Roy Black[1] (born February 17, 1945 in New York City) is a criminal defense attorney. He is best known for his gaining an acquittal, in 1991, of William Kennedy Smith on charges of rape and for his representation of conservative radio commentator Rush Limbaugh on charges related to Limbaugh's alleged misuse of OxyContin, a pharmaceutical opioid.
In addition to his legal work, Black provides legal commentary for various NBC news shows and played the "managing partner" of The Law Firm[2], a short-lived reality-based TV show pitting lawyers against each other week-to-week in a legal version of The Apprentice.
Black holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Miami, graduating in 1967, and a Juris Doctor from the University of Miami School of Law. While attending UM, Black was a member of the Zeta Epsilon chapter of Alpha Tau Omega. Following his 1970 graduation, he received the highest possible score on the Florida Bar Exam.
Currently a partner in Black, Srebnick, Kornspan & Stumpf, a Miami-based criminal defense firm, Black also serves as a professor of criminal evidence at the University of Miami School of Law.
