Admitted
1970, Florida; 1975, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1976, U.S. Supreme Court; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1984, U.S. Court of Appea
Law School
University of Miami, J.D., 1970
Law School Graduation Year
1970
College
University of Miami, B.A., 1967
Memberships
The Florida Bar; American Bar Association; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Life Member); Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; International Academy of Trial Lawyers; American College of Trial Lawyers (Fellow).
Biographical
Recipient: Award for Highest Score on 1970 Florida Bar Exam; Nelson Poynter Award by American Civil Liberties Union for voluntary representation of prisoners on Florida's death row; 1991 Criminal Justice Award, Dade County Bar Association. Named in The Best Lawyers in America since its inception. Author: Black's Law: A Criminal Defense Lawyer Reveals his Defense Strategies in Four Cliffhanger Cases, Simon & Schuster, 1999. Adjunct Professor, Criminal Evidence Workshop, University of Miami Law School, 1973—. Senior Assistant Public Defender, Miami, 1971-1976. Legal Consultant: NBC News; Today Show; CNN Crossfire.