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Lawyers in Ottawa that AI assistants recommend

Nelligan Law is named most, in 72% of 36 answers.

The ranking

AI Recommendation Rate

Lawyers in Ottawa named by AI assistants, November 2026

  1. 1Nelligan Law72%

    95%: 56 to 84%

    ChatGPT
    92%
    Claude
    50%
    Gemini
    75%
    Questions
    4 of 4
    Avg. position
    1.8

    Named in answers to

    • Who is the best lawyer in Ottawa?, from ChatGPT and Gemini
    • I'm getting divorced in Ottawa. Which family lawyer would you recommend?, from ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini
    • I was injured in a car accident in Ottawa. Which personal injury lawyer should I call?, from ChatGPT
    • Which law firm in Ottawa would you recommend for a small business?, from ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini

    Also written Nelligan O'Brien Payne LLP, Nelligan O’Brien Payne LLP, Nelligan O'Brien Payne

    Is this your business?
  2. 2Mann Lawyers58%

    95%: 42 to 73%

    ChatGPT
    75%
    Claude
    50%
    Gemini
    50%
    Questions
    4 of 4
    Avg. position
    2.2

    Named in answers to

    • Who is the best lawyer in Ottawa?, from ChatGPT
    • I'm getting divorced in Ottawa. Which family lawyer would you recommend?, from Claude and Gemini
    • I was injured in a car accident in Ottawa. Which personal injury lawyer should I call?, from ChatGPT
    • Which law firm in Ottawa would you recommend for a small business?, from ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini

    Also written Mann Lawyers LLP

    Is this your business?
  3. 3Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall42%

    95%: 27 to 58%

    ChatGPT
    50%
    Claude
    25%
    Gemini
    50%
    Questions
    2 of 4
    Avg. position
    2.6

    Named in answers to

    • Who is the best lawyer in Ottawa?, from ChatGPT and Gemini
    • Which law firm in Ottawa would you recommend for a small business?, from ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini

    Also written Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall LLP, Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall LLP/s.r.l.

    Is this your business?
  4. 4McLeish Orlando LLP14%

    95%: 6 to 29%

    ChatGPT
    0%
    Claude
    17%
    Gemini
    25%
    Questions
    1 of 4
    Avg. position
    1.6

    Named in answers to

    • I was injured in a car accident in Ottawa. Which personal injury lawyer should I call?, from Claude and Gemini
    Is this your business?
  5. 5Oatley Vigmond11%

    95%: 4 to 25%

    ChatGPT
    0%
    Claude
    8%
    Gemini
    25%
    Questions
    1 of 4
    Avg. position
    1.3

    Named in answers to

    • I was injured in a car accident in Ottawa. Which personal injury lawyer should I call?, from Claude and Gemini

    Also written Oatley Vigmond Personal Injury Lawyers LLP, Oatley Vigmond Personal Injury Lawyers

    Is this your business?
  6. 6Gowling WLG11%

    95%: 4 to 25%

    ChatGPT
    8%
    Claude
    0%
    Gemini
    25%
    Questions
    2 of 4
    Avg. position
    2

    Named in answers to

    • Who is the best lawyer in Ottawa?, from Gemini
    • I'm getting divorced in Ottawa. Which family lawyer would you recommend?, from ChatGPT

    Also written Gowling WLG LLP

    Is this your business?
  7. 7Emond Harnden LLP11%

    95%: 4 to 25%

    ChatGPT
    25%
    Claude
    8%
    Gemini
    0%
    Questions
    1 of 4
    Avg. position
    3

    Named in answers to

    • Which law firm in Ottawa would you recommend for a small business?, from ChatGPT and Claude
    Is this your business?
  8. 8Kelly Santini LLP11%

    95%: 4 to 25%

    ChatGPT
    0%
    Claude
    8%
    Gemini
    25%
    Questions
    2 of 4
    Avg. position
    3

    Named in answers to

    • I'm getting divorced in Ottawa. Which family lawyer would you recommend?, from Gemini
    • Which law firm in Ottawa would you recommend for a small business?, from Claude
    Is this your business?
  9. 9Soloway Wright LLP11%

