Mississippi College Law Review, Executive Editor 2001-02
University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 1998
Also Admitted
Mississippi
Memberships Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
David J. Ayo is an associate in the Lafayette office of Allen & Gooch. His primary areas of practice include professional liability — predominantly in the defense of attorneys in legal malpractice actions — and business litigation in federal, state and bankruptcy court. David's appellate practice includes the prosecution and defense of appeals, as well as assisting other members of the firm with various appellate matters. David also has assisted and appeared in matters pending before various federal and state regulatory bodies.
Prior to obtaining his LL.M. from Georgetown University Law Center, David served as a judicial clerk for Justice William L. Waller Jr. of the Supreme Court of Mississippi, where he assisted in matters ranging from death penalty direct appeals to complex commercial and insurance appeals.
Noteworthy Cases
Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Co. v. Jones, 948 So. 2d 1243 (La. App. 3 Cir. 2007)
Foley & Lardner, LLP v. Aldar Investments, 491 F. Supp. 2d 595 (M.D. La. 2007)
Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District v. West Cameron Port, Harbor and Terminal District, Federal Maritime Commission, Docket No. 06-02, 2007 WL 2468431
