Stephen Arnold Black
Personal Injury and Immigration Law
Stephen has practiced Personal Injury and Immigration Law for more than 25 years. He is a recipient of the Wiley W. Manuel Pro Bono Award for Legal Services, the Martindale-Hubbell Client Distinction Award, and 3 American Jurisprudence Awards-for the top grades in 3 of his Law School classes. He is a member of the State Bars of Florida and Texas, The Orange County Bar, The American Immigration Lawyers Association, The American Bar Association and the U.S District Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts in Florida.
All personal injury cases are handled on a contingency fee basis which means you pay nothing unless you win. Stephen handles all types of injury cases but mainly handles car accidents, slips and falls, trips and falls, security negligence, sexual abuse, premises liability cases, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, dog bites, theme park accidents, funeral home misconduct, and negligence cases.
All immigration cases are handled on a flat fee basis. Stephen mainly handles family immigration cases including spousal visas, fiancé visas and immediate family relative visas. Stephen charges a flat fee of $2,500 for marriage based green cards for a spouse processing inside the US. He charges a flat fee of $2,500 for a fiancé visa or a spousal visa for an immigrant who is processing overseas at the US Consulate.
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Immigration Law
- Citizenship, Family Visas, Green Cards, Immigration Appeals, Investment Visas, Marriage & Fiancé(e) Visas, Student Visas, Visitor Visas, Work Visas
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All Personal Injury cases are handled on a contingency fee basis which means that client pays nothing unless they win the case. All Immigration cases are handled on a flat fee basis with no hidden costs.
- Florida
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- Texas
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- 11th Circuit
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Spanish: Spoken, Written
- Owner
- The Black Law Firm
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- Associate
- Seltzer and Kay Law Firm
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- Whittier Law School
- J.D.
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- Activities: Immigration Clinic
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- Tulane University
- B.A.
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- Activities: Tulane Rugby Club
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- Top Attorney Award
- Avvo
- American Jurisprudence Awards -3 classes
- Bancroft Whitney
- Orange County Bar Association
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- American Bar Association
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- American Immigration Lawyers Association
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- Q. Can I be sued for defamation if I go public with a sexual harassment claim without proof?
- A: OK, so if a female is sexually harassed on the job, in order to pursue a lawsuit against the employer she has to report the harassment to HR. However, once the employer remedies the problem by either terminating the perpetrator or separating the two employees, then you have no claim against the employer. The Supreme Court has decided that employers are not strictly liable for employee on employee sexual harassment, but the employer is liable if they are notice and they failed to remedy the problem. In your case, once the employer was put on notice, the problem was corrected because the other person was transferred to another location. So I don’t think that you have a claim against your employer. ... Read More
- Q. Adjustment of status denied after spouse's withdrawal, now out of status.
- A: If you were the victim of emotional or physical spousal abuse, then you could file an independent petition for a green card under the violence against woman act. The success of an application would depend upon the unique facts of your case. If he was an alcoholic, and he was threatening to withhold immigration benefits unless you act in a certain way, then you may be a good candidate for a VAWA case.
- Q. How can my non-U.S. husband get a green card?
- A: OK, a United States citizen can sponsor her spouse for a green card if that spouse entered the United States with permission. It does not matter if the foreign spouse has overstayed his visa, but he has to prove that he entered legally. If there is no legal entry by the foreign spouse, you can still sponsor him, but he would need to file a waiver, and he would have to go back to his country for the marital interview. You should research our backgrounds and reach out to one of us to represent you through the entire process. Some of us charge a very affordable flat fee to handle a case from start to finish.
