All you need to know about Roy Black

Roy Black is an American civil and criminal defense attorney, with an estimated net worth of $85 million. Roy Black is best known for two high-profile instances in which he defended William Kennedy Smith and Rush Limbaugh.

Other celebrities Roy has represented include “Cheers” and “Frasier” star Kelsey Grammer, musician Justin Bieber, billionaire/sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, artist Peter Max, “Girls Gone Wild” creator Joe Francis, and car racing driver Helio Castroneves.

Who is Roy Black?

Roy Black was born on February 17, 1945, in New York City. Roy’s parents divorced shortly after his birth, and his mother remarried in 1951 to an automobile executive. The family relocated to Connecticut and then Jamaica. Black attended the University of Miami, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1967 and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Miami School of Law in 1970.

Roy became a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity’s Zeta Epsilon chapter while attending the University of Michigan. When Black passed the Florida Bar Exam, he received the best possible score and worked as a public defender for five years before going into private practice.

How old is Roy Black?

He is currently 78 years old.

What is Roy Black’s net worth?

He is estimated to be worth $85 Million.

What is Roy Black’s career?

Black has been named to “The Best Lawyers in America” every year since 1987, and he has served as NBC’s legal analyst on “The Today Show”. He wrote the book “Black’s Law” in 1999 and is known as “The Professor” due to his “erudition and dedication to education.”

Roy was involved in the acquittal of William Kennedy Smith on rape charges and Helio Castroneves on income tax evasion charges, and he has received numerous awards, including the William R. Butler Community Service Award (University of Miami, 2005), the Criminal Justice Award (Dade County Bar Association, 1991), and Person of the Year (“Daily Business Review,” 2014).

Roy won the “Daily Business Review” Lifetime Achievement Award in 2015 and is a member of the Miami-Dade County Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Lea and Roy purchased a 3,536-square-foot Hollywood Hills property for $1.76 million in 2004 and listed it for $2.895 million in 2016. They also own a larger Hollywood Hills home.

In 2011, Roy and Lea paid $7.1 million for a 10,636-square-foot estate on Miami’s famous Star Island. They listed the beachfront home (which they have never lived in) for $34 million in June 2021. They did not accept any first offers and relisted the home in December 2023 for $37.5 million.