Roy Black was recognized as one of America's leading criminal defense attorneys for decades, particularly noted for his 1991 acquittal of William Kennedy Smith in a nationally televised rape trial. A New York native, he relocated to South Florida for his undergraduate and law education at the University of Miami. Black continued to work at his law firm on Biscayne Boulevard until his recent death at 80 in Coral Gables, where he had been battling an illness.
Roy Black's reputation as one of America's premier criminal defense attorneys was solidified with his notable acquittal of William Kennedy Smith in 1991, which was the first televised trial of its kind.
Black, originally from New York, moved to South Florida for his education and continued to operate his law firm on Biscayne Boulevard even while battling illness.
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