Overview

• Roy Black died at his Coral Gables home on July 21 after battling an illness, his law partner Howard Srebnick and wife Lea Black confirmed.
• Esteemed as the greatest criminal defense lawyer of his generation, he first gained national prominence with the 1991 acquittal of William Kennedy Smith.
• Over his decades-long career he secured victories for high-profile clients such as Jeffrey Epstein, Justin Bieber, Helio Castroneves and Rush Limbaugh.
• He taught criminal evidence at the University of Miami School of Law and regularly contributed legal commentary to national publications.
• He is survived by his wife Lea, their son RJ and his daughter Nora.