Charles R. Ullman & Associates Appears in 3.9% of AI Answers. Here's Our Five-Step Plan to Improve Its AI Visibility.
This report supports CiteWorks Studio's examination of how AI search is recommending Divorce Lawyers. For more detail, you can also read Divorce Lawyers: AI Visibility Discovery Index.
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- Answer Capsule
- Current AI visibility
- What changed since last month
- Next Step
- Step 1. Measure
- Step 2. Make the website consistent
- Step 3. Align the external narrative
- Step 4. Optimize priority company pages
- Step 5. Publish around buyer questions
- Our 90-day action plan
- Methodology
- Our first three priorities
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Key Takeaways
- The firm was mentioned in 9 of 231 benchmark answers and recommended in 4, with no negative mentions recorded.
- Mentions and recommendations were stronger in earlier months, then declined in the latest November sample.
- No conflicting claims were recorded in the captured answers, so the first step is to verify approved facts and entity details.
- The most relevant content opportunities center on Raleigh divorce, custody, child support, and family law questions.
Answer Capsule
In November 2026, Charles R. Ullman & Associates appeared in 9 of 231 AI answers included in the Divorce Lawyers benchmark (3.90%). It received 4 recommendations (1.73%), with 4 Top 3 placements and 2 first-place recommendations. A mention means the company appeared in an answer; a recommendation means the answer affirmatively endorsed it.
Our plan compares the company with its competitors, checks conflicting AI claims against reliable sources, and identifies website pages, third-party sources and buyer questions to address. The historical results show how the figures changed across available months. Different monthly samples limit those comparisons, and conflicting AI claims require verification before corrections are proposed.
Current AI visibility
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- How do Charles R. Ullman & Associates mentions, recommendations and placements compare with its Divorce Lawyers peers?
Charles R. Ullman & Associates recorded 9 mentions (3.90%) and 4 recommendations (1.73%) across 231 answers included in the benchmark. Top 3 placements numbered 4; first-place recommendations numbered 2. Framing among its mentions was 4 positive, 5 neutral and 0 negative.
Rank | Company | Mentions | Mention rate | Recommendations | Recommendation rate | Top 3 | Top 3 rate | #1 | #1 rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cordell & Cordell | 147 | 63.64% | 51 | 22.08% | 49 | 21.21% | 47 | 20.35% |
2 | Stange Law Firm | 52 | 22.51% | 31 | 13.42% | 22 | 9.52% | 10 | 4.33% |
3 | McKinley Irvin | 23 | 9.96% | 15 | 6.49% | 15 | 6.49% | 12 | 5.19% |
4 | Goldberg Jones | 17 | 7.36% | 7 | 3.03% | 5 | 2.16% | 0 | 0.00% |
5 | Charles R. Ullman & Associates | 9 | 3.90% | 4 | 1.73% | 4 | 1.73% | 2 | 0.87% |
6 | Sterling Lawyers | 13 | 5.63% | 3 | 1.30% | 2 | 0.87% | 1 | 0.43% |
6 | Wilkinson & Finkbeiner | 5 | 2.16% | 3 | 1.30% | 3 | 1.30% | 2 | 0.87% |
8 | Berenji & Associates | 1 | 0.43% | 1 | 0.43% | 1 | 0.43% | 1 | 0.43% |
8 | Brian D. Perskin & Associates | 1 | 0.43% | 1 | 0.43% | 1 | 0.43% | 0 | 0.00% |
10 | 19 | 8.23% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
Charles R. Ullman & Associates appears in a modest share of the benchmark answers, and its recommendations are fewer still. The firm sits mid-table, well behind the leading national names but ahead of several local rivals on recommendations. That gap between being mentioned and being actively endorsed is the practical issue to work on.
Framing is mostly neutral, with no negative mentions recorded. Neutral wording is not the same as an endorsement, so the firm should not read its mention count as goodwill. Proposed work: a baseline scorecard that separates mentions, shortlist placements and recommendations so the client can see where it stands without conflating them.
What changed since last month
Questions This Section Answers
- How did Charles R. Ullman & Associates counts and coverage differ across the available monthly snapshots?
Metric | Jul 2026 | Aug 2026 | Sep 2026 | Oct 2026 | Nov 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mentions | 7 / 179 (3.91%) | 10 / 187 (5.35%) | 13 / 195 (6.67%) | 11 / 178 (6.18%) | 9 / 231 (3.90%) |
Recommendations | 4 / 179 (2.23%) | 6 / 187 (3.21%) | 6 / 195 (3.08%) | 6 / 178 (3.37%) | 4 / 231 (1.73%) |
Top 3 recommendations | 2 / 179 (1.12%) | 5 / 187 (2.67%) | 5 / 195 (2.56%) | 5 / 178 (2.81%) | 4 / 231 (1.73%) |
#1 recommendations | 0 / 179 (0.00%) | 2 / 187 (1.07%) | 4 / 195 (2.05%) | 2 / 178 (1.12%) | 2 / 231 (0.87%) |
From October 2026 to November 2026, Charles R. Ullman & Associates' mention count fell from 11 to 9, while its recommendation count fell from 6 to 4. The recommendation rate was 3.37% and 1.73% respectively.
