Admissions
- Mississippi
- Illinois (inactive)
- Missouri (inactive)
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
- All Mississippi State Courts
Education
B.S., Louisiana State University, 1987
J.D., University of Mississippi School of Law, cum laude, 1990
George Read is a shareholder in the firm’s Oxford office and joined the firm’s Jackson office shortly after graduation from law school in 1990. George opened the firm’s Oxford office in 1995. George is Chair of the Alternative Dispute Resolution practice group and limits his practice of law to the areas of Workers’ Compensation and Alternative Dispute Resolution.
Professional Affiliations
American Bar Association
American Inns of Court, Williams C. Keady Chapter
Claims & Litigation Management Alliance (CLM)
Defense Research Institute
Illinois Bar Association (inactive)
Lafayette County Bar Association
Mississippi Bar Foundation, Fellow
The Mississippi Bar Association
Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association
Missouri Bar Association (inactive)
Phi Delta Phi
Honors & Awards
Best Lawyers in America®, Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
Council on Litigation Management (CLM)
Executive Committee, Workers' Compensation Section of the Mississippi State Bar
Kenneth C. Perry Professional Award
Martindale-Hubbell, AV Preeminent® Rated
Phi Kappa Phi, University of Mississippi
Lecturer on workers’ compensation matters
Recognitions
- Seventeen Daniel Coker Horton & Bell, P.A., Attorneys Named 2015 Best Lawyers and Two Named Lawyer of the Year
- Eighteen Daniel Coker Horton & Bell Attorneys Recognized As 2016 Best Lawyers In America®.
- Best Lawyers Named Eighteen Daniel Coker Horton & Bell to Best Lawyers for 2018
- 2019 Daniel Coker Horton & Bell Best Lawyers in America Announced
- 19 Daniel Coker Horton & Bell, P.A. lawyers named to 2020 Best Lawyers®
News
- August 20, 2020
- June 2020
- August 15, 2019
- April 2019
- August 15, 2017
- August 15, 2016
- August 17, 2015
- August 18, 2014
- September 2013