Background
Black, Michael V. was born on June 28, 1948 in Belle Fourche, South Dakota, United States.
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Michael V. Black
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Saint John"s University (Bachelor of Arts, 1970). University of South Dakota (Juris Doctor, 1975).
Career
Worked at Black & Gottlieb (Phoenix, Arizona) specializing in Criminal Law, White Collar and Drug Defense. Admitted to the bar, 1975, South Dakota. 1981, Florida; 1983, Arizona, United States.
District Court, District of Arizona and United States.
Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Delta Theta Phi. Lecturer: "Jury and Attorney Selection Tactics for High Profile and Unusual Cases," State Bar of Arizona Annual Convention, 1995.
"Common Evidentiary Issues in Federal Criminal Cases," National Hispanic Bar Association Conference, 1994. "Handling Large Document Cases," District of Arizona Federal Mini-Conference, 1993.
"Money Laundering Pretrial Motions and Defenses," Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice Annual Seminar, 1993.
"Electronic Surveillance," Maricopa County Bar Association Seminar, 1993. "Avoiding the Witness Chair," Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice Annual Seminar, 1992. "Federal Criminal Banking, Money Laundering, and Structured Transaction Statutes," Maricopa County Bar Association Seminar, 1992.
"Defending Multiple Conspiracies," State Bar of Arizona, 1992.
District of Arizona Federal Mini-Conference, 1989. "The Arizona Grand Jury: What lieutenant Is and How lieutenant Works," Maricopa County Bar Association Annual Conference, 1989.
Federal Bureau of Investigation Agents Annual Conference (Arizona), 1989. Assistant Attorney General, South Dakota, 1978-1980.
Assistant State Attorney, Organized Crime/Public Corruption Unit, Broward County, Fort
Lauderdale, Florida, 1981-1983. Assistant Federal Public Defender, District of Arizona, 1983-1985. Judge Pro Tempore, Maricopa County Superior Court, Phoenix, Arizona, 1989-1992.
Member: The Florida Bar.
State Bar of South Dakota. State Bar of Arizona (Member, Criminal Rules Committee, 1991-1995.
Arizona Supreme Court Committee on More Effective Use of Juries, 1993). National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Board of Directors, 1995).
Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice (Member, Board of Directors, 1989-1995).
Arizona Bar Foundation. Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference (Lawyer Representative). (Certified Specialist, Criminal Law, Arizona Board of Legal Specialization).
While emphasizing white collar and drug defense, Michael V. Black and Stacey F. Gottlieb represent individuals and corporations in state and federal courts in criminal cases.
Mr. Black has tried over 100 felony jury trials in several states. Not only is he listed as one of The Best Lawyers in America (1995-1996), he also appears in Martindale-Hubbell"s Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers in the field of criminal law.
He also is one of 770 criminal defense lawyers nationwide to be selected by his peers to be listed in the National Directory of Criminal Defense Attorneys.
Achievements
Membership
Member: The Florida Bar. State Bar of South Dakota. State Bar of Arizona (Member, Criminal Rules Committee, 1991-1995.
Arizona Supreme Court Committee on More Effective Use of Juries, 1993).
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Board of Directors, 1995). Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice (Member, Board of Directors, 1989-1995).
Arizona Bar Foundation. Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference (Lawyer Representative).
(Certified Specialist, Criminal Law, Arizona Board of Legal Specialization).
