The Ashmore Law Firm, P.C., a Dallas-based law firm specializing in family law and estate planning, has achieved a rare dual recognition from Expertise.com, earning the 2026 #1 featured provider ranking in two categories: Best Divorce Lawyers in Garland, Texas and Best Probate Lawyers in Lewisville, Texas. This distinction underscores the firm's unique approach of offering both family law and estate planning services under one roof, which can be particularly valuable for clients with complex financial portfolios.
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. 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, licensed since 1996, has been selected to Texas Super Lawyers in Estate Planning & Probate for 15 consecutive years (2012–2026), recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for Trusts and Estates in 2025 and 2026, and also holds the AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rating (2022-2026).
According to Gary Ashmore, the integration of both practices is a strategic advantage: "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 approach can have significant implications for clients, particularly those involved in high-net-worth divorces or complex probate matters. By coordinating family law and estate planning strategies from the outset, the firm aims to minimize conflicts and ensure that asset division, tax implications, and future planning are aligned. For the legal industry, this dual ranking highlights the growing recognition of interdisciplinary practices that address the interconnected nature of family and estate law.
The Ashmore Law 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. 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. For more information, visit www.AshmoreLaw.com.
