Background
Buffington, Lamont E. was born on October 16, 1950 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
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Lamont E. Buffington, American Lawyer. Bar: Georgia 1975, Michigan 1977. Member American Bar Association, American Judicature Society (panelist, attorney discipline and grievance committee), National Bar Association, State Bar Georgia (litigation section, entertainment law section), State Bar Michigan (negligence section, expansion of legalpractice since 1972), Defense Research Institute.
Education
Morehouse College (Bachelor of Arts, with high honors, 1972). University of Michigan (Juris Doctor, 1975).
Career
Worked at Garan, Lucow, Miller, Seward & Becker, P.C. (Detroit, Michigan) specializing in General Civil Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Insurance and Negligence Law. Workers Compensation, Products Liability, Malpractice Liability Law.
Toxic Tort, Drug Liability, Premises Liability and Subrogation. Trials.
Admitted to the bar, 1975, Georgia. 1977, Michigan.
Author: "Role of Local Counsel in Mass Litigation," Defense Research Institute Drugs and Medical Devices Conference 1989 (presenter) and Drug Product Liability Reporter, 1990.
"Building a Solid Foundation for Trial Success: The Litigation Team," (defense perspective), presented at the ICLE Seminar, October, 1992. Past Member, DRI Drug and Medical Device Committee and DRI Conference Speaker, 1989. Past Member: Board of Directors, Wayne County Neighborhood Legal Services, 1983-1985.
Expansion of Legal Practice Committee, 1977-1980. Certification and Specialization Committee. Assistant Corporation Counsel, City of Detroit, 1977-1978.
Member: Detroit (Public Advisory Committee Panel Chairperson, 1992), Wolverine, National and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Georgia (Litigation and Entertainment Law Sections). State Bar of Michigan (Panelist, Attorney Discipline and Grievance Committee).
Michigan Defense Trial Counsel. Association of Defense Trial Counsel. Negligence Law Section Council.
International Association of Defense Counsel. Defense Research Institute. American Judicature Society (Board of Trustees, Detroit Bar Association Foundation, 1991-1994).
Wayne County Competitiveness Council (Sub-committee on Liability Awards and the Litigation Environment, appointed by Wayne County Executive Edward McNamara). The law firm was founded in 1948 by Daniel Garan, Milton Lucow and Albert Miller upon their graduation from law school. Begun as a tort defense firm, our principal focus has remained the same to the present.
The firm was relatively small through the 1950's and 1960's, when tort work primarily centered around auto negligence and premises liability. As tort law has expanded, so too has our practice and our clientele.
Membership
Member, DRI Drug and Medical Device Committee and DRI Conference Speaker, 1989. Past Member: Board of Directors, Wayne County Neighborhood Legal Services, 1983-1985. Expansion of Legal Practice Committee, 1977-1980.
Certification and Specialization Committee. Assistant Corporation Counsel, City of Detroit, 1977-1978. Member: Detroit (Public Advisory Committee Panel Chairperson, 1992), Wolverine, National and American Bar Associations.
State Bar of Georgia (Litigation and Entertainment Law Sections). State Bar of Michigan (Panelist, Attorney Discipline and Grievance Committee). Michigan Defense Trial Counsel.
Association of Defense Trial Counsel. Negligence Law Section Council. International Association of Defense Counsel.
Defense Research Institute. American Judicature Society (Board of Trustees, Detroit Bar Association Foundation, 1991-1994). Wayne County Competitiveness Council (Sub-committee on Liability Awards and the Litigation Environment, appointed by Wayne County Executive Edward McNamara).
