FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – June 14, 2024 – Ross R. Hartog, a shareholder in the firm’s Restructuring + Insolvency practice group, recently moderated a panel discussion at the University of Miami Bankruptcy Skills Workshop. The topics included best practices for knowing your client, preparing a case for filing, such as appropriate due diligence, potential issues that may arise for a debtor with respect to unique ownership interests and exemptions, and post-filing concerns for the US Trustee.
Recognized for more than 10 years by Best Lawyers® in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, shareholder 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 has been named a Florida Super Lawyer and the Top 100 Miami Super Lawyers list, a Top Lawyer in the South Florida Legal Guide, and a 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.
Markowitz Ringel Trusty + Hartog concentrates on representing businesses, institutions, fiduciaries, and individuals across several practice groups, including Restructuring + Insolvency, Litigation + Dispute Resolution, Real Estate + Business, Probate + Guardianship, and Trusts + Estates. Dedication to clients and service to the community are the principles upon which Markowitz Ringel Trusty + Hartog were founded in 1980 and upon which it still operates today. For more information, please visit www.mrthlaw.com.