Each summer, the Best of the Willamette Valley Awards recognize the local businesses and professionals making an impact across the region. In 2026, GNS Law Group was honored in three legal categories, earning Gold for Criminal Defense Law, Silver for DUI/DWI Law, and Bronze for Personal Injury Law.
The 2026 honors follow another three-category showing in 2025, when GNS Law Group earned Gold for Criminal Defense Law and Silver for both DUI/DWI Law and Personal Injury Law. Together, the results mark two consecutive years of recognition across the firm’s core practice areas.
A Track Record You Can Look Up
For anyone weighing which lawyer to call, an award like this quietly answers the first question on their mind. Has this firm done it before? The Gold for Criminal Defense is the sixth GNS has earned in the category since 2021. Six wins across six cycles is not luck, and it is not a marketing line. It is the cumulative weight of cases worked, verdicts won, and clients who came out of a hard situation in far better shape than they went in.
Reputation in this field gets built in the courtroom and confirmed at the ballot box. On both counts, GNS keeps landing at the top.
Where the Three Medals Come From
Each award traces back to a distinct corner of the firm’s work.
The Gold sits at the heart of the practice. Our criminal defense attorneys stand between clients and the full weight of the state, from misdemeanors to Measure 11 charges that carry mandatory minimum sentences, in both state and federal court.
The Silver recognizes a defense that rewards speed. Our DUI and DUII defense work often turns on choices made in the first day after an arrest, when the evidence, the court deadlines, and the threat to your license all start moving at the same time.
The Bronze points to the civil side of the docket. When someone is hurt because another party was careless, our personal injury lawyers chase the real value of that claim against insurers engineered to pay as little as possible.
Why These Awards Carry Weight
The Best of the Willamette Valley is not a paid placement or an editor’s pick. Winners are nominated and chosen by people across the region, the same neighbors, former clients, and local businesses who have watched the firm work. Recognition that comes from the community a firm actually serves is the kind worth keeping.
To everyone who took the time to nominate and vote for GNS Law Group, thank you. These results belong to you as much as to the firm.
Talk to GNS Law Group
An award describes a track record. What matters, when you are the one facing charges or putting your life back together after an injury, is what that track record can do for your case. GNS Law Group (Gilroy Napoli Short) brings former-prosecutor insight, a deep bench across criminal and civil matters, and a reputation the Willamette Valley has now backed for a sixth straight year.
Reach out to start a conversation about your situation and where the firm can step in.
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