The Answer Index · Criminal Defense & DUI · United States · September 2026
9 of 100 eligible criminal defense and DUI firms received no measured mentions.
We asked ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews 300 real criminal defense and DUI questions. 1,194 answers, measured monthly. These are AI visibility results for 100 eligible criminal defense and DUI firms.
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9 of the 100 eligible firms received no measured mentions this edition.
The top 10 firms take 40.5% of every AI mention. The other 90 eligible firms split 59.5%.
Only 25 of 100 eligible firms appear in all four engines. 19 firms appear in a single engine.
Oberheiden P.C. holds the top spot with 6.9% share of voice. The other 90 ranked firms split the rest.
The editorial surprise pick lands with the October 2026 edition.
The Ranking
Top 10 this edition
- 1Oberheiden P.C.6.9%11.3%
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- 2Spodek Law Group5.3%10.7%
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- 3Eisner Gorin5.1%11.0%
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- 4Williams & Connolly4.9%7.3%
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- 5Kohn & Yager3.6%7.0%
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- 6Perlman & Cohen3.4%6.7%
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- 7Neal Davis3.1%7.0%
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- 8Kraut Law Group3.0%5.3%
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- 9Wallin & Klarich2.8%6.7%
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- 10Garland, Samuel & Loeb2.4%4.7%
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Movement
Movers since the prior edition
Rank movement is counted in whole board positions. Share of voice movement is counted in percentage points. They are different measurements and are reported separately.
Month-over-month change is not shown for this edition.
Movement is reported as unavailable rather than estimated. No gain, loss or rank change is shown for this edition until a verified comparable baseline exists.
Measured in the September 2026 window and unranked. This cohort is measured directly and does not depend on a prior edition.
Complete Data
Full board, 100 eligible firms
AI share of voice: this firm's share of every firm mention across all 1,194 answers. Appearance rate: the share of 300 tracked questions where this firm shows up at least once.
| Firm | Engines | ||||||
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| 1 | n/a | Oberheiden P.C. OBER DR - · - organic/mo · 3 of 4 engines | 6.9% | 11.3% | - | - | |
| 2 | n/a | Spodek Law Group SPOD DR - · - organic/mo · 4 of 4 engines | 5.3% | 10.7% | - | - | |
| 3 | n/a | Eisner Gorin EISN DR - · - organic/mo · 4 of 4 engines | 5.1% | 11.0% | - | - | |
| 4 | n/a | Williams & Connolly WILL DR - · - organic/mo · 4 of 4 engines | 4.9% | 7.3% | - | - | |
| 5 | n/a | Kohn & Yager KOHN DR - · - organic/mo · 4 of 4 engines | 3.6% | 7.0% | - | - | |
| 6 | n/a | Perlman & Cohen PERL DR - · - organic/mo · 3 of 4 engines | 3.4% | 6.7% | - | - | |
| 7 | n/a | Neal Davis NEAL DR - · - organic/mo · 4 of 4 engines | 3.1% | 7.0% | - | - | |
| 8 | n/a | Kraut Law Group KRAU DR - · - organic/mo · 4 of 4 engines | 3.0% | 5.3% | - | - | |
| 9 | n/a | Wallin & Klarich WALL DR - · - organic/mo · 4 of 4 engines | 2.8% | 6.7% | - | - | |
| 10 | n/a | Garland, Samuel & Loeb GARL DR - · - organic/mo · 3 of 4 engines | 2.4% | 4.7% | - | - | |
| 11 | n/a | Saland Law SALA DR - · - organic/mo · 3 of 4 engines | 2.3% | 5.7% | - | - | |
| 12 | n/a | David Jay Glassman DAVJ DR - · - organic/mo · 4 of 4 engines | 2.3% | 4.7% | - | - | |
