Markowitz Ringel Law Firm & Attorneys Ranked Tier 1 by Best Lawyers in America

MIAMI - Aug. 18, 2014 - PRLog -- The law firm of Markowitz, Ringel, Trusty & Hartog, P.A. has been ranked Tier 1 in the practice areas of Bankruptcy & Creditor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Elder Law and Litigation – Bankruptcy by the Best Lawyers in America 2015 edition, the definite guide to legal excellence in the United States. In addition, five attorneys from the firm were selected by their peers as well – bankruptcy attorney and managing shareholder Jerry M. Markowitz; real estate attorney and 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 were all named Best Lawyers.

Founding shareholder Jerry M. Markowitz is one of South Florida’s leading business and bankruptcy reorganization law practitioners and mediators. He is ranked in the 2014 Chambers USA edition, a 2014 Florida Super Lawyer including the Top 100 Florida Super Lawyers list and the Top 100 Miami Super Lawyers list, a 2014 Florida Trend Magazine’s Legal Elite and a 2014 Top Lawyer in South Florida in the South Florida Legal Guide.

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 for more than 34 years. He is a 2014 Florida Super Lawyer and was named a 2012 Top Lawyer in the South Florida Legal Guide and in Florida Trend Magazine’s Legal Elite.

Shareholder Candis Trusty focuses her practice on probate, guardianship and elder care. Trusty has been named in Florida Trend magazine’s Florida Legal Elite. In May of 2012, she received the Pro Bono Volunteer Award from the South Miami Kendall Bar Association. Trusty is a 2014 Florida Super Lawyer, was named in Florida Trend Magazine’s 2013 Legal Elite and a Top Lawyer in the South Florida Legal Guide for 2013.

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 and receivers in state and federal court 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 the 2014 Chambers USA edition, a 2014 Florida Super Lawyer, a 2014 Top Lawyer in the South Florida Legal Guide and in Florida Trend Magazine’s 2014 Florida Legal Elite.

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 and has conducted monthly pro se bankruptcy clinics in Miami-Dade and Broward counties. Robson is a 2014 Top 50 Women Florida Super Lawyer and was a 2013 Top Up and Comer in the South Florida Legal Guide.

With two offices in Miami and Fort Lauderdale, Markowitz, Ringel, Trusty & Hartog, P.A. concentrates on the representation of businesses, institutions, fiduciaries, and individuals across four practice groups which include Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights; Complex Business Litigation and Dispute Resolution; Business and Real Estate Transactions; and Probate, Guardianship, Estate Planning, and Elder Law. Dedication to clients and service to the community are the principles upon which Markowitz, Ringel, Trusty & Hartog, P.A., was founded more than 34 years ago, and upon which it still operates today. For more information, please visit www.mrthlaw.com.