Employers turn to Read for strategic advice on personnel policies, employee handbooks, employment agreements, grievance and appeal procedures, dispute resolution programs, and non-compete and trade secret issues. He also develops and delivers customized management and employee training on workplace harassment prevention, internal investigations, whistleblower protections, and other compliance topics.

A trusted advisor to cities, counties, sheriffs and other constitutional officers, regional commissions, water and sewerage authorities, library systems, housing authorities, pension boards, and other state and local governmental entities, Read co-chairs the firm’s Public Sector Industry Group and is a member of the Litigation and Trials Practice Group. His track record includes numerous appellate victories – several before the Georgia Supreme Court – on issues ranging from the enforceability of employment agreements to constitutional questions affecting public employers.

Education

• J.D., 1987, University of South Carolina
• B.S., 1984, University of South Carolina

• Bar Admissions

• Georgia
• South Carolina