The people of Portland have spoken. Every year, Willamette Week asks Portlanders about their favorite local businesses in the annual Best of Portland Readers’ Poll. The 2026 poll honors Skinner Law as one of the top three estate law firms in the city.
Finding Reliable Estate Planning Services
Estate planning requires precision, expertise and compassion. Mistakes can trigger ugly legal battles and bitter family feuds, so you need to be able to trust that your estate plan is rock solid. At the same time, estate planning can involve highly sensitive matters that touch on family relationships, health and mortality, so it’s equally important to work with someone who offers empathy and understanding.
With so much on the line, selecting an estate law firm can be challenging. You can ask the people you know for advice, but if you don’t know anyone who’s gone through the process in your area, you may not be able to get any recommendations from friends and family.
This is why reviews and readers’ choice awards are so important.
There are other factors to consider when choosing a law firm:
- What are your estate planning priorities?
- Does the law firm offer services that match you needs?
- What’s your personal comfort level when meeting for an initial consultation?
But in addition to these personal considerations, reviews and readers’ choice awards can help you feel confident about your decision.
Willamette Week’s 2026 Best of Portland Readers’ Poll
Willamette Week asked readers to vote on their favorite local businesses, people and more, and thousands of readers responded. The results are broken up into more than 200 specific categories. In each category, three businesses are honored, including one winner, one second place business and one finalist.
In the 2026 Best of Portland Readers’ Poll, Skinner Law earned the finalist spot for the best estate law firm.
About Willamette Week
Willamette Week is an independent digital and print newspaper serving the Portland area. In addition to being a great place to learn about local culture, events and news, it’s notable as the only weekly newspaper in U.S. history to have won a Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting.
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Skinner Law Thanks You for Your Support
We’d like to congratulate all the other businesses that were honored in Willamette Week’s 2026 Best of Portland Readers’ Poll, and we’d like to thank all the readers who took time to vote for their favorite businesses. Your recognition means a lot to us.
If you’d like to see firsthand why Willamette Week readers voted for Skinner Law for their estate planning needs, contact us.