Jean is a partner in Hudson Cook, LLP’s Washington, DC office.
Jean advises clients on consumer financial services, fair lending,
marketing, financial privacy, and consumer protection matters.
She counsels financial institutions and others in complying with
laws related to consumer credit, privacy, telemarketing, and
unfair trade practices.
Jean represents clients in government investigations, examinations,
and enforcement actions before federal agencies, including
the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Federal Trade
Commission, and federal prudential regulators, and
in other ancillary matters.
Jean is a former executive with the Federal Trade
Commission, where she directed the agency’s enforcement
of consumer financial services laws. She also served for
a decade as the General Counsel of the Farm Credit
Administration, an independent federal bank regulatory
agency.
Professional Affiliations
- Consumer Financial Services Committee of the American
Bar Association Business Law Section; Chair, Federal and
State Trade Practices Subcommittee (2004 - 2006);
Vice-Chair, Privacy Subcommittee (2002 - 2004); Chair,
Federal Trade Commission Activities Subcommittee (1988 - 1992);
Vice-Chair, Federal Trade Commission Activities
Subcommittee (1986 - 1988), 1986 - Current
- Founding Member, American College of Consumer Financial
Services Lawyers, 1996; President-Elect (Present); Board
of Regents (1998 - 2002); Chair, Lifetime Achievement Award
Committee (2002 - 2005); Chair, Writing Competition (2015).
- Governing Committee, Conference on Consumer Finance Law,
2002 - Current