Lee H. Ayres
Member
T: 318-227-3304
F: 318-227-3804
INDUSTRIES/PRACTICES
Business and Commercial Litigation
Energy, Oil and Gas and Natural Resources Litigation
Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith Defense
Professional Errors and Omissions
Premises Liability Litigation
Products Liability Litigation
Trial Practice
BAR ADMISSIONS
Louisiana, 1988
BIOGRAPHY
Lee H. Ayres is a trial lawyer. He has approximately 35 years of experience in civil litigation, including business and commercial disputes, oil and gas litigation, natural resources litigation, products liability claims, professional malpractice defense, trucking defense, personal injury claims, fraud claims, insurance coverage, and insurance bad faith defense.
Lee received his law degree from the Louisiana State University Law Center, where he was a member of the Louisiana Law Review and the Order of the Coif, an honorary society of the top ten percent of each graduating class. He was ranked 4th in his law school class. He was admitted to practice in 1988. He is licensed to practice in all Louisiana district and appellate courts and the Louisiana Supreme Court. Lee is also admitted to practice in the federal district courts sitting in Louisiana and the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal.
Lee is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. The ACTL is a premier invitation-only organization of exceptional trial lawyers from diverse backgrounds in the United States and Canada. It maintains and seeks to improve the standards of trial practice, professionalism, ethics, and the administration of justice. He serves on the ACTL Boot Camp Committee, which presents trial advocacy programs for young lawyers.
Lee is also a Senior Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America. The LCA is an invitation only trial lawyer honorary society. Membership is limited to 3,500 Fellows, representing less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers. In the LCA, Lee serves as Vice-Chairman of the International Institute for Environmental, Energy, and Natural Resources Litigation.
Lee is also a member of the Defense Research Institute (DRI), the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC), the Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel (LADC), the Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit, the Louisiana State Bar Association, the Shreveport Bar Association and the New Orleans Bar Association.
Lee has previously served on the Board of Directors of the LADC, as well as a faculty member for the LADC Trial Academy. Lee has also served as a faculty member for LSU Law School’s Trial Advocacy Training Program.
From 2006-2009, Lee was the State Representative for Louisiana to the DRI. In 2008, he was named as the Outstanding State Representative. Lee served on the Board of Directors for the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (LABI) from 1994-2000. He also served on LABI’s Executive Committee from 1998-2000.
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Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D. 1988
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana; B.S. Business Administration 1985
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Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
Senior Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
“AV” rating on Martindale-Hubbell
Named by Lawdragon in 2023 & 2024 as a member of the 500 Leading Litigators in America
Paul M. Hebert Law Center Hall of Fame
Order of the Coif
Selected to be a member of National Association of Distinguished Counsel, 8th year
Louisiana Law Review
Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2005 through 2025
Named by Best Lawyers in 2023 as “Lawyer of the Year” in the Shreveport area in the category of “Product Liability-Defendants”
Named by Best Lawyers in 2017, 2020, and 2023 as “Lawyer of the Year” in the Shreveport area in the category of “Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants”
Named by Best Lawyers in 2025 as “Lawyer of the Year” in the Shreveport area in the category of “Litigation-Environmental”
Recognized in Best Lawyers in America 2025 for work in Commercial Litigation, Litigation -Real Estate and Trusts and Estate, as well as Oil and Gas law, Personal Injury and Product Liability
Listed in Super Lawyers for Louisiana, 2007 through 2023
Listed by Super Lawyers as being among the “Top 50” in Louisiana in 2020 and 2021
Listed in SB Magazine as one of Shreveport-Bossier’s best lawyers, 2006 through 2023
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Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
Senior Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
Member, Louisiana State Bar Association
Member, Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit
Member, New Orleans Bar Association
Member, Shreveport Bar Association
Member, International Association of Defense Counsel
Member, Defense Research Institute
Member, Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
Chairman, LADC Environmental and Energy Law Practice Group – 2024 – 2025
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Substantial jury and bench trial experience.
Extensive litigation of commercial and business disputes, including claims for breach of contract and property disputes.
Extensive litigation involving successions, donations, last wills and testaments, and trusts.
Litigation of oil and gas matters such as cases involving the disputed existence of mineral servitudes, the disputed existence of mineral leases, and disputes over ownership of lease bonuses.
Litigation of land use and property matters.
Substantial litigation of professional liability claims including medical malpractice, legal malpractice, accounting malpractice, and claims of malpractice against counselors, pastors, and other professionals.
Extensive litigation of insurance matters, including coverage issues and insurance policy interpretation.
Extensive litigation of liability cases in other diverse areas, including personal injury claims, claims made against owners of business premises, defective products claims, and strict liability claims.
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Faculty member, Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel Trial Academy (multiple years)
Faculty member, LSU Law School Trial Advocacy Training Program (multiple years)
Faculty member, ACTL’s Boot Camp Committee (2023)
Lee is also a frequent author and speaker on topics such as trial techniques, natural resource litigation, fraud litigation in Louisiana, bad faith litigation, products liability, and media relations in high profile litigation.