Stephen Arnold Black
Personal Injury and Immigration Law
I have been practicing Personal Injury and Immigration Law for over 25 years. Throughout my career, I have been honored with several awards including the Wiley W. Manuel Pro Bono Award for Legal Services, the Martindale-Hubbell Client Distinction Award, and three American Jurisprudence Awards for achieving the top grades in three of my Law School classes. I am 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.
In my personal injury practice, I operate on a contingency fee basis, which means clients pay nothing unless they win. My practice primarily focuses on handling cases involving car accidents, slips and falls, trips and falls, security negligence, sexual abuse, premises liability, dog bites, theme park accidents, funeral home misconduct, and other negligence cases.
For immigration matters, I offer services on a flat-fee basis to provide clear pricing for clients. My focus is on family-based immigration, including spousal, fiancé, and immediate relative visas. I represent clients across all 50 states and internationally, and I am dedicated to making the immigration process smooth and accessible.
- 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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- Owner
- The Black Law Firm
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- Associate
- Seltzer and Kay Law Firm
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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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- Florida
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- Texas
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- 11th Circuit
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Free Consultation
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.
- 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
- English: Spoken, Written
- Spanish: Spoken, Written
- Q. Can I sue the police for damages after being tased, leading to brain surgery?
- A: Contrary to popular opinion propagated by the news media, it is extremely difficult to sue the police due to qualified immunity and other vastly superior legal defenses that sovereign entities like state cities and municipalities enjoy compared to private companies. This is why it’s going to be extremely challenging to find a lawyer to take your case even cases with good facts. But don’t despair. If you keep trying to find a lawyer, perhaps someone will represent you.
- Q. How can I bring my nephews from Colombia to the U.S. to live with me?
- A: There’s no family-based immigration category for uncle-nephew relationships under current U.S. law. If your nephew wants to come to the U.S., applying for a student visa is one possibility, but they’ll need a U.S. citizen or green card holder to sponsor them and cover tuition and living expenses. Beyond that, the only real pathway to permanent residency would be if they come on a student or tourist visa, fall in love, and marry a U.S. citizen, then that spouse could sponsor them for a green card.
- Q. How can I include my wife in my NVC application when my daughter sponsored our I-130?
- A: Did your daughter file an I-130 for you and another for your spouse? It looks like your daughter may have misunderstood how the process works. If the daughter is a U.S. citizen over 21, she needs to file separate I-130 petitions, one for her biological parent and another for her stepparent (assuming the marriage happened before she turned 18). Filing just one I-130 and expecting both to be covered won’t work, since immediate relatives don’t get bundled in the same petition.