Background
Black, Robert Allen was born on August 15, 1954 in Ocala, Florida, United States. Son of Allen Harrison and Rose Marie (Dupree) Black.
Black, Robert Allen was born on August 15, 1954 in Ocala, Florida, United States. Son of Allen Harrison and Rose Marie (Dupree) Black.
University of Texas at El Paso (Bachelor of Arts, 1977). Texas Tech University (Juris Doctor, summa cum laude, 1980). Phi Kappa Phi; Order of the Coif.
Casenote Editor, 1979-1980, Texas Tech Law Review.
Partner Mehaffy & Weber, Beaumont, Texas, since 1980, managing partner, since 1998.
Note, "In the Wake of Bates," 10 Texas Tech Law Review 166, 1978. Comment, "A Constitutional Revolution in the Law of Libel: New York Times and Gertz Applied," 11 Texas Tech Law Review 611, 1980.
President Humane Society Southeast Texas, Beaumont, 1983-1989. Board directors Young Men’s Christian Association, Beaumont, 1985-1987, Beaumont Community Players, 1989-1991. Host television show Pets on Parade, Beaumont, 1986-1987.
Member Beaumont City Planning and Zoning Commission, 1987-1990. Member Beaumont History Landmark Commission, 1989-1990. Fellow: American Bar Association, Texas Bar Foundation (board trustees since 2007).
Member: American Bar Association Foundation, American Contract Bridge League (president unit 201 1991-1993, board governors 1992-1996, president 1994-1996), State Bar Texas (chairman board directors 2006-2007, president-elect 2010-2011, president since 2011), Jefferson County Bar Association (treasurer 1994-1995, president-elect 1996-1997, president 1997-1998).
Book collecting, tennis, history.