| 13 | n/a | DM Cantor DMCA DR - · - organic/mo · 4 of 4 engines | 2.3% | 4.3% | - | - | |
| 14 | n/a | My Rights Law MYRLClient DR - · - organic/mo · 3 of 4 engines | 2.2% | 4.7% | - | - | |
| 15 | n/a | Thiessen Law Firm THIE DR - · - organic/mo · 4 of 4 engines | 2.2% | 4.3% | - | - | |
| 16 | n/a | Dunham & Jones DUNH DR - · - organic/mo · 3 of 4 engines | 2.0% | 4.0% | - | - | |
| 17 | n/a | Stephen Bilkis & Associates STEP DR - · - organic/mo · 3 of 4 engines | 1.9% | 4.3% | - | - | |
| 18 | n/a | Deandra Grant DEAN DR - · - organic/mo · 4 of 4 engines | 1.8% | 4.3% | - | - | |
| 19 | n/a | Gilroy Napoli Short GILR DR - · - organic/mo · 4 of 4 engines | 1.7% | 3.7% | - | - | |
| 20 | n/a | Mitchell Stone MITH DR - · - organic/mo · 4 of 4 engines | 1.6% | 3.0% | - | - | |
| 21 | n/a | Monroe Law MONR DR - · - organic/mo · 4 of 4 engines | 1.4% | 2.0% | - | - | |
| 22 | n/a | The Criminal Defense Team TCDT DR - · - organic/mo · 3 of 4 engines | 1.2% | 2.7% | - | - | |
| 23 | n/a | George Creal GEOR DR - · - organic/mo · 4 of 4 engines | 1.2% | 2.3% | - | - | |
| 24 | n/a | Rossen Law Firm RSLF DR - · - organic/mo · 3 of 4 engines | 1.1% | 3.0% | - | - | |
| 25 | n/a | O'Meara Law OMEA DR - · - organic/mo · 3 of 4 engines | 1.1% | 2.3% | - | - | |
| 26 | n/a | Jed Silverman JEDS DR - · - organic/mo · 3 of 4 engines | 1.1% | 2.3% | - | - | |
| 27 | n/a | Joslyn Law Firm JOSL DR - · - organic/mo · 4 of 4 engines | 1.1% | 2.0% | - | - | |
| 28 | n/a | Jeffrey Lichtman JEFR DR - · - organic/mo · 4 of 4 engines | 1.1% | 2.0% | - | - | |
| 29 | n/a | Manshoory Law Group MANS DR - · - organic/mo · 4 of 4 engines | 1.1% | 1.7% | - | - | |
| 30 | n/a | Trey Porter TREY DR - · - organic/mo · 4 of 4 engines | 1.1% | 1.3% | - | - | |
| 31 | n/a | The Rodriguez Law Group THER DR - · - organic/mo · 2 of 4 engines | 1.0% | 2.7% | - | - | |
| 32 | n/a | David Benowitz DAVB DR - · - organic/mo · 3 of 4 engines | 1.0% | 2.3% | - | - | |
| 33 | n/a | Raiser Kenniff RAIS DR - · - organic/mo · 3 of 4 engines | 1.0% | 2.3% | - | - | |
| 34 | n/a | Werksman Jackson WERK DR - · - organic/mo · 3 of 4 engines | 0.8% | 2.3% | - | - | |
| 35 | n/a | Rien, Adams & Cox RIEN DR - · - organic/mo · 2 of 4 engines | 0.8% | 2.3% | - | - | |
| 36 | n/a | Richard L. Cooper RICA DR - · - organic/mo · 4 of 4 engines | 0.8% | 1.7% | - | - | |
| 37 | n/a | David Olshansky DAVD DR - · - organic/mo · 2 of 4 engines | 0.8% | 1.7% | - | - | |
| 38 | n/a | Stroleny Law STOL DR - · - organic/mo · 4 of 4 engines | 0.8% | 1.3% | - | - | |
| 39 | n/a | Javier Rios JAVI DR - · - organic/mo · 4 of 4 engines | 0.8% | 0.7% | - | - | |
| 40 | n/a | Ned Barnett NEDB DR - · - organic/mo · 3 of 4 engines | 0.7% | 2.0% | - | - | |
| 41 | n/a | The Toney Law Firm THET DR - · - organic/mo · 2 of 4 engines | 0.7% | 2.0% | - | - | |
| 42 | n/a | Komie and Associates KOMI DR - · - organic/mo · 3 of 4 engines | 0.7% | 1.7% | - | - | |
| 43 | n/a | John E. MacDonald JOHE DR - · - organic/mo · 2 of 4 engines | 0.7% | 1.7% | - | - | |
| 44 | n/a | Jeffrey Chabrowe JEFF DR - · - organic/mo · 2 of 4 engines | 0.7% | 1.7% | - | - | |
| 45 | n/a | Jonathan Marshall JONA DR - · - organic/mo · 2 of 4 engines | 0.7% | 1.7% | - | - | |
| 46 | n/a | The Medlin Law Firm THEE DR - · - organic/mo · 4 of 4 engines | 0.7% | 1.3% | - | - | |
| 47 | n/a | Andrew Weisberg ANDR DR - · - organic/mo · 4 of 4 engines | 0.6% | 1.7% | - | - | |
| 48 | n/a | Doug Murphy DOUG DR - · - organic/mo · 3 of 4 engines | 0.6% | 1.7% | - | - | |
| 49 | n/a | Eric Benavides ERIC DR - · - organic/mo · 1 of 4 engines | 0.6% | 1.7% | - | - | |
| 50 | n/a | Jeffrey Weiner JEFE DR - · - organic/mo · 3 of 4 engines | 0.6% | 1.3% | - | - | |
