Lamont E. Buffington

Of Counsel

Detroit Office
(313) 446-5513
lbuffington@garanlucow.com

Martindale-Hubbell AV-Rated

Education

• B.A., Morehouse College, high honors, 1972
• J.D., University of Michigan Law School, 1975

Bar Admissions

• Georgia, 1975
• Michigan, 1977

Professional memberships

• State Bar of Michigan, Panelist, Attorney Discipline and Grievance Committee, Chairperson of Negligence Law Section 1996-1997, State Bar Board of Commissioners 1994-present, Building Commissioner 1994-present
• State Bar of Georgia, Negligence Section
• Detroit Bar Association Public Advisory Committee Panel Chairperson, 1992; Board of Trustees, 1991-1994
• Wolverine Bar Association
• National Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• Michigan Defense Trial Counsel
• Association of Defense Trial Counsel
• International Association of Defense Trial Counsel
• Defense Research Institute
• Wayne County Competitiveness Counsel, Sub-committee on Liability Awards and Litigation Environment, appointed by Wayne County Executive Edward McNamara

Practice

• Drug and Medical Device
• Medical Malpractice
• Municipality Litigation Defense
• Employment Litigation

Publications

• “Role of Local Counsel in Mass Litigation,”
• “Building a Solid Foundation for Trial Success: The Litigation Team,” (Defense perspective), presented October, 1992
• Expert Witness Discovery: A Defense Perspective, presented State Bar of Michigan, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1999

Other

• Past member of the D.R.I. Drug and Medical Device Committee and the D.R.I Conference speaker.
• Past member of the Board of Directors for Wayne County Neighborhood Legal Services.
• Past member of the Expansion of Legal Practice Committee.
• Past member of the Certification and Specialization Committee.
• Served as the Assistant Corporate Counsel to the City of Detroit from 1977 until 1978.