Stevan L. Black
Founding Member

Email: sblack@blackmclaw.com

Stevan L. Black practices in the areas of federal and state civil litigation, domestic relations, and personal injury litigation. He has been admitted to practice before all courts of the state of Tennessee; U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. Claims Court; and U.S. Supreme Court.

Mr. Black received a B.S. in Chemistry from Mississippi State University in 1970. He earned a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from the University of Tennessee College of Law in 1973. While in law school, Mr. Black was a member of the Tennessee Law Review.

Mr. Black is listed in The Best Lawyers of America, Family Law, 2001-2009, and has been selected "Mid-South Super Lawyer" in Family Law, 2006-2009.

Mr. Black is a member of the Memphis Bar Association, the Tennessee Bar Association, and the American Bar Association. He is a Master in the Leo Bearman, Sr. Chapter, American Inns of Court.

Presentations:

“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.

Reported Cases:

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).