ILAN S. SCHOENBERGER
4^th District

Please feel free to contact Ilan at:
(845) 638-5269 or
email Schoenbi@co.rockland.ny.us

Personal:
"...the most powerful county legislator..."
(Columnist Bob Baird, Rockland Journal News, January 9, 2003)

Ilan was born in Jerusalem, Israel. He is married to Rhoda F. Schoenberger, Esq., elected Town Justice of the Town of Ramapo. They have two children.

Education:

St. Johns University, School of Law. Graduated with a Juris Doctor degree in 1971.

Pace University in New York City. Graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1969.

Attended Rockland Community College and graduated with an Associates degree in Applied Arts in 1967.

Employment:

Currently Ilan is the Finance Director of the Town of Ramapo.

Ilan has a private Law practice, Schoenberger & Schoenberger, Esqs.

Ilan was elected to the Rockland County Legislature in January of 1996 to represent the Town of Ramapo, presently representing Legislative District 4.

From February through December of 1995, Ilan was the Deputy Town Attorney for the Town of Ramapo.

Ilan acted as Legislative Counsel from January 1994 through February 1995.

For ten years, 1983-93, Ilan was the County Attorney for Rockland. Previously, he was the Deputy County Attorney from 1978-83 and the Assistant County Attorney from 1975-78.

Admissions:

Admitted to practice law in the State of New York in February 1972.
Admitted to the United States District Court, Southern District, New York, 1975.
United States District Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 1975.
United States Supreme Court, 1977.
United States Tax Court, 1974.

County Government Committee:

Chairman of the Legislature's Budget and Finance Committee for 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2000, 1999, 1998 and served as Chairman of the Legislature for 2001 and 2002. He also served as Chairman of the Planning and Public Works Committee in 2003 and 2004 and is currently the Vice Chairman of the Government Operations Committee.
During Ilan’s approximately 30 years in town government he has served on numerous committees to review government operations, procedures and proposals including among others: the Special Committee on Campaign Reform, Special Committee on Court Facilities Capital Plan, the Special Committee to Study Withdrawal from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the Magistrates Committee to Study the Creation of a District Court System for Rockland County.

Ilan was the County Attorney at the time a County Charter/Executive Form of Government was created.

Current Member of the Solid Waste Management Authority and has been a member for 12 years.