Paul J. Cambria Jr. (Retired)

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 Other Sources of Feedback About Paul J. Cambria Jr. (Retired) Included on the 2025Upstate New York Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2024 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list 2023 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list 2022 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list 2021 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list 2020 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list 2019 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list 2018 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list 2017 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list 2016 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list 2015 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list 2014 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list 2013 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list 2012 New York Super Lawyers Super Lawyers list 2011 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list 2010 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list 2009 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list 2008 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list 2007 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list

• Of Counsel

• Speaker, New York State Bar Association
• Speaker, First Amendment Trial Lawyers Association
• Representative Clients
• Publisher Larry Flynt
• Musicians DMX
• Marilyn Manson

• New York
• California
• District of Columbia
• Pennsylvania

• 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)