The Ashmore Law Firm, P.C., a Dallas law firm specializing in family law and estate planning, has been recognized by Expertise.com as the 2026 #1 featured provider in two categories: Best Divorce Lawyers in Garland, Texas and Best Probate Lawyers in Lewisville, Texas. This dual recognition is rare for a single firm and underscores the firm's unique structure of handling both high-net-worth divorce and complex probate matters under one roof.
The firm is led by two managing attorneys: Gary Ashmore, who leads the family law practice, and Lori Ashmore Peters, who leads the estate planning and probate practice. Gary Ashmore has been licensed in Texas since 1995, selected to Texas Super Lawyers in Family Law (2024–2026), and holds the AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell (2022-2026). Lori Ashmore Peters has been licensed since 1996, selected to Texas Super Lawyers in Estate Planning & Probate every year from 2012 through 2026, recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for Trusts and Estates in 2025 and 2026, and also holds the AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell (2022-2026).
Gary Ashmore emphasized the strategic advantage of the firm's integrated approach: “Complex divorces almost always involve trusts, businesses, and multi-generational assets. When your family law and estate planning attorneys are in different buildings or on different strategies, clients pay for that gap. Running both practices under one roof — with Lori leading estate planning and probate and me leading family law — lets us catch those issues at the strategy stage rather than after the fact.”
The firm was co-founded by the late Dallas County Probate Court Judge Joseph E. Ashmore, Jr. and his son Gary Ashmore. It serves Dallas, Garland, Lewisville, Plano, Frisco, Highland Park, and the greater DFW area. Practice areas include divorce and complex property division, high-net-worth divorce, family law, estate planning, trusts, probate and estate administration, probate litigation, will contests, guardianship, and business succession planning. Lori Ashmore Peters has served as a special probate judge for Probate Court No. 3 in Dallas County and is a certified Attorney Ad Litem and Guardian Ad Litem in the Texas Probate Courts. Gary Ashmore has also served as Attorney Ad Litem and Guardian Ad Litem in Texas courts.
The recognition from Expertise.com reflects the firm's commitment to providing comprehensive legal services that address the interplay between family law and estate planning. For more information, visit www.AshmoreLaw.com.
