1 0 0 ▁most ▁influ ential ▁law y ers ". ▁ ▁Education ▁and ▁career ▁Born ▁in ▁New ark , ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁Gib b ons ▁was ▁raised ▁in ▁Belle ville , ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁Saint ▁Bened ict ' s ▁Pre par atory ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁Gib b ons ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Cross ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁with ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Science ▁degree ▁and ▁from ▁Harvard ▁Law ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁with ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁La ws . ▁After ▁gradu ation , ▁Gib b ons ▁joined ▁the ▁firm ▁of ▁C rum my ▁& ▁Cons od ine . ▁After ▁several ▁years ▁with ▁the ▁firm , ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁a ▁partner ▁and ▁the ▁firm ’ s ▁name ▁changed ▁to ▁C rum my , ▁Cons od ine ▁& ▁Gib b ons . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁Gib b ons ▁became ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁State ▁Bar ▁Association , ▁and ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Governor ’ s ▁Commission ▁on ▁Civil ▁Dis orders . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁during ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁New ark ▁ri ots ▁which ▁left ▁ 2 3 ▁people ▁dead ▁and ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 , 5 0 0 ▁arrested . ▁ ▁The ▁firm ▁respond ed ▁by ▁sending ▁cars ▁full ▁of ▁law y ers ▁to ▁cour th ouses ▁to ▁speed ▁up ▁the