Samuel J. Buffone

Background

Buffone, Samuel J. was born on October 3, 1946 in New Kensington, Pennsylvania, United States.

Education

University of Pittsburgh (Bachelor of Arts, 1968). Georgetown University (Juris Doctor, 1971).

Career

Worked at Ropes & Gray (Washington, District of Columbia) specializing in White Collar Crime Law, RICO, Complex Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1971, Pennsylvania. 1973, District of Columbia.

1978, United States.

Supreme Court. United States. Court of Appeals, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 9th, 11th and District of Columbia Circuits. Member, Editorial Board, Georgetown Law Review, 1970-1971.

Author: "The Offenses of Richard M. Nixon," Quadrangle, 1974.

"Defending A Civil RICO Case: Defenders Strategies and Tactics," Partito Liberale Italiano (Italian Liberal Party), 1984. "The Businessman"s Guide to the Comprehensible Crime Control Acting," American Bar Association, 1985.

"Departures from Federal Sentencing Guidelines in White Collar Cases," American Bar Association, 1989. "The RICO Debate," Constitution Volume 2, Number.

2, Winter 1990; "The Federal Sentencing Commission and the Importance of Process," 5 Federal

Sent. Rpt. Number. 4 (1992). "Organizational Sanctions under The Federal Sentencing Guidelines: The Importance of Compliance Programs," (1991) (Prentice Hall). Adjunct Professor, Washington College of Law, American University, 1989.

Law Clerk, Frances L. Van Dusen, United States.

Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 1971-1972. Member, Committee on Appellate Advocacy of the Appellate Judges Conference, 1984.

Member, Advisory Board, RICO Litigation Reporter, 1984—. Chairman, Practitioners Advisory Committee, United States Sentencing Commission, 1989-1992.

Vice Chairman, Prentice Hall RICO Litigation Update, 1989-1993.

Member: The District of Columbia Bar. American Bar Association (Chairperson, Committee on Forfeiture, 1986—. Committee on Sentencing Commission, 1986-1990.

Vice Chairman, Committee on RICO, 1986-1988.

Member, White Collar Crime Committee, 1984—, Criminal Justice Section).

Achievements

• Samuel J. Buffone has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Works

• book

  • The Offenses of Richard M. Nixon: A guide for the people of the United States; bribery, and other high crimes and misdemeanors,

    (Offenses of Richard M. Nixon, The: A Guide for the People...)

  • Offenses of Richard M. Nixon, The: A Guide to His Impeachable Crimes
  • The Offenses of Richard M. Nixon: A guide for the people of the United States; bribery, and other high crimes and misdemeanors, by William A. Dobrovir (1974-01-01)

• Other Work

  • Offenses of Richard M. Nixon, The: A Guide to His Impeachable Crimes
  • The Offenses of Richard M. Nixon: A guide for the people of the United States; bribery, and other high crimes and misdemeanors, by William A. Dobrovir (1974-01-01)

Membership

Member, Editorial Board, Georgetown Law Review, 1970-1971.