Stevan L. Black
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 50 years of experience
Family Law, Personal Injury
530 Oak Court Drive, Suite 360, Memphis, TN 38117
About Stevan L. Black
Practice Areas
- Family Law
- Personal Injury
Education
- University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1973Juris Doctorate
- Law Review: Tennessee Law Review, Member
- Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi, 1970B.S., Bachelor of Science
- Major: Chemistry
Representative Cases
- Hyneman v. Hyneman, 152 S.W.3d 549 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2003)
- Honeycutt v. Honeycutt, 152 S.W. 3rd 556 (Tenn. App. 2003)
- Burlew v. Burlew, 40 S.W.3d 465 (Tenn. 2001)
- Goodman v. Goodman, 8 S.W.3d 289 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1999)
- Dellinger v. Dellinger, 958 S.W.2d 778 (Tenn. App. 1997)
- Herrera v. Herrera, 944 S.W.2d 379 (Tenn. App. 1996)
- Black v. Blount, 938 S.W.2d 394 (Tenn. 1996)
- Culp v. Culp, 917 S.W.2d 233 (Tenn. App. 1995)
- Malone v. Malone, 842 S.W.2d 621 (Tenn. App. 1992)
- Halloran v. Kostka, 778 S.W.2d 454 (Tenn. App. 1988)
- Seessel v. Seessel, 748 S.W.2d 422 (Tenn. 1988)
Classes and Seminars
- “Family Case Law Update,” Memphis Bar Association Bench Bar Conference, Destin, Florida, May, 2011
- “Tax Considerations in Family Law Cases,” Memphis Estate Planning Council, Memphis, Tennessee, 2008
- “Family Law Tax Issues,” Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants Federal Tax Conference, Franklin, Tennessee, 2004
- “Tax Law for the Rest of Us – Family Law Tax Issues,” Tennessee Bar Association, Memphis and Nashville, 2004
- “The Significance of Relative Fault in Property Division and Alimony: A Survey,” Law Education Institute, Aspen, Colorado, 2003
- “Divorce – Alimony and Property Issues,” Memphis Bar Association Bench Bar Conference, Destin, Florida, May 2001
- “Tax Issues in Family Law Cases,” Memphis Bar Association, 1999
- “Making the Record on Appeal,” Memphis Bar Association Bench Bar Conference, Destin, Florida, 1999
- “Making Tax Laws Work for Your Client,” Tennessee Bar Association, Family Law Section, 1994
- “Hedonic Damages: The Pleasure Principle,” Law Education Institute, Vail Colorado, 1990 and 1992, Orlando, Florida, 1991
- “Summary Judgment After Celotex,” Vail, Colorado, 1991
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Tennessee, 1973
- U.S. District Court Western District of Tennessee
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Mississippi
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Tennessee
Other Affiliations
- Memphis Bar Association, - (Discipline and Ethics Committee)
- Memphis Bar Association, - Present (Fee Dispute Committee)
- Tennessee Bar Association (Member)
- American Bar Association (Member)
Fraternities and Sororities
- Phi Alpha Delta
Articles
Published Works
- Agency: Right of Injured Party to Hold Master Liable Under Doctrine of Respondeat Superior Tennessee Law Review, Vol. 40, 1973
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- 27 years of experienceFamily Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Appellate, Civil Litigation
- 47 years of experienceCommercial Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Insurance, Environment, Construction, Debtor & Creditor
Nearby Lawyers
- Family Law
- Personal Injury
- 3.8 miles away
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