| 51 | n/a | Beckham Law Firm BECK DR - · - organic/mo · 2 of 4 engines | 0.6% | 1.3% | - | - | |
| 52 | n/a | Stein & Markus STEN DR - · - organic/mo · 2 of 4 engines | 0.6% | 1.3% | - | - | |
| 53 | n/a | Armando Hernandez ARMA DR - · - organic/mo · 4 of 4 engines | 0.6% | 1.0% | - | - | |
| 54 | n/a | Colorado Legal Defense Group COLO DR - · - organic/mo · 3 of 4 engines | 0.5% | 1.3% | - | - | |
| 55 | n/a | Joseph Hollander & Craft JOSE DR - · - organic/mo · 2 of 4 engines | 0.5% | 1.3% | - | - | |
| 56 | n/a | Keller Criminal Defense KELE DR - · - organic/mo · 2 of 4 engines | 0.5% | 1.0% | - | - | |
| 57 | n/a | Aaron Black AARO DR - · - organic/mo · 3 of 4 engines | 0.5% | 0.7% | - | - | |
| 58 | n/a | Ambrose Law Firm AMBR DR - · - organic/mo · 3 of 4 engines | 0.5% | 0.7% | - | - | |
| 59 | n/a | James Dunn JAME DR - · - organic/mo · 2 of 4 engines | 0.5% | 0.7% | - | - | |
| 60 | n/a | Mitch Furman MITC DR - · - organic/mo · 2 of 4 engines | 0.4% | 1.0% | - | - | |
| 61 | n/a | Darryl Goldberg DARR DR - · - organic/mo · 2 of 4 engines | 0.4% | 1.0% | - | - | |
| 62 | n/a | Goldstein Law Group GOLS DR - · - organic/mo · 2 of 4 engines | 0.4% | 1.0% | - | - | |
| 63 | n/a | John T. Floyd JTFD DR - · - organic/mo · 1 of 4 engines | 0.4% | 1.0% | - | - | |
| 64 | n/a | Silverman Thompson SILV DR - · - organic/mo · 1 of 4 engines | 0.4% | 1.0% | - | - | |
| 65 | n/a | Okabe & Haushalter OKAB DR - · - organic/mo · 1 of 4 engines | 0.4% | 1.0% | - | - | |
| 66 | n/a | Hager & Schwartz HAGR DR - · - organic/mo · 3 of 4 engines | 0.4% | 0.7% | - | - | |
| 67 | n/a | Arja Shah ARJA DR - · - organic/mo · 2 of 4 engines | 0.4% | 0.7% | - | - | |
| 68 | n/a | Albert Quirantes ALBE DR - · - organic/mo · 2 of 4 engines | 0.4% | 0.7% | - | - | |
| 69 | n/a | Tim Clancy TIMC DR - · - organic/mo · 2 of 4 engines | 0.4% | 0.7% | - | - | |
| 70 | n/a | Lance Fletcher LANC DR - · - organic/mo · 2 of 4 engines | 0.4% | 0.7% | - | - | |
| 71 | n/a | Brian Sloan BRIA DR - · - organic/mo · 3 of 4 engines | 0.4% | 0.3% | - | - | |
| 72 | n/a | Levine & McHenry LMCH DR - · - organic/mo · 3 of 4 engines | 0.4% | 0.3% | - | - | |
| 73 | n/a | Julie Rendelman JULI DR - · - organic/mo · 3 of 4 engines | 0.4% | 0.3% | - | - | |
| 74 | n/a | Michael Mirer MICH DR - · - organic/mo · 2 of 4 engines | 0.2% | 0.7% | - | - | |
| 75 | n/a | Sullivan & Brill SULL DR - · - organic/mo · 2 of 4 engines | 0.2% | 0.7% | - | - | |
| 76 | n/a | Hilder & Associates HILD DR - · - organic/mo · 1 of 4 engines | 0.2% | 0.7% | - | - | |
| 77 | n/a | Corey Cohen CORE DR - · - organic/mo · 2 of 4 engines | 0.2% | 0.3% | - | - | |
| 78 | n/a | The Koplow Law Firm THEK DR - · - organic/mo · 1 of 4 engines | 0.1% | 0.3% | - | - | |
| 79 | n/a | Purav Bhatt PURA DR - · - organic/mo · 1 of 4 engines | 0.1% | 0.3% | - | - | |
| 80 | n/a | Luisi Legal Group LUIS DR - · - organic/mo · 1 of 4 engines | 0.1% | 0.3% | - | - | |
| 81 | n/a | Paul Darrow PAUL DR - · - organic/mo · 1 of 4 engines | 0.1% | 0.3% | - | - | |
| 82 | n/a | Whittel & Melton WHIT DR - · - organic/mo · 1 of 4 engines | 0.1% | 0.3% | - | - | |
| 83 | n/a | Charles Johnson Law Firm CHAR DR - · - organic/mo · 1 of 4 engines | 0.1% | 0.3% | - | - | |
| 84 | n/a | Jesse Hernandez JESS DR - · - organic/mo · 1 of 4 engines | 0.1% | 0.3% | - | - | |
| 85 | n/a | Lerner and Rowe Law Group LERE DR - · - organic/mo · 1 of 4 engines | 0.1% | 0.3% | - | - | |
| 86 | n/a | Ratzan & Faccidomo RATZ DR - · - organic/mo · 1 of 4 engines | 0.1% | 0.3% | - | - | |
| 87 | n/a | Stephen L. Richards STEH DR - · - organic/mo · 1 of 4 engines | 0.1% | 0.3% | - | - | |
| 88 | n/a | Rothman & Associates ROTH DR - · - organic/mo · 1 of 4 engines | 0.1% | 0.3% | - | - | |
