Paul J. Cambria Jr. (Retired) - Buffalo, NY
Attorney at Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria LLP
Criminal Defense Trials and Appeals Lawyers in Buffalo, NY
42 Delaware Avenue Suite 120 Buffalo, NY 14202 - 3924
Buffalo Criminal Defense Trials and Appeals Lawyer
Updated: 03/02/2026
Areas of Practice
- Criminal Defense Trials and Appeals
Attorney Information
Overview
Paul J. Cambria, Jr. is recognized as one of the nation’s preeminent attorneys. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Cambria focused 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 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 maintained a nationwide practice, and he divided 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.
Over the course of his career, Mr. Cambria argued several cases before the United States Supreme Court.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- The Best Lawyers in America, 1983 - Present
- Corporate Award from the Variety Club Telethon
- Named to Best Lawyers for Criminal Defense:Non-White-Collar, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, First Amendment Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation-First Amendment, and Litigation-Land Use and Zoning
- AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell, AV Peer Review Rating to signify highest recognition in legal ability and professional ethics
- Named to the Top 50 among all attorneys named to New York Super Lawyers, Upstate Ed.
- Named to Business First/Buffalo Law Journal's Who's Who in Law for Criminal Defense
- Named to The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100
- Named "Buffalo Best Lawyers Litigation - Land Use and Zoning Lawyer of the Year" for 2032 by Best Lawyers in America
- Named “Litigation—Land Use and Zoning Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers in America, 2013 - Present
- America’s Top 100 Attorneys: Lifetime Achievement Membership
- Named to Super Lawyers every year since its Upstate New York inception, 2007 - Present
- Nation’s Top One Percent by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel, 2015 - Present
- Legal Elite of Western New York
- The National Trial Lawyers Top 100
- Named to list of Western New York’s 250 most influential people in 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 by Business First
Education
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Legal Education
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University of Toledo College of Law,
Toledo,
Ohio, 1973
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
Honors: cum laude
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University of Toledo College of Law,
Toledo,
Ohio, 1973
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Non Legal Education
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State University of New York College,
Fredonia,
New York, 1969
A.B., Bachelor of Arts
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State University of New York College,
Fredonia,
New York, 1969
Current Employment Position(s)
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Of Counsel
Classes and Seminars
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Speaker, New York State Bar Association
- Speaker, First Amendment Trial Lawyers Association
Representative Clients
Publisher Larry Flynt
Musicians DMX
Marilyn Manson
Bar Admissions
- New York
- California
- District of Columbia
- Pennsylvania
Other Affiliations
- New York State Bar Association (Member)
- New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Member)
- New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Past President)
- New York State Bar Association, Criminal Justice Section (Member)
- New York State Bar Association, Criminal Justice Section (Past Chairman)
- New York State Bar Association (Member, Executive Committee)
- First Amendment Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
- First Amendment Trial Lawyers Association (Past President)
- Office of Court Administration Criminal Law and Procedure Advisory Committee (Member)
- Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria LLP, Management Committee (Member)
- Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria LLP, Criminal Department (Chairman)
- Criminal Justice Section of the New York State Bar Association (Member)
- Criminal Justice Section of the New York State Bar Association (Past chairman)
- Criminal Justice Section of the New York State Bar Association, Executive Committee (Current member)
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Contact
42 Delaware Avenue
Suite 120
Buffalo, NY 14202 - 3924
Phone: (716) 849-1333
Fax: (716) 855-1580
Email: Send a message
Website: https://www.lipsitzgreen.com/attorneys/cambria-paul/
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