Paul J. Cambria, Jr. is an American criminal defense and appellate attorney, who has represented various figures and companies within the

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industry as well as many prominent white collar defendants. Cambria received his Juris Doctor degree from the

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in 1973 where he graduated first in his class and a BA from the

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in 1969. He has been named one of the best lawyers in America for over 25 consecutive years. He is the past president of the New York state criminal defense lawyers' associationand Past chair of the New York State bar Association criminal Justice section. He has argued before the

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. He is admitted to the bar in New York and California. D.C. and Pennsylvania. A partner at the Buffalo-based law firm Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria, he practices in the areas of Criminal Trials, Appeals, Constitutional Law, First Amendment, Zoning, Antitrust, and Professional Licensing Defense. His practice is nationwide and he divides his time between the firm's offices in Buffalo and Los Angeles. He has represented nationally prominent figures including publisher

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, musicians DMX and

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, Deputy A.J. Previty, NHL all-star

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, and

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ist Steve Kurtz, as well as local figures in Western New York such as Frank Parlato and Steve Pigeon. As of 2019, Cambria is in negotiations to purchase Lancaster Speedway, a local

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track. He is a member of the local chapter of

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The Cambria List

After

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's 2000 election, there was concern within the pornography industry regarding possible future U.S.

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prosecution over

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material. In 2001, Cambria was commissioned by adult entertainment company

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to create a list of sex acts that pornography film producers should avoid filming, in order to prevent possible legal problems with the U.S. government; it became known as "The Cambria List". The PBS series ''

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'' in their program "American Porn" revealed some of the items on the list.

References

External links

Cambria interview transcript
from NPR's On the Media
Coverage of the referenced Frontline episodes
by

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