Paul T. Fader
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Paul Fader joined Florio Perrucci Steinhardt & Fader as a named partner in January 2006, having served as Chief Counsel to New Jersey Governors James McGreevey and Richard Codey. Paul heads the firm's Construction and Public Contracting Group and the Government and Regulatory Affairs Group, and is a member of the Education Law practice group. He also heads the firm's northern New Jersey office in Rochelle Park.

A native of northern New Jersey, Paul graduated cum laude from William Paterson College and received his Juris Doctorate from Rutgers University School of Law. He first clerked for the Honorable Sylvia B. Pressler and then practiced law with Connell Foley L.L.P. where he became a partner.

Paul joined the New Jersey government's leadership team during the McGreevey administration as Chief of the Authorities unit where he was responsible for the Governor's relationships with more than 40 independent authorities, boards and commissions. His work included coordination among all authorities to achieve better planning and infrastructure improvements. Paul served on the board of New Jersey Transit, the School Construction Corporation and the Capital City Redevelopment Authority.

In 2004, Paul was named by Governor Codey as Chief Counsel. In that capacity, he provided daily legal counsel to, and representation for, the Governor on issues involving all aspects of state government.

Paul has been included in PolitickerNJ.com's Power List of Most Influential People in New Jersey for the past five years. In January 2009, New Jersey Monthly Magazine listed Paul as one of the 101 Most Influential People in New Jersey. A noted author on construction and public contract law, Paul's work has been featured in publications such as New Jersey Conference of Mayors' Quarterly Magazine and Construction Law Update and Fast Fax.

Paul has long been involved in the national, state and local Democratic party. He served on then-Congressman Robert Torricelli's staff in the 1980s for the U.S. House of Representatives, as a delegate for President Clinton to the 1996 Democratic National Convention, as a member of the Federal Judicial Nominating Committee for the Federal District Court of the State of New Jersey and as a transition team member for New Jersey Governors James McGreevey and Richard Codey. He served two successful terms as Mayor of Englewood.

His professional memberships include the New Jersey Bar Association and its Committee on Construction and Public Contract Law, the Bergen County, N.J., Bar Association, the New Jersey Alliance for Action and the Building Contractors Association of New Jersey.

pfader@florioperrucci.com

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