Markowitz Ringel Trusty + Hartog Earns Best Lawyers 2017 Tier 1, 2 and 3 Rankings

MIAMI - Nov. 7, 2016 - PRLog -- The law firm of Markowitz Ringel Trusty + Hartog has been ranked in the following national and metropolitan tiers by the Best Lawyers in America 2017 edition, the definite guide to legal excellence in the United States.

NATIONAL TIER 3

         Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and

         Litigation – Bankruptcy

METROPOLITAN TIER 1 - Miami

         Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

METROPOLITAN TIER 2 - Miami

         Commercial Litigation and

         Litigation – Bankruptcy

METROPOLITAN TIER 3 - Miami

         Real Estate Law

In August of 2016, five individual attorneys with the firm were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2017 edition of Best Lawyers in America. The attorneys were: 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.

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, and in 2016, Markowitz was also named to the Top 100 Florida Super Lawyers list and to the Top 100 Miami Super Lawyers by Super Lawyers Magazine. He is a 2016 Top Lawyer in South Florida in the South Florida Legal Guide and was named to the 2016 Florida Trend Magazine Legal Elite Hall of Fame. Markowitz was appointed to the Board of Directors of the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) for a three-year term in 2015 and he is co-chair of the ABI mediation committee. 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.

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 2016 Top Lawyer in the South Florida Legal Guide and was a Florida Trend Magazine 2014 Legal Elite.

Shareholder Candis Trusty focuses her practice on elder care, guardianship and complex commercial litigation. Trusty is a 2016 Top Lawyer in the South Florida Legal Guide, was a 2016 Florida Super Lawyer and Top 50 and has been named in Florida Trend Magazine's Florida Legal Elite. In May 2012, she received the Pro Bono Volunteer Award from the South Miami Kendall Bar Association.

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 2016 Florida Super Lawyer, a 2016 Top Lawyer in the South Florida Legal Guide and a 2016 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.

Partner Grace E. Robson serves on the Board of Directors of the Bankruptcy Bar Association for the Southern District of Florida and is vice-chair of the Pro Bono Services Subcommittee of the Business Bankruptcy Committee of the Business Law Section of the ABA. She 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 is a 2016 Super Lawyer and was named in the Top 50 Women in Florida Super Lawyer list, a Top Lawyer in the South Florida Legal Guide and a 2016 Florida Trend Magazine Legal Elite.

The Florida law firm of Markowitz Ringel Trusty + Hartog represents businesses, institutions, fiduciaries, and individuals across several practice groups, which include Restructuring and Insolvency; Litigation and Dispute Resolution; Real Estate and Business; Probate and Guardianship; and Trusts and Estates. Dedication to clients and service to the community are the principles upon which Markowitz Ringel Trusty + Hartog was founded more than 35 years ago, and upon which it still operates today.  For more information, please visit www.mrthlaw.com.