    95%: 4 to 25%

    ChatGPT
    8%
    Claude
    25%
    Gemini
    0%
    Questions
    1 of 4
    Avg. position
    3.8

    Named in answers to

    • Which law firm in Ottawa would you recommend for a small business?, from ChatGPT and Claude
    Is this your business?
  10. 10Auger Hollingsworth8%

    95%: 3 to 22%

    ChatGPT
    25%
    Claude
    0%
    Gemini
    0%
    Questions
    1 of 4
    Avg. position
    1

    Named in answers to

    • I was injured in a car accident in Ottawa. Which personal injury lawyer should I call?, from ChatGPT

    Also written Auger Hollingsworth Accident & Injury Lawyers, Auger Hollingsworth Professional Corporation

    Is this your business?
  11. 11SG Injury Law8%

    95%: 3 to 22%

    ChatGPT
    25%
    Claude
    0%
    Gemini
    0%
    Questions
    1 of 4
    Avg. position
    2.3

    Named in answers to

    • I was injured in a car accident in Ottawa. Which personal injury lawyer should I call?, from ChatGPT
    Is this your business?
  12. 12Bergeron Clifford LLP8%

    95%: 3 to 22%

    ChatGPT
    0%
    Claude
    0%
    Gemini
    25%
    Questions
    1 of 4
    Avg. position
    3

    Named in answers to

    • I was injured in a car accident in Ottawa. Which personal injury lawyer should I call?, from Gemini
    Is this your business?
  13. 13Vice Family Law8%

    95%: 3 to 22%

    ChatGPT
    0%
    Claude
    25%
    Gemini
    0%
    Questions
    1 of 4
    Avg. position
    3

    Named in answers to

    • I'm getting divorced in Ottawa. Which family lawyer would you recommend?, from Claude

    Also written Vice Family Law & Mediation

    Is this your business?
  14. 14Johnson Mediation and Law8%

    95%: 3 to 22%

    ChatGPT
    0%
    Claude
    25%
    Gemini
    0%
    Questions
    1 of 4
    Avg. position
    4

    Named in answers to

    • I'm getting divorced in Ottawa. Which family lawyer would you recommend?, from Claude

    Also written Johnson Mediation

    Is this your business?
  15. 15Fitzgerald Law Group LLP6%

    95%: 2 to 18%

    ChatGPT
    17%
    Claude
    0%
    Gemini
    0%
    Questions
    1 of 4
    Avg. position
    2.5

    Named in answers to

    • I'm getting divorced in Ottawa. Which family lawyer would you recommend?, from ChatGPT
    Is this your business?
  16. 16Lerners LLP6%

    95%: 2 to 18%

    ChatGPT
    0%
    Claude
    17%
    Gemini
    0%
    Questions
    1 of 4
    Avg. position
    2.5

    Named in answers to

    • I was injured in a car accident in Ottawa. Which personal injury lawyer should I call?, from Claude
    Is this your business?
  17. 17Borden Ladner Gervais LLP6%

    95%: 2 to 18%

    ChatGPT
    17%
    Claude
    0%
    Gemini
    0%
    Questions
    1 of 4
    Avg. position
    3.5

    Named in answers to

    • I'm getting divorced in Ottawa. Which family lawyer would you recommend?, from ChatGPT
    Is this your business?
  18. 18Devry Smith Frank LLP6%

    95%: 2 to 18%

    ChatGPT
    0%
    Claude
    17%
    Gemini
    0%
    Questions
    1 of 4
    Avg. position
    4

    Named in answers to

    • I was injured in a car accident in Ottawa. Which personal injury lawyer should I call?, from Claude
    Is this your business?
  19. 19Howie, Sacks & Henry LLP6%

    95%: 2 to 18%

    ChatGPT
    0%
    Claude
    0%
    Gemini
    17%
    Questions
    1 of 4
    Avg. position
    4

    Named in answers to

    • I was injured in a car accident in Ottawa. Which personal injury lawyer should I call?, from Gemini
    Is this your business?
  20. 20Houle Injury Law6%

    95%: 2 to 18%

    ChatGPT
    0%
    Claude
    17%
    Gemini
    0%
    Questions
    1 of 4
    Avg. position
    5

    Named in answers to

    • I was injured in a car accident in Ottawa. Which personal injury lawyer should I call?, from Claude
    Is this your business?
  21. 21Lalande Personal Injury Lawyers6%

    95%: 2 to 18%

    ChatGPT
    0%
    Claude
    17%
    Gemini
    0%
    Questions
    1 of 4
    Avg. position
    5.5

    Named in answers to

    • I was injured in a car accident in Ottawa. Which personal injury lawyer should I call?, from Claude
    Is this your business?

