Mesothelioma Lawyers: AI Market Discovery Index

Benchmark Summary

Simmons Hanly Conroy leads the benchmark with 67.9% valid recommendation coverage in August 2026, a 29.5 percentage point gap over second-place Weitz & Luxenberg at 38.4%. No brand recorded a significant increase in valid recommendation coverage this month; all ten tracked brands declined from July, though only four moved beyond normal variation. The largest coverage decline was Weitz & Luxenberg, falling from 58.2% in July 2026 to 38.4% in August 2026, a 19.8 percentage point drop beyond normal variation.

Four brands moved beyond normal variation this month, all in the same direction. Kazan McClain fell from 11.6% in July 2026 to 5.8% in August 2026. Shrader & Associates declined from 18.1% to 7.6%. Simmons Hanly Conroy dropped from 84.9% to 67.9%. Weitz & Luxenberg fell from 58.2% to 38.4%. No brand posted a significant increase.

The benchmark began with 300 prompt-surface observations in July 2026 and 761 in August 2026, producing 232 and 224 qualified observations respectively after qualification.

Current Benchmark at a Glance

Qualified surface breadth counts the canonical AI surface families with at least one qualified observation: ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, Perplexity, AI Overviews, and AI Mode. All six families were represented in both months.

For the strategic interpretation of this benchmark, read CiteWorks Studio's analysis of How AI Search Is Recommending Mesothelioma Lawyers

Research Scope and Qualification

The public benchmark is narrower than the raw collection universe by design.

Brand-level percentages use the qualified observations as the public denominator, not the raw collection. See the AI Market Discovery Methodology.

Current Brand Standings

How to Read the Standings

Presence rate is the share of qualified observations in which the brand appears in any form. Valid recommendation coverage is the share of qualified observations in which the brand receives a clear recommendation. Top-three rate measures how often the brand appears in the first three recommended positions. Rank-one rate measures how often the brand is the single top recommendation. Net sentiment reflects the balance of positive versus negative mention tone.

For formulas and denominator rules, see AI Market Discovery Metric Definitions.

Recommendation Coverage Movement

Largest Decline: Weitz & Luxenberg

Weitz & Luxenberg fell from 58.2% in July 2026 to 38.4% in August 2026, a 19.8 percentage point decline beyond normal variation. The brand's rank-one rate also fell from 16.4% to 10.7%, while net sentiment eased from 1.0 to 0.8.

Largest Decline: Simmons Hanly Conroy

Simmons Hanly Conroy remains the category leader despite a 17.0 percentage point drop from 84.9% in July 2026 to 67.9% in August 2026. The decline was beyond normal variation. Presence rate fell from 89.7% to 78.6% over the same period.

Largest Decline: Shrader & Associates

Shrader & Associates declined from 18.1% in July 2026 to 7.6% in August 2026, a 10.5 percentage point drop beyond normal variation. Presence fell from 19.0% to 10.3%, and the brand recorded no rank-one placements in August.

Largest Decline: Kazan McClain

Kazan McClain fell from 11.6% in July 2026 to 5.8% in August 2026, a 5.8 percentage point decline beyond normal variation.

Category Leader: Simmons Hanly Conroy

Simmons Hanly Conroy leads the category with 67.9% valid recommendation coverage in August 2026, ahead of Weitz & Luxenberg at 38.4%. The leader posted a top-three rate of 58.5% and a rank-one rate of 38.4% in the current month.

The remaining six brands moved within normal month-to-month variation. Belluck & Fox, Cooney & Conway, Galiher DeRobertis, Goldberg Persky White, Nemeroff Law, and Sokolove Law all recorded declines in August but none exceeded their significance thresholds. Sokolove Law's coverage eased from 22.8% in July 2026 to 20.5% in August 2026.

Recommendation Placement Snapshot

Coverage alone does not show how prominently a brand is recommended. The following table shows where the leading brands appear in recommendation order.

Simmons Hanly Conroy leads on first-position placement in both months. Weitz & Luxenberg's rank-one rate fell from 16.4% in July 2026 to 10.7% in August 2026, a narrower decline than its top-three rate. Similar coverage levels can still hide different first-position rates, as seen in the gap between Sokolove Law's top-three and rank-one rates.

Buyer-Intent Distribution

The qualified observations in both months fell into the Brand Recommendation class, which represents discovery and consideration intent.

The current public series measures Brand Recommendation discovery and does not yet contain qualified observations in the Pricing & Value or Multi-Brand Comparison classes.

Historical Measurement Record

This is an evergreen benchmark URL. New measurements are added to the same report.

Evidence and Source Layer

The benchmark is built from prompt-level observations that retain the query, AI/search surface, answer, brand outcome, recommendation placement, sentiment, and wherever exposed, citations or attributable evidence sources. Source presence is evidence about the information environment. It is not automatically proof that the source caused the recommendation.

Scope Boundaries

This public benchmark does not measure market share, attributable sales, every possible AI response, organic-search ranking, social mention volume, or private and sponsored channels. A metric movement alone does not establish causality.

About This Benchmark

The LLM Authority Index AI Market Discovery Index tracks how AI and search surfaces present brands in response to real user queries, providing a consistent measure of brand presence, recommendation coverage, placement, and sentiment.

• AI Market Discovery Methodology
• AI Market Discovery Metric Definitions
• AI Market Discovery Research Standards
• Modeled AI Authority Value

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