The Ashmore Law Firm, P.C., a Dallas law firm handling family law and estate planning, has been named Expertise.com's 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, where both family law and estate planning practices operate 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 and has been selected to Texas Super Lawyers in Family Law for 2024–2026. Lori Ashmore Peters, licensed since 1996, has been selected to Texas Super Lawyers in Estate Planning & Probate every year from 2012 through 2026 and has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for Trusts and Estates in 2025 and 2026. Both attorneys hold the AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell.
According to Gary Ashmore, the firm's integrated approach benefits clients dealing with complex divorces that often 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,” he said.
The Ashmore Law Firm, P.C. was co-founded by the late Dallas County Probate Court Judge Joseph E. Ashmore, Jr. and his son Gary Ashmore. The firm 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 Texas Probate Courts. Gary Ashmore has also served as Attorney Ad Litem and Guardian Ad Litem in Texas courts.
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