Open a row to see each assistant's share of its own answers. Questions counts how many of the four produced the name at least once; position is where it came in the answer's list, 1 being first. 17 more names came up in a single answer and are counted above but not listed.

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38different names in 36 answers, 17 of them only once. The assistants change their minds from one answer to the next.

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AI Visibility Index · November 2026

Asked about lawyers in Ottawa, ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini named Nelligan Law most often, in 72% of answers (its AI Recommendation Rate), then Mann Lawyers (58%) and Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall (42%). Across 36 answers they named 38 different businesses, 17 of them only once. Each of four buyer questions was asked three times, in English, in November 2026.

The AI Recommendation Rate is the fraction of the 36 answers that named a business. The range under it is a 95% confidence interval: where two ranges overlap, the gap between those businesses could be chance.

Names are printed as the assistants wrote them. We have not checked that any of them is good, open, or real.

Lawyers · Ottawa

72% of answers named Nelligan Law

Answers
36
Businesses named
38
Named only once
17
Named by 2+ assistants
9 of 21
Named again on a rerun
77%

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What each assistant said

The same questions, the same number of times, and often different names. Each column is one assistant's top five from the ranking above, with the share of its own answers that named them.

#ChatGPTClaudeGemini
1Nelligan Law92%Nelligan Law50%Nelligan Law75%
2Mann Lawyers75%Mann Lawyers50%Mann Lawyers50%
3Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall50%Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall25%Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall50%
4Emond Harnden LLP25%Soloway Wright LLP25%McLeish Orlando LLP25%
5Auger Hollingsworth25%Vice Family Law25%Oatley Vigmond25%

Claude named no business in 3 of its 12 answers.

Questions about lawyers in Ottawa

How AI assistants recommend lawyers

ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini named Nelligan Law most often, in 72% of 36 answers, then Mann Lawyers (58%) and Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall (42%). The names come from what the assistants answered to four buyer questions in November 2026; we have not checked that any of them is good, open or real.

On the first name, yes: each of them named Nelligan Law most often. 9 of the 21 listed businesses were named by two or more of them.

Each question was asked three times. Of the names an assistant gave for a question, 77% came back in two or more of those runs; the rest came up once. The 95% range beside each rate in the ranking shows how far it could move by chance.

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Named by AI assistants: Lawyers in Ottawa, AIGROW AI Visibility Index, November 2026
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The questions

Asked word for word, three times each, to every assistant. The prompt is the one the free scan uses. No web search, no location and no chat history, so every answer starts from the same place.

  1. 1Who is the best lawyer in Ottawa?
  2. 2I'm getting divorced in Ottawa. Which family lawyer would you recommend?
  3. 3I was injured in a car accident in Ottawa. Which personal injury lawyer should I call?
  4. 4Which law firm in Ottawa would you recommend for a small business?

How to read this page

The full method
What it measures
Which names these models produce when asked cold, from what they learned in training. It is not a review, a rating or our recommendation, and a business missing here may simply be one the models were never shown.
Why the ranges matter
36 answers is a sample. Asked again next month, most shares will move by a few points; the ranges say how far they could move by chance alone.
One business, several spellings
Branches, legal suffixes and spellings of one business are merged, and the other spellings are printed under its name. Names that might be two businesses are kept apart.
A name is wrong
If a business here is closed, misnamed or yours and you want it removed, tell us. We correct or remove it when the page is next published.

Where the assistants look

The sites read most often, with web search on, before the assistants answer about this category in Canada. From the AI Source Map: 5 answers.

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chambers.com
Read in 80% of the answers
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Read in 80% of the answers
bestlawfirms.com
Read in 60% of the answers

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Edition November 2026 · published by Guglielmo Paesano, founder of AIGROW · data under CC BY 4.0