Stevan L. Black

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Stevan L. Black: Attorney with Black McLaren Jones Ryland & Griffee, P.C.
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Biography

A founding member of BMJRG, Stevan L. Black concentrates his practice in the areas of federal and state civil litigation, family law and personal injury litigation. He is admitted to practice before all courts of the state of Tennessee; U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee; U.S. District Court, Middle 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. He is also a Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31 Listed Family Mediator.

A graduate of Mississippi State University, Mr. Black received his B.S. in Chemistry in 1970 and earned his Juris Doctorate 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’s numerous awards include recognition in The Best Lawyers in America as Lawyer of the Year in Family Law Memphis in 2018 and 2021. He has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America from 1999 to 2024 and has earned a Martindale-Hubbell AV rating since 1990. Other accolades include Super Lawyers, Mid-South, 2006-2009 and 2011-2022 (first family law practitioner to be selected); National Association of Distinguished Counsel, Nation’s Top One Percent, 2015; Orpheus Award, the Memphis Development Foundation (the Orpheum Theatre), 2012; and Distinguished Service Award, Mississippi State University Alumni Association, 2003.



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Areas of Practice (57)

  • Divorce
  • Family Law
  • Alimony
  • Annulment
  • Child Advocacy
  • Child Care
  • Child Custody
  • Child Custody Mediation
  • Child Dependency
  • Child Protection
  • Child Abduction
  • Child Abuse and Neglect
  • Child Support
  • Child Welfare
  • Childrens Rights
  • Cohabitation Agreements
  • Day Care
  • Divorce Arbitration
  • Divorce Mediation
  • Divorce Taxation
  • Domestic Torts
  • Domestic Violence
  • Equitable Distribution
  • Family Arbitration
  • Family Mediation
  • Fathers Rights
  • Grandparents Custody
  • Grandparents Visitation Rights
  • Independent Adoptions
  • Interstate Support
  • Juvenile Dependency
  • Juvenile Law
  • Legal Separation
  • Marital Agreements
  • Marital Property Distribution
  • Marital Property Law
  • Marital Property Settlements
  • Matrimonial Bankruptcy Law
  • Matrimonial Law
  • Military Divorce
  • Name Changes
  • No Fault Divorce
  • Parental Rights
  • Parenting Time
  • Paternity
  • Post Divorce Modification
  • Post Nuptial Agreements
  • Premarital Agreements
  • Private Adoptions
  • Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDROs)
  • Restraining Orders
  • Spousal Support
  • Step Parent Adoptions
  • Termination of Parental Rights
  • Uncontested Divorce
  • Third Party Custody
  • Visitation Rights
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Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Mississippi State University, B.S., Chemistry, 1970
Law School Attended:
University of Tennessee College of Law, J.D., 1973
Year of First Admission:
1973
Admission:
1973, 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; U.S. Supreme Court
Memberships:
Memphis (Member: Discipline & Ethics Committee, 1978-1983; Judiciary Practice and Procedure Committee, 1983-1985; Fee Dispute Committee, 1985-1988; Family Law Section), Tennessee and American (Member, Sections on: Family Law; Litigation) Bar Associations; Leo Bearman Chapter, American Inns of Court (Master).
Reported 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).
ISLN:
909001184

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