Mr. Adleson has been a real estate attorney since 1976. He is the senior shareholder in the law firm of Adleson, Hess & Kelly, P.C. Mr. Adleson is a past President and Legislative Chairman for the California Trustees Association (now “UTA”) and currently serves as corporate counsel and as a state director of UTA. Mr. Adleson has represented numerous lenders, trustees, purchasers, title companies and others in trials, arbitrations, DRE licensee administrative hearings, appeals, amicus curiae briefs, class actions, unfair business practices action and in many other areas involving real estate, lending and foreclosure. Mr. Adleson is a past instructor of real estate and foreclosure classes at DeAnza Community College and San Jose State University and has taught numerous DRE and CLE approved continuing education classes throughout the world. He has also presented legal update programs for UTA, California Mortgage Association (“CMA”), the National Business Institute, local CTA chapters and bar associations and has been a speaker for CMBA, REOMAC, as well as for numerous other groups. Mr. Adleson is a former attorney for the California Court of Appeal and has testified before the judiciary committees of both the California Assembly and California Senate, in addition to drafting proposed legislation that has ultimately become law in California. Mr. Adleson has frequently been called upon to testify as an expert witness throughout California.