Lee H. Ayres was selected by Best Lawyers of America as Lawyer of the Year for 2025.

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Best Lawyers complies its list of outstanding lawyers by conducting exhaustive peer review surveys in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers evaluate their professional peers. Moreover, inclusion in one year does not necessarily result in inclusion in following years. Lawyers must maintain the positive reviews by their peers for recognition in subsequent polls to remain in each edition. Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review. The process is designed to capture as accurately as possible the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional ability of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area.

Lee H. Ayres has been recognized in Best Lawyers each year since 2005. He has been recognized in the areas of commercial litigation, environmental litigation, real estate litigation, trust and estates litigation, oil and gas law, personal injury litigation for defendants, and product liability litigation for defendants. Most recently, Lee H. Ayres was named as 2025 Lawyer of the Year for environmental litigation. He was previously named Lawyer of the Year in 2017 and 2020 for personal injury litigation on behalf of defendants. He was also recognized as Lawyer of the Year in 2023 for product liability litigation on behalf of defendants.