| 89 | n/a | The Fowler Law Group THEF DR - · - organic/mo · 1 of 4 engines | 0.1% | 0.3% | - | - | |
| 90 | n/a | The Huff Law Firm THEH DR - · - organic/mo · 1 of 4 engines | 0.1% | 0.3% | - | - | |
| 91 | n/a | The Martinez Law Firm THEM DR - · - organic/mo · 1 of 4 engines | 0.1% | 0.3% | - | - |
Tied at 0.0%: unranked
These 9 eligible firms received no measured mentions in this edition. They are listed alphabetically and do not receive ordinal ranks.
| Status | Change | Firm | AI share of voice | Appearance rate | Engines | DR | Est. organic/mo |
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| Unranked | Not applicable | Brian Leininger BRIN DR - · - organic/mo · 0 of 4 engines | 0.0% | 0.0% | - | - | |
| Unranked | Not applicable | Churchill DUI Defense CHUR DR - · - organic/mo · 0 of 4 engines | 0.0% | 0.0% | - | - | |
| Unranked | Not applicable | Elbaz & Elbaz ELBA DR - · - organic/mo · 0 of 4 engines | 0.0% | 0.0% | - | - | |
| Unranked | Not applicable | Futeral & Nelson FUTE DR - · - organic/mo · 0 of 4 engines | 0.0% | 0.0% | - | - | |
| Unranked | Not applicable | Kent Collins KENT DR - · - organic/mo · 0 of 4 engines | 0.0% | 0.0% | - | - | |
| Unranked | Not applicable | Kimberly Hodde KIMB DR - · - organic/mo · 0 of 4 engines | 0.0% | 0.0% | - | - | |
| Unranked | Not applicable | Knox Defense KNOX DR - · - organic/mo · 0 of 4 engines | 0.0% | 0.0% | - | - | |
| Unranked | Not applicable | Lehr Levi & Mendez LEHR DR - · - organic/mo · 0 of 4 engines | 0.0% | 0.0% | - | - | |
| Unranked | Not applicable | Worgul, Sarna & Ness WORG DR - · - organic/mo · 0 of 4 engines | 0.0% | 0.0% | - | - |
METHOD
How this is measured
Each edition tracks 300 questions spanning charge types, case scenarios and location phrasings drawn from real search demand in the criminal defense and DUI market. Every question is run against ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews during the measurement window, producing 1,194 AI-generated answers. Answers are parsed for firm mentions using a maintained entity table per firm covering names, d/b/a brands and domains. Share of voice is a firm's mentions divided by all tracked firm mentions. Appearance rate is the share of questions naming the firm at least once. Exact prompt strings are private to prevent firms optimizing for the test instead of the market; journalists can review the full methodology under NDA on request. Domain Rating by Ahrefs and monthly organic traffic from DataForSEO are shown as context and never used in the ranking.
Some eligible firms are clients of AEO Engine. Client relationships never affect measurement or rank, and every client firm is tagged on the board. The fastest way to test that claim is the methodology itself.
QUESTIONS
Frequently asked questions
What is the Answer Index?
A monthly editorial measurement of 100 eligible criminal defense and DUI law firms. Each edition asks four AI engines 300 real questions and measures which firms the 1,194 answers actually name.
How is a firm's rank decided?
Firms with positive share of voice are ranked by their mentions divided by all firm mentions. Ties break on appearance rate, then engine coverage. Firms with zero measured mentions are tied at 0.0% and unranked.
Can a firm pay to be ranked?
No. Rankings are never for sale, there are no sponsors, and AEO Engine clients are labeled wherever they appear and measured identically to every other firm.
Why is my firm not listed?
Each edition measures an eligible universe of 100 firms selected on the public criteria in the methodology. Firms outside the universe can request consideration for a future edition through the firm lookup.
How can a firm improve before the next edition?
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