Thomas B. Hudson Partner 410-865-5411 Office Location 7250 Parkway Drive 5th Floor Hanover, MD 21076 Toll Free: 888-422-7529 410-684-3200 Fax: 410-684-2001 Download vCard Printable Version

Professional Experience	Hudson Cook, LLP, 1997 - present Partner, Venable, Baetjer, Howard & Civiletti, Washington, D.C., Chair, Consumer Financial Services Group, 1990-96 Administrative Partner, Willkie Farr & Gallagher, Washington, D.C. Office, 1988-90; Partner, Banking Group, 1986-90 Partner, Semmes, Bowen & Semmes, Baltimore, Maryland, Corporate Department, 1980-86 Associate, Semmes, Bowen & Semmes, Baltimore, Maryland, Corporate Department, 1973-80
Education	Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1973 Georgetown Law Review, Case and Notes Editor, 1973. Barrister's Council, 1972-73 The Tax Lawyer, staff member, 1972 Beaudry Cup Moot Court, quarterfinals, 1970 University of Georgia, M.S. Education, 1968; B.S. Education, 1967
Professional Memberships and Activities	Former President and Founding Member, American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers Recipient of American Financial Services Association Distinguished Service Award, 2009 Recipient of American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers' Senator William Proxmire Lifetime Achievement Award, 2009 Founding Member and Member of the Board of Directors, National Association of Dealer Counsel, 2004 to present Chair, Subcommittee on Personal Property Finance, Consumer Financial Services Committee, Business Law Section, American Bar Association, 1991-95; Vice Chair, 1988-91 Chair, Task Force on Forfeiture Provisions of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, Business Law Section, American Bar Association, 1990 Member, American Bar, Maryland State Bar and District of Columbia Bar Associations Founder and Editor-in-Chief, CARLAW, a monthly review of current legal developments in automobile finance Publisher of Spot Delivery, a monthly legal newsletter for car dealers
Speeches and Publications	Books Tales from Acworth and Other Stories, a Southern Journey, June 2010 CARLAW® III - Reloaded, May 2010 CARLAW F&I Legal Desk Book (2nd Edition), June 2008 CARLAW II - Street Legal (1st Edition), January 2008 CARLAW F&I Legal Desk Book (1st Edition), December 2006 CARLAW A Southern Attorney Delivers Humorous Practical Legal Advice on Car Sales and Financing! (1st Edition), April 2006 Recent Speeches Co-Presenter, "Consumer Finance - Getting It Right" - Association of Commercial Finance Attorneys Continuing Legal Education Workshop, Hardyston, NJ, May 20-23, 2010 Co-Presenter, "Ask the Counselors" - 2010 NABD National Conference for Buy Here, Pay Here, Las Vegas, NV, May 11, 2010 Panelist, "Attorney General Actions, Litigation, Arbitration and Recent Developments" - Hudson Cook Seventh Annual Housing & Auto Finance Client Workshop, Baltimore, MD, May 3, 2010 Hosted the Hudson Cook Seventh Annual Housing & Auto Finance Client Workshop - Baltimore, MD, May 2-4, 2010 Co-Presenter, "Ask the Counselors" - 2009 NABD Underwriting & Collections Conference, Houston, TX, November 8-10, 2009 Speech, "Ten Reasons to Strap on Your Helmet and Bulletproof Vest" - AutoStar Users Conference, Ft. Worth, TX, Spetember 14, 2009 Co-presenter, "Legal Jeopardy" - 2009 Special Finance Conference, Dallas, TX, August 10, 2009 Speech, "Auto Sales, Leasing and Financing" - Federal Trade Commission, Washington, D.C., June 25, 2009 Co-Presenter, "How Lawsuits and Enforcement Actions Work" - NABD 2009, Las Vegas, NV, May 11-14, 2009 Hosted the Hudson Cook Sixth Annual Housing & Auto Finance Client Workshop - Annapolis, MD, May 3-5, 2009 Speech, "The 10 Most Serious Legal Challenges for Dealers" - Easterns Automotive Group, Reston, VA, March 10, 2009 Speech, "Federal and State Legal Compliance Developments" - 20 Group Meeting, Annapolis, MD, February 3, 2009 Co-presenter, "Legal Jeopardy" - 2008 Special Finance Conference, Las Vegas, NV, August 18, 2008 CIADA Summer Convention, "Federal Regulatory Updates and Red Flags Rule" - Savannah, GA, August 8, 2008 Panelist, "Legal and Compliance Issues on the Internet" - GIADA Annual Convention, Ponte Vedra, FL, July 15 &16, 2008 TAA/AADA/MADA Annual Convention, "Why F&I Compliance is Good Business" - Destin, Florida, June 23, 2008 Hosted the Hudson Cook Fifth Annual Housing & Auto Finance Client Workshop - Annapolis, MD, May 5-6, 2008 NABD 2008 Conference, "Ways that Non Compliance can Crash 'n Burn your Dealership" - Las Vegas, NV, May 7, 2008 Co-presenter, "Collections Issues Update" - 2007 National Alliance of BHPH Underwriting and Collection Conference, November 13, 2007 Co-presenter, "Legal Jeopardy" - WOSF Annual Conference & Exposition, September 25, 2007 Speech, "Raising the Compliance Bar at your Dealership" - Colorado ADA Dealer Management & Leadership Summit, August 15, 2007 Speech, "12 Steps to a Basic F&I Program" - 52nd Annual GIADA Convention & Trade Show, July 10, 2007 Speech, "How we Teach Dealers to Raise the Compliance Bar" - Allstate Agents Seminar, May 21, 2007 Speech, "12 Steps to a Basic F&I Program" - NABD 2007 Conference, May 14, 2007 Speeches, "How to Reduce your Dealership’s Legal Exposure" and "Raising the Compliance Bar" - Massachusetts State Automobile Dealers Association, Inc., May 9, 2007 Workshop, hosted the "Hudson Cook Fourth Annual Housing and Auto Finance Client Workshop" - May 7-8, 2007 Keynote Speaker, 31st Annual Breakfast and Workshop, National Association of Motor Vehicle Board and Commissions, February 5, 2007 Speech, "Raising the Compliance Bar" - SouthwestRE - 2007 Agent Seminar, February 2, 2007 Speech, "Avoiding Legal & Compliance Pitfalls," NABD Collection Academy, January 8-9, 2007 Frequent writer on auto dealership and auto finance issues. Published in: World of Special Finance Auto Dealer Monthly z F&I Magazine eDealerNews.com z Auto Finance Update F&I Management and Technology z Auto Lending and Marketing Magazine z Spot Delivery and others Frequent presenter/speaker on legal topics for organizations including: The American Financial Services Association The National Automotive Finance Association The National Vehicle Leasing Association The American Bar Association The National Alliance of Buy-Here, Pay-Here Dealers Northwood University The Banking Law Institute Others, including: State Auto Dealer Associations State Independent Auto Dealer Associations Auto Dealer Twenty Groups