Original research
How often immigration law firms appear inside AI answers
We ran the same question set against real firms across several U.S. cities. These are the numbers, uninterpreted.
Updated September 19, 2026
88
firms audited
42
never appear at all
2320
questions run
| City | firms audited | never appear at all | average visibility | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami, FL | 21 | 12 | 8% | See the measurement |
| Orlando, FL | 14 | 8 | 9% | See the measurement |
| Los Angeles, CA | 13 | 8 | 6% | See the measurement |
| Dallas, TX | 11 | 4 | 6% | See the measurement |
| Houston, TX | 10 | 3 | 13% | See the measurement |
| Phoenix, AZ | 10 | 3 | 14% | See the measurement |
| Seattle, WA | 9 | 4 | 11% | See the measurement |
Where the AI gets its information
Sources the models consulted while answering. The firm's own website is rarely the first one.
- expertise.com1176 citations
- justia.com671 citations
- abogado.com554 citations
- yelp.com512 citations
- attorneys.superlawyers.com488 citations
- avvo.com485 citations
- floridaimmigrationlawyers.net467 citations
- reviews.birdeye.com390 citations
- vasquezlawnc.com342 citations
- alonsoandalonsolaw.com312 citations
How we measured
Each firm got the same set of real client questions, in English and Spanish, run against ChatGPT and Claude with live web search. We counted how many answers named them. No firm paid to appear here, and no firm is named.
What this does NOT say
It's a snapshot of the stated date, not a quality ranking. AI answers vary between queries and users. A firm not appearing says nothing about its work — it says the AI isn't naming it.