India, July 23 -- Roy Black, one of the nation's most prominent defense attorneys, died at 80 on Monday, at his home in Coral Gables, Florida.

"Roy Black was the greatest criminal lawyer of our generation, perhaps in American history, achieving acquittals over a span of 50 years in some of the most challenging and notorious cases of all time," his partner, Howard Srebnick said in an email to AP.

Srebnick has been working with Black for 30 years now. Roy Black was viewed as the GOAT in Miami legal circles, a fellow defense attorney noted, and has represented clients like Justin Bieber and Jeffrey Epstein. The lawyer compared Black to NBA Hall of Famer Michael Jordan.

Roy Black reportedly died while battling an illness. However, details ...