HANOVER, Md. — The two veteran attorneys of Hudson Cook are scheduled to receive the American Financial Services Association's 2009 Distinguished Service Award.

Fittingly, the honors will be bestowed upon the firm's founding partners, Tom Hudson and Robert Cook.

"I know of no other individuals who are more deserving of this award than Tom and Robert," said Jean Noonan, a Hudson Cook partner who is located in the company's Washington office.

"They have dedicated their entire legal careers to the practice of consumer credit compliance and their counsel has been sought by most of the leading financial institutions," she related.

The awards will be presented at the opening session of AFSA's annual meeting and leadership conference at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel on Oct. 26 in the nation's capital.

The association's distinguished service award was first presented in 1941 and is its highest award given to individuals who have "contributed to the growth of the financial services industry while also helping to advance the objectives of its national trade association through volunteer service," according to AFSA.

Hudson Cook LLP, which was founded 12 years ago by the two attorneys, provides legal compliance services nationwide through 34 lawyers located in its California; Connecticut; Washington, D.C.; Maryland; New York; and Michigan offices.

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