HANOVER, Md. – Michael Benoit, senior partner in Hudson Cook, LLP’s automotive finance group, has been honored with a 2014 Auto Finance Excellence Award, which recognizes achievement and contribution to the automotive finance industry. The award was presented on October 7, 2014 at the Auto Finance News’ annual Auto Finance Summit in Las Vegas, NV.

Michael was cited as “an advocate who has gone above and beyond the status quo to make a substantive contribution to the auto finance industry,” by JJ Hornblass, President and CEO of Royal Media, publisher of Auto Finance News.

“We are hard-pressed to find any industry advocate who has been a greater proponent for auto finance, especially in the face of unprecedented regulatory action from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and other regulators,” Hornblass said. “We thank you for your tireless advocacy, for your passion for auto finance, for your expertise developed over so many years of practice and dedication, and for your leadership.”

“We’ve seen Michael’s dedication to the auto finance industry for many years,” said, Hudson Cook chairman, Tom Hudson, “and we congratulate Michael for this gratifying and well deserved recognition from the industry we serve.”