Texas
| Firm | Runs named |
|---|---|
| Rosenberg & Associates | 6/6 |
| Oberti Sullivan Law Firm | 3/6 |
| Spitz, The Employee's Law Firm | 3/6 |
| HKM Employment Attorneys | 2/3 |
| Space City Law Firm | 2/6 |
| TB Robinson Law Group | 2/3 |
Indianapolis, Indiana
| Firm | Runs named |
|---|---|
| HKM Employment Attorneys | 9/9 |
| Amber Boyd Law | 4/6 |
| John H. Haskin & Associates | 4/6 |
| Stephanie Jane Hahn, Attorney at Law | 3/6 |
| Macey Law | 2/3 |
Jacksonville, Florida
| Firm | Runs named |
|---|---|
| Gerlach Employment Law | 3/3 |
| Wulbern Law | 2/3 |
Las Vegas, Nevada
| Firm | Runs named |
|---|---|
| Aldrich Law | 3/3 |
| HKM Employment Attorneys | 3/6 |
Los Angeles, California
| Firm | Runs named |
|---|---|
| Kingsley Szamet Employment Lawyers | 7/9 |
| Capstone Law APC | 4/6 |
| CDF Labor Law | 3/3 |
| Eldessouky Law | 3/3 |
| Moon Law Group | 3/6 |
| Shegerian & Associates | 3/3 |
| Azadian Law Group | 2/6 |
| Nosrati Law | 2/6 |
| Ottinger Employment Lawyers | 2/3 |
| Spivak Law Firm | 2/3 |
Louisville, Kentucky
| Firm | Runs named |
|---|---|
| Abney Law | 4/6 |
| Evensen Law Office | 3/3 |
Memphis, Tennessee
| Firm | Runs named |
|---|---|
| Donati Law | 5/6 |
| Crone Law Firm PLC | 3/3 |
| Simmons Law Firm | 3/6 |
| Crone Law Firm | 2/3 |
| Hamilton Entertainment Employment Law | 2/6 |
| Punchwork Law | 2/3 |
Miami, Florida
| Firm | Runs named |
|---|---|
| Phillips Law | 5/9 |
| Gallardo Lawyers | 4/6 |
| Alemán Law | 3/3 |
| Damian & Valori Culmo Trial Attorneys | 3/3 |
| H&H Law Florida | 2/3 |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
| Firm | Runs named |
|---|---|
| Cross Law Firm | 7/9 |
| Carroll Law Firm | 5/6 |
| Alan C. Olson & Associates | 4/6 |
| HKM Employment Attorneys | 4/9 |
| Bentley Tuffnell Law | 2/3 |
| Previant Law Firm Sc | 2/3 |
Minneapolis, Minnesota
| Firm | Runs named |
|---|---|
| HKM Employment Attorneys | 6/9 |
| Bertelson Law Office | 5/6 |
| MacDonald Law | 4/6 |
| Neff Law Firm | 4/6 |
| FMA Lawyers | 3/3 |
| Madia Law | 3/3 |
| Harmony Law Firm | 2/3 |
Nashville, Tennessee
| Firm | Runs named |
|---|---|
| Cole Law Firm | 8/9 |
| Employment and Commerce Law Group | 4/6 |
| Frank Steiner Law | 3/6 |
New York, New York
| Firm | Runs named |
|---|---|
| Phillips Law | 4/6 |
| Cary Kane Legal | 2/3 |
| Nisar Law Group | 2/3 |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| Firm | Runs named |
|---|---|
| Koller Law | 5/6 |
| HKM Employment Attorneys | 4/6 |
| Lacy Employment Law | 4/6 |
| Lovitz Law Firm | 4/6 |
| Gold Law Firm | 3/6 |
| Murphy Law Group | 3/3 |
| Sidney L. Gold & Associates | 3/3 |
| Discrimination Law | 2/3 |
Phoenix, Arizona
| Firm | Runs named |
|---|---|
| HKM Employment Attorneys | 8/9 |
| Tyler Allen Law Firm | 5/9 |
| Cavanagh Law Firm | 3/3 |
| Weiler Law | 3/6 |
| Rose Law Group | 2/3 |
| Schleier Law | 2/3 |
Portland, Oregon
| Firm | Runs named |
|---|---|
| Chenoweth Law Group | 6/6 |
| HKM Employment Attorneys | 6/6 |
| Meyer Employment Law | 6/6 |
| Gunderson Employment Law | 5/6 |
| Arbor Employment Law | 3/3 |
| Wilshire Law Firm | 3/3 |
San Antonio, Texas
| Firm | Runs named |
|---|---|
| David M. Evans, Attorney & Counselor at Law | 3/3 |
| Galo Law Firm | 3/3 |
| Morales Firm | 3/6 |
| Ross Scalise Law Group | 3/3 |
| Amsberry Law Firm | 2/3 |
| Lineberger Law Firm | 2/3 |
| McKinney Law Firm | 2/3 |
San Diego, California
| Firm | Runs named |
|---|---|
| HKM Employment Attorneys | 8/9 |
| Ferraro Vega Employment Lawyers | 7/9 |
| ARCH Legal | 3/3 |
| Damiani Law Group APC | 3/6 |
| Gruenberg Law | 3/3 |
| HHJ Trial Attorneys | 2/3 |
San Jose, California
| Firm | Runs named |
|---|---|
| Costanzo Law | 5/6 |
| Advocacy Center for Employment Law | 4/6 |
| Costanzo Law Firm, APC | 3/3 |
| Coyle Browne Law | 3/3 |
| Employment Rights Attorneys | 3/3 |
| HKM Employment Attorneys | 3/3 |
| Jachimowicz Law Group | 3/6 |
| Structure Law Group | 3/3 |
| ARCH Legal | 2/3 |
| Avloni Law | 2/3 |
| Juratovac Law | 2/3 |
| Labor and Employment Law - Management | 2/3 |
Seattle, Washington
| Firm | Runs named |
|---|---|
| HKM Employment Attorneys | 6/9 |
| Blankenship Law Firm | 3/3 |
| Bloom Law | 3/3 |
| Hones Law | 3/6 |
| Wilshire Law Firm | 3/3 |
| Justice Law Corporation | 2/3 |
St. Louis, Missouri
| Firm | Runs named |
|---|---|
| HKM Employment Attorneys | 6/6 |
| Ott Law Firm | 4/6 |
| Law Offices of Joan M. Swartz | 3/3 |
| Riggan Law Firm | 3/3 |
| Furniss Law Firm | 2/3 |
| Pleban & Associates | 2/3 |
| Ponder Law | 2/3 |
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
