Five attorneys with the law firm of Markowitz, Ringel, Trusty + Hartog, were once again selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2018 edition of Best Lawyers® in America. The attorneys include bankruptcy attorney and managing shareholder Jerry M. Markowitz; real estate attorney and founding shareholder Thomas Ringel; probate, guardianship and elder care attorney and shareholder Candis Trusty; bankruptcy attorney and shareholder Ross R. Hartog; and bankruptcy attorney and partner Grace E. Robson.
Recognized for the past 20 years by Best Lawyers® in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law plus Litigation – Bankruptcy, founding shareholder Jerry M. Markowitz is one of South Florida’s leading business and bankruptcy reorganization law practitioners; and business and bankruptcy mediators. He is ranked in Chambers USA, named to the 2017 Top 100 Florida Super Lawyers list and to the Top 100 Miami Super Lawyers by Florida Super Lawyers Magazine. He is a 2017 Top Lawyer in South Florida in the South Florida Legal Guide and was named to the 2017 Florida Trend Magazine Legal Elite Hall of Fame. Markowitz was appointed to the Board of Directors of the American Bankruptcy Institute for a three-year term in 2015. He received the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce Rising Star award in the Executive Star category in 2016 and Lifestyle Media Group’s Leaders in Law Award in the Bankruptcy Law category in 2015.
Recognized for the past five years by Best Lawyers® in Real Estate Law and Commercial Litigation, founding shareholder Thomas Ringel is one of Miami’s foremost real estate attorneys, having performed countless residential and commercial real estate closings in South Florida. He is a 2017 Florida Super Lawyer for the past 10 consecutive years, a 2017 Top Lawyer in the South Florida Legal Guide and was a Florida Trend Magazine 2014 Legal Elite.
Recognized for the past 10 years by Best Lawyers® in Elder Law, shareholder Candis Trusty focuses her practice on elder care, guardianship and complex commercial litigation. Trusty is a 2017 Florida Super Lawyer for the past 10 consecutive years, a 2017 Best Lawyer in America, a 2017 Top Lawyer in the South Florida Legal Guide and has been named in Florida Trend Magazine’s Florida Legal Elite. In May 2017, she received the 2017 Richard Milstein Excellence Award from Dade Legal Aid (Put Something Back) in recognition of excellence in professionalism and pro bono service in the community.
Recognized for the past 10 years by Best Lawyers® in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, shareholder Ross R. Hartog concentrates on the representation of trustees, creditors, creditors’ committees, and debtors in cases proceeding under Chapters 7, 11, and 13 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code as well as receivers and assignees for the benefit of creditors. He is a Chapter 7 and 11 Bankruptcy Trustee in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida. Hartog is ranked in Chambers USA and named a 2017 Florida Super Lawyer and named to the Top 100 Miami Super Lawyers list, a 2017 Top Lawyer in the South Florida Legal Guide and a 2017 Florida Trend Magazine Legal Elite. He was a finalist in the Lifestyle Media Group’s Leaders in Law 2015 Award in the bankruptcy law category.
Recognized for the past 10 years by Best Lawyers® in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law plus Litigation – Bankruptcy, partner Grace E. Robson, vice-chair of the Pro Bono Services Subcommittee of the Business Bankruptcy Committee of the Business Law Section of the ABA, is a member of the firm’s bankruptcy practice and certified in business bankruptcy law by The American Board of Certification. She frequently serves as a mentor to students of the Bankruptcy Assistance Clinic. Robson was named to the 2017 Top 100 Florida, the Top 100 Miami and the Top 50 Women in Florida Super Lawyer lists; is a 2017 Top Lawyer in the South Florida Legal Guide and was a 2016 Florida Trend Magazine Legal Elite.
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