AI Visibility Leaderboard — Criminal Defense LawWeek of May 18, 2026
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As of week of May 18, 2026, the top AI-visible brands in Criminal Defense Law are Williams And Connolly Llp (75%), Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton And Garrison Llp (56.3%), and Latham And Watkins Llp (50%) — based on 16 grounded responses across Gemini and GPT. Rankings are updated weekly by FreshNews.ai.
Based on grounded AI responses across Gemini and GPT using curated industry prompts. Updated weekly.
Weekly AI Visibility Index for criminal defense law firms — which attorneys GPT and Gemini cite for DUI, felony and white-collar defense queries.
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This page shows the AI Visibility Index for the Criminal Defense Law category, based on structured prompts run weekly across both AI engines.
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AI Visibility Snapshot — Criminal Defense Law
Top brands surfaced in tested AI responses:
- Williams And Connolly Llp — appears in 75% of tested responses
- Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton And Garrison Llp — appears in 56.3% of tested responses
- Latham And Watkins Llp — appears in 50% of tested responses
- Gibson Dunn And Crutcher Llp — appears in 43.8% of tested responses
- Skadden Arps Slate Meagher And Flom Llp — appears in 43.8% of tested responses
Source: FreshNews AI Visibility Observatory
Engines tested: Gemini · GPT
Example queries
Illustrative prompts used in this category—similar in spirit to weekly Observatory test prompts.
- “Best criminal defense attorneys near me”
- “Top rated criminal defense lawyers for DUI cases”
- “Recommended criminal defense law firms for felony charges”
AI Visibility Rankings
AI Visibility measures how often a brand appears in tested AI responses. Brands are ranked by mention frequency across AI engines. Delta shows change from the previous week.
| Rank | Brand | Mentions | AI Recommendation Rate | Δ vs Previous Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williams And Connolly Llp | 12 | 75% | -1 |
| 2 | Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton And Garrison Llp | 9 | 56.3% | +2 |
| 3 | Latham And Watkins Llp | 8 | 50% | +4 |
| 4 | Gibson Dunn And Crutcher Llp | 7 | 43.8% | 0 |
| 5 | Skadden Arps Slate Meagher And Flom Llp | 7 | 43.8% | 0 |
| 6 | Keker Van Nest And Peters Llp | 4 | 25% | -2 |
| 7 | Covington And Burling Llp | 4 | 25% | -3 |
| 8 | Jenner And Block Llp | 3 | 18.8% | -2 |
| 9 | Wilmerhale | 2 | 12.5% | -5 |
| 10 | Avvo | 2 | 12.5% | +2 |
Key Insights
Williams And Connolly Llp leads this week, appearing in 75% of tested responses.
40 total citations across 20 unique domains
Top cited domain: chambers.com
Analyzed 16 AI responses across multiple engines
History
Recommendation Trend
Weekly AI mentions per brand (from Observatory history snapshots).
Weekly totals
Sum of brand mentions per week and count of brands with mentions.
| Week | Total Mentions | Brands Tracked |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2026 | 45 | 5 |
| Apr 20, 2026 | 45 | 5 |
| May 4, 2026 | 43 | 5 |
| May 11, 2026 | 41 | 5 |
| May 18, 2026 | 43 | 5 |
How this index works
This index tracks which companies appear in AI-generated answers across major AI engines. Each week we run a structured set of prompts related to this industry and analyze the responses returned by AI systems.
Key characteristics
- Grounded AI responses are prioritized when available
- OpenAI GPT and Google Gemini are tested each week
- Rankings reflect frequency of appearance across tested prompts
Example prompts
Category-specific prompts are executed weekly. Prompts are designed to reflect real-world search and recommendation queries. Each prompt asks AI systems to recommend vendors or solutions for this industry vertical.
- “Best criminal defense attorneys near me”
- “Top rated criminal defense lawyers for DUI cases”
- “Recommended criminal defense law firms for felony charges”
Glossary
- AI Recommendation Rate
- Percentage of total tested AI responses in which a brand appears. A brand appearing in 16 of 16 tested responses has a recommendation rate of 100%.
- Mentions
- Total number of times a brand was named across the week’s grounded prompt runs.
- Δ vs Previous Week
- Net change in mention count compared to the prior weekly snapshot. Positive values indicate growing AI visibility; negative values indicate decline.
- Grounded response
- An AI response generated with live web-search retrieval enabled, so the answer is grounded in current sources rather than parametric memory alone.
Results update weekly.
This index reflects AI recommendation visibility — how often brands appear in AI-generated responses across weekly structured prompt runs. Results do not reflect sponsorship or paid placement of any kind. For background on how AI systems select brands, see our AI visibility methodology guide.
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