Miami and Fort Lauderdale, FL – June 26, 2025 – Super Lawyers Magazine, a consumer’s guide to top attorneys, has released its annual Florida Super Lawyers edition, recognizing the top five percent of attorneys in the state. Attorneys from the law firm of Markowitz Ringel Trusty + Hartog have been named Florida Super Lawyers for the past 20 consecutive years. This year’s honorees include shareholders Jerry M. Markowitz, Thomas Ringel, Candis D. Trusty, and Ross R. Hartog, along with partners Adrian C. Delancy and Alan R. Rosenberg. Partner Joshua D. Silver was selected as a Florida Rising Star.
Managing shareholder Jerry M. Markowitz, named a Super Lawyer for 20 consecutive years, is one of South Florida’s leading business and bankruptcy reorganization law practitioners and mediators. He is ranked in the 2025 Chambers USA in the Senior Statespeople category, named 2025 Best Lawyers in America, a 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading U.S. Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyer, and a 2023 Florida Trend Legal Elite Hall of Fame honoree.
Founding shareholder Thomas Ringel, also a Super Lawyer for 20 consecutive years, is one of Miami’s foremost real estate attorneys. He has handled countless residential and commercial real estate closings in South Florida over more than 40 years. He is a 2025 Best Lawyer and has been named in Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite.
Shareholder Candis D. Trusty, a Super Lawyer for 20 consecutive years, focuses her practice on elder care, guardianship, and complex commercial litigation. She is a 2025 Best Lawyer in America and has been named Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite. In 2017, she received the Richard Milstein Excellence Award from Dade Legal Aid (Put Something Back) in recognition of her professionalism and pro bono service.
Shareholder Ross R. Hartog, named a Super Lawyer for 18 consecutive years, concentrates on representing trustees, creditors, and debtors in cases 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 the 2025 Chambers USA, named 2025 Best Lawyer, and included in Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite.
Partner Adrian C. Delancy, a Super Lawyer for 10 consecutive years, focuses on bankruptcy litigation, business liquidation, and reorganizations. He is the former President of Miami Bridge Youth & Family Services, Inc., a temporary shelter providing protection and specialized care to youth in crisis. Delancy is a 2025 Best Lawyer and a 2019 Diversity MBA Top 100 Executive Leader Under Age 50.
Partner Alan R. Rosenberg represents Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 bankruptcy trustees, as well as creditors, debtors, and other parties in all aspects of insolvency proceedings and bankruptcy-related litigation. A nationally recognized expert at the intersection of cryptocurrency and bankruptcy, he is a Cryptocurrency Tracing Certified Examiner through CipherTrace. Rosenberg is the President-Elect of the Bankruptcy Bar Association of the Southern District of Florida, an elected member of the Board of Directors of the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI), a member of ABI’s Education Committee, and Co-Chair of ABI’s Caribbean Insolvency Symposium. He also serves on the Chapman Partnership Board of Trustees and Executive Committee and chairs its Development Committee. Rosenberg is a 2025 Best Lawyer, a 2022 Florida Trend Legal Elite Up & Comer, recipient of the 2022 Daily Business Review Florida Legal Award in the “On the Rise” category and was named a 2020 American Bankruptcy Institute 40 Under 40 Insolvency Professional. He earned his J.D., cum laude, from the University of Miami and a B.S.B.A. in Finance from the University of Florida.
Partner Joshua D. Silver has extensive experience representing bankruptcy trustees, handling all aspects of estate administration, including adversary proceedings, asset liquidation, claim objections, and case management and reporting. He has served as counsel to Chapter 7 trustees in over 800 cases, with clients in both the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida. Silver also advises and represents debtors, creditors, and other parties in diverse bankruptcy proceedings, including out-of-court workouts. He is an elected Director of the Bankruptcy Bar Association for the Southern District of Florida, a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute, and a past Florida Trend Legal Elite Up & Comer.
The Florida law firm of Markowitz Ringel Trusty + Hartog represents businesses, institutions, fiduciaries, and individuals across several practice groups, including 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 have been the firm’s guiding principle since its founding more than 40 years ago — and remain at its core today. For more information, please visit www.mrthlaw.com.