What Google AI Mode shows for NYC attorneys

Searched July 18, 2026. These are the firms AI recommends to anyone searching for a lawyer in New York.

Search: "best business attorney in Brooklyn NY"
Google AI Mode results for best business attorney in Brooklyn NY
AI recommends Alisme Law LLC (5.0 stars, 342 reviews) and Abrams Fensterman for Brooklyn business litigation. Law Firm of Dayrel Sewell is not mentioned.
Search: "best civil litigation attorney in new york city"
Google AI Mode results for best civil litigation attorney in NYC
AI names Cravath, Paul Weiss, Wachtell Lipton, and Davis Polk for high-stakes litigation, and boutiques like Romano Law and Peters Brovner for mid-market. No mention of Sewell.
Search: "best business attorney in new york city"
Google AI Mode results for best business attorney in NYC
AI surfaces Latham & Watkins, Cahill Gordon, and boutiques like Pitcoff Law Group (4.9 stars, 222 reviews) and Fisher Stone (5.0 stars, 203 reviews). Sewell is absent from these results.
Search: "Dayrel Sewell attorney new york"
Google AI Mode results for Dayrel Sewell attorney
When someone searches your name directly, AI knows exactly who you are: Top 100 National Black Lawyers, Columbia MPH, state and federal litigation. The data is there. The problem is that non-branded searches ("Brooklyn business attorney") don't surface it.