Biography
Renee Read’s skilled and effective representation is why she is chosen by professionals (lawyers, physicians, dental, veterinary, etc.), executives and business owners for their divorce and family law needs. She is a top-ranked lawyer with over 20 years of legal experience, regularly handling complex and high asset divorces. She provides superior counsel and support to clients across the Fox Cities region and surrounding areas. Her primary practice areas are divorce and family law. In addition, she represents professional practices for debt collection matters.
Honored for her outstanding professionalism and service, Ms. Read has consistently earned recognition as being among the top 2.5% of lawyers in her region as well as designation as an attorney of distinction from numerous organizations. Her clients routinely provide her with superb reviews resulting in her receiving an Avvo Rating of 10/10 and repeat selection for the Client Champion award from Martindale-Hubble (fewer than 1% attain this). Heavily involved in her local community, she received the Fox Cities Future 15 Award, became a Fellow of the Wisconsin Law Foundation, and has recently joined its Board of Trustees and Board of Directors.
Attorney Read is an active member of the Winnebago and Outagamie County Bar Associations as well as the State Bar of Wisconsin. She served two terms (2019-23) as the District 3 Representative to the State Bar of Wisconsin Board of Governors, which oversees the policy making and the operation of the State Bar of Wisconsin. She also served on the Executive Committee for the Board of Governors. Atty. Read recently is currently one of the State Bar Delegates to the American Bar Association and is a member of the Family Law Section. Furthermore, she has conducted numerous lectures and seminars across her region on a variety of legal topics, most recently acting as a CLE presenter in the area of family law for the State Bar Solo & Small Firm Conference.
Ms. Read is an attorney and partner with Remley Law, S.C., in Neenah, Wisconsin. Before joining Remley Law she practiced in Southern Wisconsin where she developed a strong foundation in several areas of law, which remains beneficial in her current specialized practice.
Growing up in an agricultural setting in Dubuque County, Iowa, Ms. Read learned the values of hard work and service to others at a very early age, and she instills these virtues each and every day in serving her clients. As such, she provides the highly personalized counsel her clients need to make the best-informed decisions regarding the legal issues that will affect them and their families for years to come, and she has gained a reputation for her innate ability to devise effective strategies to help her clients achieve their goals and the favorable outcomes they seek.
Education
- Saint Louis University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri
- Juris Doctorate and Health Law Certificate
- Honors: Dean’s Scholar scholarship
- Hamline University School of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota
- Visiting Student - 2003
- Honors: National Dean’s List.
- University of Iowa, Iowa
- Bachelor of Science, with honors - 2000
- Major: Microbiology
Seminars
- Are you Kid-ding? Child Custody, Placement and Support, Co-Presenter, State Bar of WI Solo & Small Firm Conference, 2023
Pro-Bono Activities
- Member & Past President, Fox Cities Morning Rotary
- Volunteer, Winnebago County Free Legal Assistance Clinic
- Past President, Samaritan Counseling Center of the Fox Valley, Inc.
- Member, Fox Cities & Fox West Chambers of Commerce
- Member, Fox Valley Women Lawyers
- Member, Lawyer Referral & Information Service
Court Admissions
- Wisconsin, 2004
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, 2011
- U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, 2005
Professional Associations
- Family Law Section Member, American Bar Association & State Bar of Wisconsin
- House of Delegate, American Bar Association
- Past District 3 Representative, State Bar of Wisconsin Board of Governors (7/1/19 - 6/30/21)
- Member, Winnebago & Outagamie County Bar Associations
- Past Member, State Bar of Wisconsin Leadership Development Committee
Practice Areas
- Divorce 60%
- Family law 20%
- Collections 20%
Bar Admissions
- Wisconsin, 2004
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, 2011
- U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, 2005
Recognition
- Super Lawyers – Family Law, 2023 - 2024
- Rising Star – Family Law, 2015 - 2018
- Client Champion - Silver, Martindale-Hubbell, 2022 - 2024
- Fellow, Wisconsin Law Foundation, 2020
- Future 15, Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce & The Post-Crescent, 2013