Curriculum Vitae

JAMES BARON

EMPLOYMENT PROFILE:
1990 - Present	Court-appointed Receiver; Specializes in large real estate and corporate projects. Extensive experience in the areas of environmental evaluation, lender liability, complex litigation, foreclosure, loan fraud, loan sales, and property disposal.
1988 - 1990	Vice President; Pacific Loan Management. Complete loan-servicing company. Specialized in the servicing of delinquent trust deeds, receiverships, REO disposal, build-outs, and foreclosure services.
1981 - 1988	President, Chief Executive Officer; Cal-Star Financial Services. Diversified financial services company including loan servicing, loan origination, receiverships, and mortgage banking; succeeded in taking the company public (NASDAQ) after a period of three years; attained average mortgage funding of $100 million per year. Developed software for foreclosure, loan servicing, law office management, litigation support, accounting, investor relations, and customer service.
1974 - 1981	Managing Partner; Aleta Pacific Financial. Responsible for acquisition, refurbishment, and resale of foreclosure property throughout California.
1972 - 1974	Executive Vice-President and Chief Executive Officer; American Security Systems, Inc. Responsible for start-up and development of industrial security firm to 200 employees; sold company to a Fortune 500 company.
1967 - 1972	Vice-President; American Savings and Loan Association. Responsible for real estate owned, receiverships, construction, foreclosure, and branch acquisition.
Prior	Price Waterhouse & Company San Jose Police Department
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE:
State and federal court appointed Receiver for real property including such diverse projects as high-rise buildings, multifamily projects, hotels, resorts, senior care facilities, construction projects, marinas, malls and shopping centers, with an aggregate value in excess of $700 million. Testified in over 200 cases as an expert witness in the area of foreclosure and fraudulent loans. Thirty years experience in the mortgage, foreclosure, and receiver business. Federal Bankruptcy Examiner for mortgage companies. Former savings and loan executive, specializing in delinquent loan service, foreclosures, and non-performing assets. Active in drafting legislation and testifying before the California legislature regarding foreclosure law and public policy issues. Past instructor with California Continuing Education for the Bar. Certified Data Processing Manager.
AFFILIATIONS:
Past President of the Independent Trustees Association Past Director of the California Trustees Association Certified Protection Professional Licensed Sports Agent Licensed Security Agent Director, Effie Adamson Foundation Former President and Director of Scholarship Associates Former Director of Big Brothers of America Numerous Corporate Boards
OTHER:
U.S. citizen. Served in the U.S. Air Force, cleared through top secret, honorably discharged. Possesses current Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) license. Also maintains commercial helicopter and seaplane ratings. Type rated to fly Cessna Citation Jets. Team gold medal recipient in the 1985 World Barefoot Water Ski Championships.