New York City · Legal

Estate Planning

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Columns

Rank
Position in the ranking within the latest snapshot.
Mentions
Latest-snapshot AI responses that named this business.
Response mention rate (±margin)
Mentions ÷ latest-snapshot AI responses. The ± is the 95% confidence margin.
Per-AI columns
Responses from each assistant that named the business; together they sum to Mentions.

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The independent record of which businesses ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity put on the shortlist when New York City buyers describe what they need.

All time: 3,006 unique businesses ranked 6,370 responses analyzed v1.0
Latest ranking: 1,246 businesses published 1 month ago 1,128 responses used for ranking NYC-EST-2026-09-v1.0
Model versions and response counts

openai/gpt-4o: 282 · perplexity/sonar: 282 · google/gemini-2.5-flash: 282 · anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6: 282

All-time Estate Planning results

AI responses, all time

6,370

of 64,422 across Atlas · 9.9%

Business mentions, all time

21,004

of 218,877 across Atlas · 9.6%

Unique businesses ranked, all time

3,006

of 24,531 across Atlas · 12%

Unique buyer questions, all time

141

of 1,616 across Atlas · 8.7%

Published ranking editions

13

of 143 across Atlas · 9.1%

Businesses in latest ranking

1,246

in the latest snapshot

These totals cover all published Estate Planning research; the highlighted count is only the latest edition. The latest ranking uses 1,128 eligible AI responses from Sep 7, 2026.

# Business Hits Rate
#1
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Claude 3 ChatGPT 5 Gemini 143 Perplexity 3
154 13.7% ±2.0
#2
McLaughlin & Stern LLP
Claude 1 ChatGPT 27 Gemini 102 Perplexity 16
146 12.9% ±2.0
#3
Farrell Fritz Unverified
Claude 55 ChatGPT 14 Gemini 47 Perplexity 16
132 11.7% ±1.9
#4
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP Unverified
Claude 0 ChatGPT 12 Gemini 78 Perplexity 38
128 11.3% ±1.9
#5
Withers Bergman Unverified
Claude 65 ChatGPT 28 Gemini 23 Perplexity 3
119 10.5% ±1.8
#6
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Claude 0 ChatGPT 83 Gemini 23 Perplexity 7
113 10.0% ±1.8
#7
Milbank LLP Unverified
Claude 74 ChatGPT 10 Gemini 9 Perplexity 5
98 8.7% ±1.7
#8
Pierro, Connor & Strauss, LLC
Claude 47 ChatGPT 10 Gemini 7 Perplexity 31
95 8.4% ±1.6
#9
Proskauer Unverified
Claude 29 ChatGPT 42 Gemini 11 Perplexity 2
84 7.4% ±1.5
#10
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Unverified
Claude 24 ChatGPT 38 Gemini 11 Perplexity 6
79 7.0% ±1.5
#11
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Claude 5 ChatGPT 9 Gemini 40 Perplexity 10
64 5.7% ±1.4
#12
Littman Krooks LLP
Claude 13 ChatGPT 20 Gemini 22 Perplexity 6
61 5.4% ±1.3
#13
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP Unverified
Claude 0 ChatGPT 54 Gemini 0 Perplexity 2
56 5.0% ±1.3
#14
52 4.6% ±1.2
#15
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP
Claude 48 ChatGPT 0 Gemini 2 Perplexity 0
50 4.4% ±1.2
#16
Day Pitney Unverified
Claude 15 ChatGPT 9 Gemini 18 Perplexity 5
47 4.2% ±1.2
#17
Morgan Legal Group
Claude 1 ChatGPT 1 Gemini 0 Perplexity 45
47 4.2% ±1.2
#18
Loeb & Loeb Unverified
Claude 15 ChatGPT 10 Gemini 18 Perplexity 3
46 4.1% ±1.2
#19
The Law Office of Roman Aminov Unverified
Claude 1 ChatGPT 11 Gemini 33 Perplexity 1
46 4.1% ±1.2
#20
Ronald Fatoullah & Associates Unverified
Claude 11 ChatGPT 22 Gemini 12 Perplexity 0
45 4.0% ±1.2
#21
Morgan Legal Group Unverified
Claude 0 ChatGPT 0 Gemini 0 Perplexity 44
44 3.9% ±1.1
#22
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP Unverified
Claude 11 ChatGPT 13 Gemini 13 Perplexity 2
39 3.5% ±1.1
#23
Ettinger Law Firm Unverified
Claude 6 ChatGPT 24 Gemini 2 Perplexity 6
38 3.4% ±1.1
#24
McDermott Will & Emery LLP Unverified
Claude 3 ChatGPT 18 Gemini 15 Perplexity 2
38 3.4% ±1.1
#25
Holland & Knight LLP Unverified
Claude 0 ChatGPT 4 Gemini 20 Perplexity 9
33 2.9% ±1.0

Sources cited by AI

Directories, associations, and other sources

These sources appeared in AI answers as places to research, verify, or compare businesses. We show them here because they helped shape the answers.

