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 approach of offering both family law and estate planning services under one roof.
Led by managing attorneys Gary Ashmore and Lori Ashmore Peters, the firm handles complex divorces, high-net-worth divorce, probate, and estate planning matters across the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Gary Ashmore, who leads the family law practice, has been licensed in Texas since 1995 and is a Texas Super Lawyer in Family Law (2024–2026) with an AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell. Lori Ashmore Peters, who leads the estate planning and probate practice, has been licensed since 1996, has been selected to Texas Super Lawyers in Estate Planning & Probate for 15 consecutive years, and is recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for Trusts and Estates.
According to Gary Ashmore, the integration of family law and estate planning allows the firm to address issues that often arise in complex divorces, such as 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,' he said.
The firm was co-founded by the late Dallas County Probate Court Judge Joseph E. Ashmore, Jr. and his son Gary Ashmore. It serves clients in 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. Both attorneys have served as Attorney Ad Litem and Guardian Ad Litem in Texas courts, and Lori Ashmore Peters has served as a special probate judge for Probate Court No. 3 in Dallas County.
For more information, visit www.AshmoreLaw.com.
