Paul T. Fader (May 14, 1959 – December 11, 2017) was a partner and member of Florio Perrucci Steinhardt & Fader, LLC.

Professional career

New Jersey Governor's Office

In 2003, New Jersey Governor James E. McGreevy tapped Paul to serve as Director of the Authorities Unit and Deputy Chief Counsel. As the Director of Authorities Unit, Paul worked as the New Jersey Governor’s liaison to the

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’s 53 independent authorities, boards and commissions, which include the

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, the Sports and Exposition Authority, the Casino Reinvestment and Development Authority, and the Economic Development Authority. Paul superintended more than 44,000 employees, and an annual aggregate revenue stream exceeding $14 billion. In 2004, Paul was asked to serve as Chief Counsel to then Governor

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. Upon on the resignation of

as Governor and his replacement by

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as acting

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, Paul was asked to serve as Codey's Chief Counsel and provide legal counsel to, and representation for, the Governor of the State of

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on a daily basis pertaining to issues involving all aspects of state governance. While serving as Chief Counsel to Governor Codey, Paul spearheaded the Governor's initiative to establish a new stadium in the Meadowlands for both the

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and

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, the first multi-professional football sports stadium. In 2014, Paul was ranked one of the top ten Lawyer-Lobbyists in the State of

in the New Jersey Law Journal Legal Almanac. In the fall of 2014, Paul was appointed General Counsel to the Utility & Transportation Contractors Association of New Jersey.

Mayor of Englewood, New Jersey

Paul served two consecutive terms as

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. Paul was elected Mayor of City of Englewood in 1997 and re-elected as Mayor in 2000. In Paul's first year in office he led the movement to create a magnet school at

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in an effort to end years of Litigation regarding the ''de facto'' segregation. The effort ultimately culminated with the establishment of the Academies at Englewood, a prestigious regional high school program for high achievers. Englewood also received th
New Jersey Future

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Award for its Downtown Revitalization and Redevelopment project. In Paul's fourth year as Mayor, ''

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'' magazine named Englewood as #1 City in which to live.

Democratic Party

Fader served as a member of executive committee and parliamentarian of the

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to the

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. Again, in 2012 Paul was elected as a delegate for President

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to the 2012 Democratic National Convention.

Personal life

Married to Jill Morgan Fader, and father of Jack, Lucas, Morgan and Sydney Fader. Fader has written extensively on law, government and other issues in several publications including the '' New Jersey Conference Mayors Magazine'', ''

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'', '' 201 Magazine'' and the ''

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''. In 2009,

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named Paul one of the 101 Most Influential People in

. Fader died on December 11, 2017.

Charity involvement

Early in his career, Paul worked with the Vietnam Veterans of America and in 1984 received the

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's Walk for Awareness in 1999. The Walk has helped raise over $1.4 million for The Leslie Simon Breast Care and Cytodiagnosis Center. Funds help provide

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and other life-saving services for uninsured and underinsured women in the communities. In addition, these funds help the hospital to secure state-of-art technology to help in the battle against

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References

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