The Ashmore Law Firm, P.C., a Dallas-based 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 comprehensive approach to handling complex legal matters.
The firm is led by two managing attorneys: Gary Ashmore, who heads the family law practice, and Lori Ashmore Peters, who leads the estate planning and probate practice. Both attorneys bring decades of experience and have earned prestigious accolades. Gary Ashmore has been licensed in Texas since 1995 and has been selected to Texas Super Lawyers in Family Law from 2024 to 2026, holding an AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell. Lori Ashmore Peters, licensed since 1996, has been 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 an AV Preeminent rating.
The firm's integrated structure allows clients to benefit from coordinated strategies across family law and estate planning. As Gary Ashmore noted, complex divorces often involve trusts, businesses, and multi-generational assets, and having both practices under one roof helps identify issues early. This approach prevents clients from paying for gaps that can arise when attorneys from different firms work on separate strategies.
The Ashmore Law Firm was co-founded by the late Dallas County Probate Court Judge Joseph E. Ashmore, Jr. and his son Gary Ashmore. The firm serves clients in Dallas, Garland, Lewisville, Plano, Frisco, Highland Park, and the greater DFW area. Practice areas include divorce, 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 Texas Probate Courts. Gary Ashmore has also served in these roles. The firm's recognition by Expertise.com reflects its commitment to excellence and client service in both family law and estate planning.
