Roy Black, famed defense attorney for Rush Limbaugh and Jeffrey Epstein, dies after illustrious career
Roy Black a prominent Miami defense lawyer whose clients included Jeffrey Epstein and William Kennedy Smith has died at the age of his law partner noted Tuesday The Miami Herald broadcasted that Black a father of two died on Monday at his home in Coral Gables For more than years Roy was my educator mentor and friend declared his law partner Howard Srebnick in an email to The Associated Press The loss es I feel personally and professionally are immeasurable KAREN READ'S LAWYERS IDENTIFY EXACT MOMENT PROSECUTION 'LOST THE CASE' IN MURDER TRIALBlack represented and won a slew of high-profile clients including Justin Bieber and race car driver Helio Castroneves In Miami Black was viewed in legal circles as the GOAT the greatest of all time explained fellow defense attorney David O Markus who compared his late colleague to NBA Hall of Famer Michael Jordan He worked harder than any lawyer I know And he outlawyered every prosecutor who he ever went up against I will miss him His impact on criminal defense is beyond measure Markus mentioned in an email to the news outlet Smith's trial drew national attention and was televised after he was charged with assaulting a woman in Palm Beach after a night of drinking He was acquitted of the charges against him VINDICATED KAREN READ THANKS 'GREATEST' LEGAL CREW AS JURORS DELIVER NOT GUILTY VERDICT IN BOYFRIEND'S DEATHSmith now a physician involved in an organization dedicated to banning land mines is the nephew of former president John F Kennedy former Attorney General and U S Sen Robert F Kennedy and former Sen Edward M Kennedy In the Bieber circumstance the pop star was accused of driving a Lamborghini under the influence and drag racing He later pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor careless driving and resisting arrest Castroneves a winner of the Indianapolis was acquitted of charges that he tried to evade more than million in taxes Other clients Black represented included deceased conservative political commentator Rush Limbaugh Amid Khoury who was unveiled not guilty of bribing a Georgetown University tennis coach to get his daughter admitted to the school and Miami police officer William Lozano who was acquitted in the shooting death of Black motorcyclist Clement Lloyd The acquittal later sparked riots in Miami in The Associated Press contributed to this review