Across the selected monthly samples, the firm's mention and recommendation counts moved down in the latest month after a stronger run. The recommendation rate also eased. These are separate samples, so the movement describes what was recorded rather than proving why it happened.
What matters for the client is the pattern: recommendations have been harder to hold than mentions. Proposed work: track each month's figures side by side and flag where the firm's position shifts, while noting that sample composition differs and no cause is established.
AI recommendation trend
Observed recommendation rate (%), Jul 2026 to Nov 2026
- Charles R. Ullman & Associates1.73%
Separate selected monthly samples. Missing points are unavailable, not zero. Provider/prompt equivalence is unverified; rate movement does not demonstrate causation.
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Step 1. Measure
Questions This Section Answers
- What should the agency measure and verify first for Charles R. Ullman & Associates?
AI answers contained 0 conflicting claims about Charles R. Ullman & Associates: 0 critical, 0 high, 0 medium, 0 low. Of these, 0 were rated critical or high priority; the critical claims are included in that total. These ratings help prioritize fact-checking. They do not establish that a company or publisher made an error.
No conflicting claims about the firm were recorded in the captured answers, so there is no immediate fact-check queue. That is a clean starting position, not a guarantee that outside descriptions are accurate. The useful step is to confirm what the firm wants stated publicly before comparing it with what answers say.
Proposed work: a visibility comparison against the named competitors plus a short list of claims worth verifying against primary sources. Each item would get an owner and an evidence requirement, so any later correction rests on confirmed facts rather than an AI statement.
Step 2. Make the website consistent
Questions This Section Answers
- Which recorded claim differences about Charles R. Ullman & Associates should be verified before proposed page edits?
No results are available for this part of the analysis.
Both columns quote AI answers, not verified company facts. Resolve the entity, date and source before deciding whether a correction is warranted; different dates can explain an apparent conflict.
This part of the analysis returned no results, so there are no disputed topics to resolve for the firm right now. The absence of findings should not be read as confirmation that every description of the firm is correct. Verification still has to happen before any page change is proposed.
Proposed work: hold conditional page briefs ready, to be used only if a specific claim is confirmed against current primary sources. Where dates or entity details are ambiguous, the item stays out of the correction queue until the firm's own records settle it.
Step 3. Align the external narrative
Questions This Section Answers
- Which cited third-party pages are relevant to fact review for Charles R. Ullman & Associates?
Cited page selected for review | Citation appearances in all captured answers | Answers mentioning the company | Conflicting claims linked to this page |
|---|---|---|---|
https://google.com/searchviewer/10?svid=CAwSGxIZCgNwdnESEkNnc3ZaeTh4ZEhobWNUQTRjQRgK | 4 | 4 | 0 |
https://google.com/searchviewer/10?svid=CAwSGxIZCgNwdnESEkNnc3ZaeTh4ZEdReGEzWmZjQRgK | 3 | 3 | 0 |
https://google.com/searchviewer/10?svid=CAwSHRIbCgNwdnESFENnMHZaeTh4TVdJMWNHaHpaSEZ3GAo | 3 | 3 | 0 |
https://google.com/searchviewer/10?svid=CAwSHRIbCgNwdnESFENnMHZaeTh4TVdZd00zQTVjVFkxGAo | 3 | 3 | 0 |
https://google.com/searchviewer/10?svid=CAwSHRIbCgNwdnESFENnMHZaeTh4TVdJMk9XY3haSGczGAo | 2 | 2 | 0 |
https://google.com/searchviewer/10?svid=CAwSHRIbCgNwdnESFENnMHZaeTh4TVdnM01USjBOakYwGAo | 2 | 2 | 0 |
These pages were selected because they relate to the company in the captured answers. Their current contents still need checking before any correction request. A page linked to a conflicting claim is not necessarily its cause, and the same answer may contribute to more than one row.
The cited pages selected for review are search-viewer links rather than publisher articles, and none carried a conflicting claim about the firm. A citation shows a page appeared in an answer; it does not show that the page shaped the answer or that its publisher made an error. Current contents still need checking.
Proposed work: review the selected pages for accuracy and relevance, then decide whether any evidence-backed request to a publisher is justified. Requests would be logged separately from confirmed edits and from no-change decisions, so the client can see what was actually done.
Step 4. Optimize priority company pages
Questions This Section Answers
- Which observed Charles R. Ullman & Associates website pages should receive review briefs?
Company website page | Citation appearances in all captured answers | Benchmark answers citing the page | Recommending answers citing the page |
|---|---|---|---|
https://charlesullman.com/ | 1 | 1 | 0 |
https://charlesullman.com/can-date-separated | 1 | 1 | 0 |
https://charlesullman.com/child-support-lawyer | 1 | 1 | 1 |
https://charlesullman.com/what-are-the-five-stages-of-a-divorce | 1 | 1 | 0 |
The company's website was cited 4 times across 4 distinct page addresses; the table shows 4 pages selected for review. Zeros in the answer columns mean no matching answers were recorded. A cited page is not automatically a page that accompanied a recommendation.
