Hughes Watters Askanase Named One of Two Law Firms to Receive Lender Processing Services Summit Award for Fourth Consecutive Year
Business Wire, August 31, 2010
HOUSTON — For an unprecedented fourth consecutive year, Houston law firm Hughes
Watters Askanase L.L.P. (www.hwa.com)
received the Lender Processing Services (LPS) Summit Award for attaining
the highest ratings in both bankruptcy and foreclosure among
firms in the LPS attorney network.
The LPS Summit Award recognizes law firms that achieve consistently
superior performance in bankruptcy and foreclosure practice. This year,
HWA is one of only two firms in the national LPS attorney network to
achieve this exceptional new distinction.
The Summit Award is the direct result of the hard work, cooperative
spirit and commitment to excellence of each member of our default
servicing team, noted Carolyn
Taylor, a partner with HWA and leader of the firms default services
practice area.
We have a wealth of resources that allow our attorneys to leverage
their experience with other practice groups in the firm, said Taylor.
As a result, we provide our clients with a well-rounded, unique
perspective on the myriad of complex issues and challenges currently
plaguing the residential and commercial housing and mortgage industries.
HWA offers wide-ranging expertise and experience in 10
interrelated practice areas, including: banking representation; business
planning and strategy; business bankruptcy; commercial finance;
commercial litigation; consumer financial services; credit union
representation; default servicing; real estate and finance; and wills
and probate.
HWA participates in the Freddie Mac Designated Counsel Program for Texas
and the Fannie Mae Retained Attorney Network for Texas. The firm also
holds the “Angel” Designation in the Wingspan Preferred Attorney Network.
About Carolyn Taylor
Taylor joined HWA as a partner in 1994, and she leads the firms
award-winning default services practice area. She specializes in legal
issues surrounding mortgage banking, default servicing, regulatory
compliance, credit union law and creditors rights. Taylor routinely
speaks and publishes on legal issues in mortgage servicing and consumer
finance at the local, regional and national level.
For more information about Taylor or about HWA, please
visit www.hwa.com,
or call Taylor directly at 713-328-2804.
About Hughes Watters Askanase
For more than 32 years, Hughes Watters Askanase, L.L.P. has helped
business organizations, financial institutions and individuals succeed
with their business endeavors. The firms attorneys play a strategic
role and support clients through every stage of existence and operation,
from formation to liquidation. The firms practice focuses on the
various interrelated areas that provide the greatest opportunities and
most challenging obstacles: Representation of commercial andconsumer
lenders of all varieties, including banksand credit unions;business
bankruptcy; business planning and strategy; default servicing; real
estate and finance;commercialand consumer financial
serviceslitigation; and wills and probate
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