David W. Read, Esq.
David Read practices family law litigation and mediation throughout Utah. Prior to establishing his own firm, his practice was at the regional law firm of Strong & Hanni and later at the national divorce law firm of Cordell & Cordell. David also serves as professor of business law and business ethics.
Utah Business Magazine’s list of “Utah Legal Elite” and Super Lawyers have recognized David for his expertise. He provides clients with seasoned legal counsel as he focuses on the most efficient and effective litigation strategies. He works closely and effectively with qualified professionals and expert witnesses, including business evaluators, forensic accountants, clinical psychologists, custody evaluators, social workers, guardian ad litem, and real estate appraisers.
David served as a founding editor-in-chief of the Utah Journal of Family Law. He also served as the Managing Editor of the nationally esteemed academic Journal of Legal Studies Education, a publication of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business.
- University of Houston, J.D. 2009
- London School of Economics, MSc. 2005
- University of Utah, 2004, BA
- Financial Analysis and Valuation for Lawyers, Harvard Law School (2021)
- National Institute of Trial Advocacy, Trial Skills (2012)
- National Institute of Trial Advocacy, ABA Family Law Trial Program (2019)
- Read Law, LLC
- Cordell & Cordell
- Strong & Hanni
- Judicial Clerkship, The Honorable Judge Thomas L. Kay, Utah’s Second District Court
- Business Law Practitioner of the Year (2016) – Utah Bar Association
- Mountain States, Rising Star (2020)
- Academy of Legal Studies Best Paper Award, 2016
- Mountain States Super Lawyers “Rising Stars” (multiple years)
- Utah Business Magazine, Utah Legal Elite (multiple years)
- Family Law Section, Utah Bar Association
- Business Law Section, Utah Bar Association
- American Bar Association, member
- Utah Bar Association, member
- Chair, Business Law Section – 2023 – 2024
- Editorial Board, 2016 Utah Business Law for Entrepreneurs and Managers
- Utah Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Trust in Value Co-Creation Strategies: Moving Toward a Conceptualization We Can Trust.
- Technology-enhanced employees and the Americans with disabilities act
- Erosion of Access to Consumer Bankruptcy’s “Fresh Start” Policy in the United States: Statutory Reforms Needed to Enhance Access to Justice and Promote Social Justice
- Exploring employee misconduct in the workplace: individual, organizational, and opportunity factors
- THE CASE FOR EXTENDING COVERAGE OF THE FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT TO INCLUDE A PERIOD OF TIME FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF A FAMILY MEMBER FOR WHOM LEAVE WAS TAKEN.
- Insights from Snowboard Pedagogy for the Legal Studies Instructor
- Sin Documentos: Legally Instructive Narratives in Mexican-American Memoirs and United States Immigration Law
- A Primer on Teaching the Law of Wills, Probate, and Basic Estate Planning Documents to Business Law Students
- “Put a Ring on It”: A Pedagogical Exploration of Engagement Ring Law in the United States
- Corporation of the Presiding Bishop v. Amos after Thirty Years: Exploring Limits of Religious Freedom, Church Employment, and the Civil Rights Act
- Man’s Inhumanity to Man: Mexican-American Prison Memoirs and the Law
- The Intersection of Divorce and Tort Law in Utah
- 247 CORPORATION OF THE PRESIDING BISHOP v. AMOS AFTER THIRTY YEARS: EXPLORING LIMITS OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, CHURCH EMPLOYMENT, AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT.
- Extending the Leave Protections of the Family and Medical Leave Act
- Teaching Divorce Law in the Business Law Curriculum: An Examination of the Pedagogy, a Substantive Law Primer, and a Case Study
- Religiosity and Consumer Bankruptcy: A State-Level Analysis.
- Read, D. et al. Utah Business Law for Entrepreneurs. Utah State Bar Association, 2016.
What Our
Clients Say
David Read and his office staff were wonderful to work with.
They helped me and my father work through his divorce as quickly and as efficiently as possible. Staff was incredibly professional and answered every question with knowledge and accuracy. I would recommend the Law Office of David W. Read to anyone having to go through a divorce, or any other family law needs.
— Liz S.
Meet Your Divorce Attorneys Right Away!
Whether you’re facing issues with your school or university, or standing up for your rights in education, we’re here to provide the guidance and support you need. Contact us today to take the first step.
