Paul J. Cambria, Jr.

Paul J. Cambria, Jr.


Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria LLP

Recognized since 1983

Buffalo, New York

Practice Areas

Criminal Defense: General Practice

Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Land Use and Zoning Law

Litigation - First Amendment

Litigation - Land Use and Zoning

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Paul J. Cambria, Jr. is recognized as one of the nation’s preeminent attorneys. He focuses his practice in the areas of criminal trials, criminal appeals, constitutional law, First Amendment law, zoning and land use, antitrust, and professional licensing defense.

Mr. Cambria has built a strong reputation for successfully representing individuals and businesses in complex, high-profile cases at all levels of the courts, including state, federal, and the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Cambria’s practice is nationwide, and he divides his time between the firm’s offices in Buffalo and Los Angeles. He has represented many prominent individuals, including the publisher Larry Flynt and musicians DMX and Marilyn Manson.

He is a member of the firm’s Management Committee and is chairman of the Criminal Department.

Speaking Engagements

  • New York State Bar Association
  • First Amendment Trial Lawyers Association

Professional Activities

  • Member of the New York State Bar Association
  • Member and past president of the New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
  • Member and past chairman of the Criminal Justice Section of the New York State Bar Association and a current member of the Executive Committee
  • Member of the Office of Court Administration Criminal Law and Procedure Advisory Committee
  • Member and past president of the First Amendment Trial Lawyers Association

Practice Areas

Location
  • 42 Delaware Avenue, Suite 120
    Buffalo, NY 14202
Education
  • University of Toledo, J.D., graduated 1973
Bar Admissions
  • New York, State of New York
  • California, State of California
  • District of Columbia, District of Columbia
  • Pennsylvania, State of Pennsylvania

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2013 - Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Litigation - Land Use and Zoning, Buffalo (2013)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Criminal Defense: General Practice
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Land Use and Zoning Law
  • Litigation - First Amendment
  • Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
Special Focus:
  • Appellate
  • Appellate
  • Constitutional
  • Drug Offenses
  • DWI Defense
  • Environmental Crimes
  • Federal
  • First Amendment
  • Government Investigations
  • Grand Jury
  • Litigation
  • State
  • State and Federal
  • Tax-Evasion Defense
  • Vehicular Manslaughter
  • Violent and Nonviolent Crimes
  • Zoning
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • DUI / DWI Defense
  • First Amendment Law
  • Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants

Publications

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