Teaching interests: Estate Planning, Decedents’ Estates, Business Organizations and Secured Transactions.

Education: J. D., Yale Law School, 1989; B.A., (summa cum laude with honors in Philosophy), University of Memphis, 1986.

Experience: Visiting Assistant Professor of Law, Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, 2000-2001 and 2008 – Present; Adjunct Professor of Law, Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, 1999-2008; Associate, Black, McLaren, Jones, Ryland & Griffee,1997-2008; Associate, Cravath, Swaine & Moore,1989-1994.

Admitted: New York, Tennessee.

Achievements:  Lynda Wray Black has practiced law in New York City and Memphis, primarily focused in the areas of estate planning, probate and trusts.  Her practice also has encompassed representation of not-for-profit organizations, contracts, sureties law and domestic relations.

Email: L.Black@memphis.edu