Paul Cambria is a Buffalo, NY based first amendment attorney who has represented various figures and companies within the pornography industry. Cambria received his Juris Doctorate degree from University of Toledo College of Law in 1973 and a BA from State University of New York at Fredonia in 1969.
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. He has argued several cases before the Supreme Court of the United States. His 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 publisher Larry Flynt and musicians DMX and Marilyn Manson, and bio-artist Steve Kurtz.[1]
After George W. Bush's 2000 election, there was concern within the pornography industry regarding possible future U.S. Justice Department prosecution over obscene material. Cambria is known for creating a list of sex acts that he recommended pornographers not film so as to avoid possible legal problems with the U.S. Government. It became known as "The Cambria List" and is controversial and subject to interpretation, even within the porn industry, particularly with regards to whether it is best applied only to box cover art.[2]
The PBS series Frontline in their programme "American Porn" revealed some of the items on the list.[3]