Miami and Ft. Lauderdale, FL – August 20, 2026 – Markowitz Ringel Trusty + Hartog is pleased to announce that eight of its lawyers earned recognition in the 2027 editions of The Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America. The honors underscore the South Florida law firm’s depth of experience across bankruptcy and insolvency, commercial litigation, real estate, elder law, and trusts and estates.
The attorneys and their recognized practice areas are:
- Adrian Delancy – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Ross R. Hartog – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Jerry M. Markowitz – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Thomas Ringel – Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Law
- Lian de la Riva – Trusts and Estates; Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America
- Alan Rosenberg – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Joshua D. Silver – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Candis D. Trusty – Elder Law
Best Lawyers bases its honors on peer review, with lawyers evaluating the professional abilities of colleagues within the same geographical region and legal practice area.
Recognized by Best Lawyers since 2024, Senior Partner Adrian Delancy focuses his practice on bankruptcy litigation, business liquidations and reorganizations, handling contested matters, adversary proceedings and complex business cases through trial and appeals. Delancy’s prodigious professional and community leadership includes serving as president of Miami Bridge Youth & Family Services, Inc. He has also received accolades from Chambers, Florida Super Lawyers and professional organizations.
Recognized by Best Lawyers since 2009, Shareholder and Co-Managing Partner Ross Hartog also leads the firm’s fiduciary practice. Ross represents bankruptcy trustees, receivers and assignees for the benefit of creditors and is routinely appointed as a Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 trustee. He also serves on the Panel of Bankruptcy Trustees for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Founding Shareholder and Co-Managing Partner Jerry Markowitz has been recognized by Best Lawyers since 1999. Markowitz is also recognized by Chambers USA as a Senior Statesperson in Bankruptcy/Restructuring and is regarded as one of South Florida’s leading business and bankruptcy reorganization practitioners and mediators. His practice encompasses complex bankruptcy, restructuring and insolvency matters as well as bankruptcy litigation. He has also earned recognition from Florida Super Lawyers, Lawdragon and Florida Trend.
Founding Shareholder Tom Ringel has been recognized by Best Lawyers since 2012. An experienced South Florida real estate attorney, he has closed thousands of residential and commercial real estate transactions throughout the region, including major hotels, shopping centers and apartment complexes, and he has also handled major real estate disputes.
Partner Lian de la Riva has been recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America for Trusts and Estates every year since 2024. A member of the firm’s Probate + Guardianship and Trusts + Estates practice groups, she concentrates on estate planning, probate, trust and guardianship matters and is active in professional and community organizations. Her community work includes serving as Vice President of Programs for the Hispanic National Bar Association and as a board member of the Guatemalan-Maya Center. This year, she was also named a 40 Under 40 winner by the Miami Dade Bar Young Lawyers Section.
Recognized by Best Lawyers since 2024, Partner Alan Rosenberg represents Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 bankruptcy trustees, as well as creditors, debtors and other parties in insolvency proceedings and bankruptcy-related litigation. A Cryptocurrency Tracing Certified Examiner (CTCE), his practice encompasses the intersection of cryptocurrency, asset tracing and bankruptcy. Rosenberg also serves in leadership roles within the South Florida bankruptcy community and the American Bankruptcy Institute.
Receiving his first Best Lawyers recognition is Partner Josh Silver, who has represented bankruptcy trustees in over 1,000 cases in all facets of estate administration, including the litigation of adversary proceedings, liquidation of assets, objections to claims, preparation of civil and criminal referrals, and assistance with all other aspects of their case management and reporting duties.
Of Counsel Candis Trusty has been recognized by Best Lawyers since 2007 for her work in elder law and guardianship matters, as well as complex commercial litigation. A recipient of the Daily Business Review’s 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award, Candis has also been honored by Florida Super Lawyers and among Florida Trend’s Legal Elite.
About MRTH
Markowitz Ringel Trusty + Hartog represents businesses, institutions, fiduciaries and individuals throughout Florida in Restructuring + Insolvency; Litigation + Dispute Resolution; Real Estate + Business; Probate + Guardianship; and Trusts + Estates. Founded more than 40 years ago, the firm maintains offices in Miami and Fort Lauderdale and is committed to providing sophisticated legal counsel while serving the South Florida community.
For more information, visit www.mrthlaw.com.