The firm's own site was cited a handful of times across distinct pages, including the child support page, which also appeared in a recommending answer. That is a thin footprint, and a citation is not proof that the page drove the recommendation. The other cited pages were not linked to recommendations.
Proposed work: page briefs built on approved firm facts and the questions buyers actually ask, checked against existing coverage before anything new is drafted. Each brief would name the reviewer and the evidence needed before publication.
Step 5. Publish around buyer questions
Questions This Section Answers
- Which observed buyer questions support content briefs for Charles R. Ullman & Associates?
Question observed in the research | Benchmark answers to this question | Company mentions | Company recommendations |
|---|---|---|---|
raleigh child support attorney | 1 | 1 | 1 |
raleigh custody lawyer | 1 | 1 | 1 |
raleigh divorce lawyer | 1 | 1 | 1 |
raleigh family lawyer | 1 | 1 | 1 |
can you date while separated | 1 | 1 | 0 |
divorce attorneys raleigh nc | 1 | 1 | 0 |
my wife wants a divorce | 1 | 1 | 0 |
raleigh child support lawyer | 1 | 1 | 0 |
These are recorded answer observations, not search volume, verified demand, or proof of missing website content.
The recorded questions cluster around Raleigh divorce, custody, child support and family law, with a few situational queries such as dating while separated and a spouse wanting a divorce. The firm was mentioned in answers to all of them but recommended in only some. These are answer observations, not search volume or proof of missing content.
Proposed work: buyer-question briefs for the topics where the firm is mentioned but not endorsed, starting with existing pages. Each brief would be checked against current site coverage so the client is not paying for a duplicate page.
Our 90-day action plan
Questions This Section Answers
- How should the agency sequence the proposed Charles R. Ullman & Associates work and judge completion?
Period | Deliverable | Completion criterion |
|---|---|---|
Days 1–30 | Baseline scorecard, scoped fact-review register and page/source shortlist | Each record has an owner, evidence requirement and review status |
Days 31–60 | Approved page briefs and justified publisher requests | Separate confirmed edits, no-change decisions, requests and responses |
Days 61–90 | Buyer-content briefs and a fresh scorecard | Record work completed separately from measured answer outcomes and comparability limits |
The first month sets the baseline: a scorecard, a scoped fact-review list and a shortlist of pages and sources, each with an owner and review status. The second month turns approved briefs into page work and, where justified, publisher requests, with confirmed edits and no-change decisions recorded separately.
The third month adds buyer-question content briefs and a fresh scorecard. Completed work would be reported apart from measured answer outcomes, and no visibility gain would be promised, since the samples differ month to month and the evidence cannot establish cause.
Methodology
Questions This Section Answers
- How are Charles R. Ullman & Associates answer metrics and citation populations defined?
This report covers 2026-11. The exact dates when the original AI answers were collected have not been verified. The visibility rates use 231 answers that met the benchmark's inclusion rules. A company is recommended only when the answer both endorses it and uses positive wording. Top 3 and first-place counts are part of those recommendations, not extra recommendations.
An answer can mention or recommend several companies, so company counts cannot be added to find the number of distinct answers. The net sentiment score is positive minus negative mentions, divided by all company mentions; it describes answer wording, not customer satisfaction.
The wider citation analysis covers 253 captured answers and 1684 appearances of cited URLs. Citation appearances across all captured answers differ from the number of benchmark answers citing a page and the number that also recommend a company. The current contents of cited pages and disputed company claims still need independent verification.
Monthly sample coverage:
Reporting month | Answers included | AI services covered | Services |
|---|---|---|---|
Jul 2026 | 179 | 4 | Copilot, Gemini, Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews |
Aug 2026 | 187 | 5 | ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews |
Sep 2026 | 195 | 6 | ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity |
Oct 2026 | 178 | 6 | ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity |
Nov 2026 | 231 | 6 | ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity |
The answer samples differ between months. These comparisons show how the recorded results changed; they do not establish why they changed.
The report covers a single month, and the exact collection dates for the original answers are unverified. Rates rest on the answers that met the benchmark's inclusion rules. A recommendation requires both an endorsement and positive wording; shortlist and first-place counts sit inside recommendations rather than adding to them.
Answers can name several firms, so company counts cannot be summed into distinct answers. Monthly samples differ in size and service coverage, so comparisons show what was recorded, not why it changed. Cited pages and disputed claims still need independent checking.
Our first three priorities
First, confirm the firm's approved facts and settle any ambiguous entity or date details, so later page work and any publisher request rest on verified information rather than AI wording. Second, prepare page briefs for the child support and divorce topics where the firm is mentioned but not endorsed, checking existing coverage first.
Third, build buyer-question content around the Raleigh family law queries the firm already appears in, with a reviewer named for each piece. A refreshed scorecard would then show where the firm stands, reported separately from the work delivered.
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