Background
Schoonmaker, Samuel V. was born on September 1, 1935 in Newburgh, New York, United States.
Schoonmaker, Samuel V. was born on September 1, 1935 in Newburgh, New York, United States.
Yale University (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1958, Phi Beta Kappa). Yale Law School (Juris Doctor, 1961).
Worked at Schoonmaker & George, Professional Corporation (Greenwich, Connecticut) specializing in Family Law. Admitted to the bar, 1961, Connecticut and United States. District Court, District of Connecticut.
1967, United States.
Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. 1965, United States. Supreme Court. Member, Board of Editors: Fairshare, 1980.
American Journal of Family Law, 1993.
Company-Author: "Connecticut"s New Approach to Marriage Dissolution," 47 Connecticut Bar Journal 375, 1974. Author: "Frequently Stated or Unstated Criteria in Equitable Distribution States," Law & Business, Incorporated., 1980.
"Settling Disputes Over Tangible Personal Property," Fairshare, April, 1982. Member, Advisory Committee on Reorganization and Unification of Connecticut Courts, 1974-1976.
Company-Chairperson, Gender Bias in the Workplace Committee, 1991.
Attorney State Trial Referee, 1989. Chairman, Connecticut Child Support Commission, 1984-1986. Member: Connecticut Family Support Advisory Committee, 1986.
Advisory Board of National Legal Resource Center for Child Advocacy and Protection, 1988.
Member: Connecticut (Chairman: Family Law Section, 1971-1974. Bench/Bar Relations Committee, 1976.
Senior Topical Editor, Connecticut Bar Journal, 1977) and American (Chairman, Bill of Rights of Children Committee and Federal Legislation and the Family Committee. Member of National Council, 1977-1994, Secretary, 1979-1980, Vice Chairman, 1980-1981, Chairman-Elect, 1981-1982 and Chairman, 1982-1983, Family Law Section.
Member, House of Delegates, 1984-1994) Bar Associations.
Fellow: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Member, Board of Managers, Connecticut Chapter, 1975). International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Connecticut Bar Foundation.
American Bar Foundation.
Member, Board of Editors: Fairshare, 1980. American Journal of Family Law, 1993. Fellow: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Member, Board of Managers, Connecticut Chapter, 1975).
International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.
Connecticut Bar Foundation. American Bar Foundation.