Forrest Read

Experience

1. Principal

   Jackson Lewis P.C.

   Jan 2013 — Present · Washington D.C. ; Raleigh-Durham, NC, US

   Practice includes assisting large, medium and small employers, in a range of industries including health care and hospitality, with various business immigration and employment law needs. Represent management/companies predominantly, take individual/family-based immigration cases on a case-by-case basis.Assist employers in obtaining employment-based nonimmigrant visas (e.g, H-1B, L, O, P, TN) for foreign national employees and work-related immigrant (green card) visas, including PERM Labor Certifications, national interest waivers, and EB-1 petitions. Advise employers on compliance with U.S. immigration laws and regulations, as well as responding to worksite audits. Obtain J-1 visa waivers for medical professionals who wish to continue post-training medical careers in the United States. Defend employers in connection with Department of Labor H-1B and H-2B investigations, and handle immigration-related litigation. Provide advice and counsel to employers as to I-9 compliance and preparation and protocols related to ICE audits and raids.Represent clients in a wide array of workplace disputes and litigation before federal and state courts and administrative agencies, including matters related to discrimination, retaliation, harassment, disability, family and medical leave, various wage and hour issues, and intentional torts. Representation includes advising and defending health care clients, particularly academic medical centers responsible for the training of residents and fellows in graduate medical education (GME) programs, with respect to disputes that arise in the GME context as to ongoing or former training. Provide advice and guidance to such clients with respect to ACGME institutional and program requirements, including drafting and refining corresponding house staff manuals and policies.

Education

• Boston University School of Law

  Juris Doctor

  2000 — 2003

• The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), History

  1992 — 1996

Skills

• Civil Litigation
• Corporate Law
• Class Actions
• Employment Law
• Courts
• Immigration Law
• Mediation
• Legal Advice
• Appeals
• Dispute Resolution
• Arbitration
• Legal Writing
• Litigation
• Discrimination
• Legal Research