How sources are classified

1. Surrogate’s Court

cited source

27 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

2. Martindale

martindale

cited source

15 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

3. Avvo

cited source

12 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

4. Super Lawyers

cited source

11 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

5. Best Lawyers

cited source

11 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

6. Chambers High Net Worth

cited source

11 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

7. NYC Bar Association

cited source

10 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

8. NYC Supreme Court

cited source

6 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

9. Supreme Court

cited source

6 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

10. Justia

cited source

6 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

11. New York State Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service

cited source

5 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

12. Yelp

cited source

5 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

13. NYC Family Court

cited source

4 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

14. New York State Bar Association

nysba.org

cited source

3 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

15. The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York

cited source

3 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

16. Family Court

family court

cited source

3 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

17. Forbes

cited source

3 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

18. NYC Bar Association Lawyer Referral

cited source

3 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

19. National Association of Estate Planners & Councils

cited source

2 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

20. Martindale AV

cited source

2 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

21. New York Surrogate's Court

new york surrogate's court

cited source

2 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

22. Manhattan Surrogate’s Court

manhattan surrogate’s court

cited source

2 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

23. Alzheimer’s Association 24/7 Helpline

cited source

2 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

24. Asian American Bar Association of New York

cited source

2 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

25. Hispanic National Bar Association

cited source

2 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

26. NYC Council free estate-planning events

cited source

2 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

27. Best Lawyers in America

best lawyers in america

cited source

2 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

28. NYC Bar Association's Lawyer Referral Service

nyc bar association's lawyer referral service

cited source

2 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

29. NYC Council

nyc council

cited source

2 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

30. New York Supreme Court

new york supreme court

cited source

1 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

31. legal department

cited source

1 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

32. French-American Bar Association

cited source

1 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

33. American Agricultural Law Association

cited source

1 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

34. The Real Deal

therealdeal.com

cited source

1 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

35. New York County Surrogate's Court

new york county surrogate's court

cited source

1 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

36. New York City Surrogate’s Court

new york city surrogate’s court

cited source

1 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

37. NY Court Guardianship Helpline (Project Guardianship)

ny court guardianship helpline (project guardianship)

cited source

1 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

38. Alzheimer’s Association Helpline

alzheimer’s association helpline

cited source

1 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

39. The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York (LeGaL)

the lgbt bar association of greater new york (legal)

cited source

1 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

40. New York City Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service

cited source

1 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

41. AABANY (Asian American Bar Association of New York)

aabany (asian american bar association of new york)

cited source

1 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

42. NYC Bar Association's Trusts & Estates referral service

nyc bar association's trusts & estates referral service

cited source

1 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

43. Brooklyn Surrogate’s Court

brooklyn surrogate’s court

cited source

1 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

44. NY Surrogate's Court

ny surrogate's court

cited source

1 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

45. Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings

martindale-hubbell peer review ratings

cited source

1 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

46. Surrogate’s Court Practice

surrogate’s court practice

cited source

1 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

47. New York State Bar Association Lawyer Referral

new york state bar association lawyer referral

cited source

1 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

48. LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York

lgbt bar association of greater new york

cited source

1 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

49. Richmond County Surrogate's Court

richmond county surrogate's court

cited source

1 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

50. Wills for Heroes (NYC Bar Association)

wills for heroes (nyc bar association)

cited source

1 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

51. Legal Aid Society Family Court Unit

legal aid society family court unit

cited source

1 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

52. Queens Surrogate’s Court

queens surrogate’s court

cited source

1 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

53. Bronx Surrogate’s Court

bronx surrogate’s court

cited source

1 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

54. Surrogate’s Court Clerk’s Office

surrogate’s court clerk’s office

cited source

1 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

These sources can reveal where buyers and AI assistants research the market. Source mentions are reported separately from business rankings.

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