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 underscores the firm's unique ability to handle complex legal matters that often intersect, such as high-net-worth divorces involving trusts, businesses, and multi-generational assets.
Led by managing attorneys Gary Ashmore and Lori Ashmore Peters, the firm offers a cohesive approach to clients facing divorce and estate planning challenges. Gary Ashmore, who has been licensed in Texas since 1995, leads the family law practice and has been selected to Texas Super Lawyers in Family Law from 2024 to 2026. He also holds the AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell. His sister, Lori Ashmore Peters, leads the estate planning and probate practice. Licensed since 1996, she has been selected to Texas Super Lawyers in Estate Planning & Probate every year from 2012 through 2026—15 consecutive years—and has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for Trusts and Estates in 2025 and 2026. She also holds the AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating.
Gary Ashmore emphasized the benefit of having both practices under one roof: '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.' This integrated approach ensures that clients receive coordinated advice, potentially saving time and reducing conflicts between legal strategies.
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. Ms. 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. Mr. Ashmore has also served as Attorney Ad Litem and Guardian Ad Litem in Texas courts.
The recognition from Expertise.com is based on a rigorous evaluation process that considers factors such as reputation, credibility, experience, and client feedback. Being named #1 in both categories highlights the firm's expertise and dedication to its clients. For more information, visit AshmoreLaw.com. The firm can also be found on Facebook and Instagram.
