Legal Career and State Senate
First elected in 2002, Adelman co-authored Georgia's post-conviction DNA testing law in 2003. After the 2004 court ordered redistricting of Georgia's legislative districts, Adelman was re-elected to the newly configured 42nd District and was chosen by his colleagues to be Minority Whip. Following the 2006 election, Adelman became Chairman of the Senate Urban Affairs Committee and was one of the only Democrats to chair a committee in the heavily Republican Georgia legislature.
As a senator, Adelman was recognized by the Women's Resource Center for his accomplishments combatting domestic violence.
Prior to becoming U.S. Ambassador, Adelman was as equity partner in the law firm Sutherland, Asbill and Brennan LLP for more than ten years. He became one of the youngest people to ever be made an equity partner at the firm, which, in 2010, paid each such partner on average in excess of $1 million.
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