- Date Of Birth: August 13, 1930
- Date Of Death: July 11, 2016
- State: New Jersey
Paul J. Giblin, Sr., Esq. of Paramus, New Jersey the son of the late Thomas Giblin and Catherine Giblin, passed away on Monday, July 11, 2016. He was 85 years old.
Paul attended Holy Trinity High School in Hackensack where he was an outstanding athlete in both baseball and basketball. He graduated from Rutgers University and went on to attend Seton Hall Law School at night while working at Bendix to support his family. He began his career as a Shop Steward at Bendix and found that he wanted to continue to help unions through the law.
Mr. Giblin started his law firm, Giblin & Giblin in 1966 after graduating from Seton Hall School of Law.
Early in his legal career, he was one of the foremost trial lawyers in New Jersey, with a number of his trials receiving nationwide news coverage.
During his esteemed career of more than fifty years, Mr. Giblin served as counsel for municipalities, school boards and governmental agencies statewide. He also served as Special Labor Advisor to Governor Meyner.
During his 50 year career as an attorney, he was honored with numerous awards, was a tireless advocate for civil rights, and fought for the rights of the workers to unionize. He was widely considered an expert in negotiations and labor law.
Along with his love for the Yankees and the Giants, he also enjoyed music and dancing. After losing his daughter, Colleen Giblin, at five years of age, he and his wife, Vickie, created the Colleen Giblin Foundation. With the support of his clients, colleagues and friends, Paul & Vickie raised millions of dollars for research on brain tumors. The foundation continues its efforts to find cures for illnesses of the brain.
He had a passion for NASCAR racing, which he developed as a stock car driver in his youth. He looked forward to his annual pilgrimage to the Daytona 500.
In his youth, Paul raced pigeons and belonged to several pigeon racing clubs. He would later become the attorney for the International Federation of American Homing Pigeon Fanciers, Inc.
He is survived by his wife Victoria, his children, Paul Jr., Brian and his wife Elisa, Kevin, Todd and his fiancé Kim Bargamento. He is also survived by his grandchildren Paul & Cristin Giblin, Chris and Janelle Sisco, Casey and Jacqueline Giblin, Christie and Michael Gonzalves, Brian Giblin, Jr., Jennifer and Kevin Giblin, seven great grandchildren and twenty one nieces and nephews.
He is also survived by his sisters, Virginia Freeman, Patricia Craig, Anne Cirello, Mary Bacco, Ruth Sgambati and his brother Thomas Giblin.
Paul will be remembered by family, friends and colleagues for his generous nature, sharp mind and loving heart.
