Markowitz Ringel Trusty & Hartog

What Markowitz Ringel Trusty & Hartog does

Markowitz Ringel Trusty & Hartog, P.A. (MRTH) is a privately held Florida professional association law firm founded in Miami in 1980. It operates two offices — a Miami headquarters at Two Datran Center, 9130 South Dadeland Boulevard, and a Fort Lauderdale office at 100 NE Third Avenue (relocated April 2026) — and fields approximately 13 attorneys organized across five practice areas: Litigation + Dispute Resolution, Real Estate + Business, Restructuring + Insolvency, Probate + Guardianship, and Trusts + Estates. Its client base is concentrated in South Florida and spans corporations, individuals, fiduciaries, creditors, debtors, trustees, receivers, assignees for the benefit of creditors, and parties-in-interest in bankruptcy and insolvency proceedings; notable engagements include recovery of over $20 million for a creditor in a Ponzi-scheme case and resolution of $110 million in debt for a large real estate developer.

The firm is differentiated in the bankruptcy and restructuring market by the depth of its fiduciary-side practice: multiple partners and of counsel attorneys serve on the Panel of Bankruptcy Trustees for the Southern District of Florida and as Chapter 7 panel trustees, court-appointed examiners, and receivers, which underpins a recurring pipeline of court-appointed matters. Joshua D. Silver alone has served as counsel to bankruptcy trustees in over 1,000 cases. Partner Alan R. Rosenberg is a Cryptocurrency Tracing Certified Examiner through CipherTrace, positioning the firm in digital-asset work in insolvency. Group-level recognition is sustained, with Chambers USA rankings in Bankruptcy/Restructuring in Florida: South, AV Preeminent from Martindale-Hubbell, Best Lawyers in America (several attorneys cited continuously since 1999–2012), Florida Super Lawyers (6 attorneys in 2026), Florida Legal Elite (Jerry Markowitz in the Hall of Fame), U.S. News Best Law Firms (National Tier 2, Metropolitan Tiers 1–2), the Florida Supreme Court Pro Bono Service Award, and the Daily Business Review Lifetime Achievement Award to Candis Trusty in 2024.

Revenue is generated exclusively through professional services fees — primarily hourly billing for litigation and transactional matters, contingency fees on certain trustee and fraud recovery matters, and fixed fees for discrete services such as estate planning documents. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is set on a case-by-case basis. The go-to-market is relationship- and reputation-led: direct attorney-client engagement reinforced by referrals from existing clients and the South Florida legal community, sustained visibility through Chambers USA, Super Lawyers, and Best Lawyers rankings, and thought-leadership contributions to the Daily Business Review, American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, and Law360, plus speaking engagements at bankruptcy industry conferences. The firm has no proprietary technology product, no disclosed AI/ML capability, no app or API, no funding rounds, no parent company, and no subsidiaries.

Name

Markowitz Ringel Trusty & Hartog

Legal name

Markowitz Ringel Trusty & Hartog, P.A.

Website

https://mrthlaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Markowitz Ringel Trusty & Hartog is a privately held Florida law firm (founded 1980) operating from Miami and Fort Lauderdale, providing legal services in litigation, real estate, restructuring and insolvency, probate and guardianship, and trusts and estates to corporations, individuals, and court-appointed fiduciaries in South Florida.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Family & Private Client (Trusts & Estates) Law (BPAHAAAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Trust & Estate Dispute Resolution & Fiduciary Litigation Support (FSAEAKAJ), Trust & Estate Tax Planning & Compliance (FSAEAKAE), Corporate Trust Services (Trustee, Agent & Escrow Roles) (FSAEAKAB)

Keywords

• Bankruptcy restructuring services
• Commercial litigation services
• Estate planning law
• Real estate legal services
• Probate guardianship law

Headquarters

HQ city

Miami

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Fees: The firm provides legal services in bankruptcy, restructuring, litigation, real estate, probate, guardianship, and trust and estates matters. Revenue is generated through professional services fees, which typically include hourly billing for litigation and transactional work, as well as contingency fees for certain matters such as trustee representations and fraud recovery cases. Fixed fees may apply for discrete services such as estate planning documents.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Markowitz Ringel Trusty & Hartog is a Florida law firm providing legal services across five practice areas: Restructuring + Insolvency (bankruptcy, workouts, asset recovery, fiduciary representation for trustees, receivers, and assignees); Litigation + Dispute Resolution (commercial litigation, contract disputes, fraud litigation); Real Estate + Business (residential and commercial transactions, business formation, corporate financing); Probate + Guardianship (estate administration, guardianship proceedings, will and trust contests); and Trusts + Estates (estate planning, wills, wealth planning, asset transfer into trusts). The firm serves corporations, fiduciaries, and individuals in South Florida.

Product overview

Markowitz Ringel Trusty & Hartog is a Florida law firm offering legal services through five distinct practice areas: Litigation + Dispute Resolution, Probate + Guardianship, Real Estate + Business, Restructuring + Insolvency, and Trusts + Estates. The firm, founded in 1980 and based in Miami and Fort Lauderdale, provides legal representation to individuals and businesses in South Florida across these specialized legal service lines.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Restructuring + Insolvency

Quantifiable outcome

• Successful reorganization outcomes for clients including payment in full to creditors and significant equity recovery
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• The Fund (Attorneys' Title Fund Services, LLC)minorOthersAttorneys Thomas Ringel and Ross Hartog are members of The Fund, which provides title insurance services and support for real estate transactions.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Berger Singerman: Berger Singerman is a Florida-based business law firm with a leading bankruptcy, restructuring, and insolvency practice in Miami — directly comparable to MRTH in geographic focus, practice area emphasis on creditors' rights and trustee work, and similar mid-size positioning. Several MRTH attorneys (e.g., Delancy) previously worked there.
• Genovese Joblove & Battista: Miami-based boutique focused on bankruptcy, insolvency, and complex commercial litigation. Direct peer in niche expertise, fiduciary/trustee representation, and Florida creditor-rights work, competing for similar panel trustee and litigation engagements.
• Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod: Miami-based business law firm with strong bankruptcy/restructuring and real estate practices. Adrian Delancy previously practiced at Bilzin Sumberg. Directly competes with MRTH for South Florida commercial, real estate, and restructuring engagements.
• Kluger Kaplan Silverman Katzen & Levine: South Florida boutique specializing in bankruptcy, creditors' rights, and insolvency litigation. Direct peer in trustee representations and complex insolvency matters; Delancy also previously practiced here. Similar mid-size, conflict-free positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Akerman LLP: Major national firm with a strong Florida presence including substantial bankruptcy/restructuring and real estate practices in Miami. Competes with MRTH on sophisticated matters but offers broader geographic reach and deeper bench.
• Greenberg Traurig: One of the largest U.S. law firms with deep Florida roots and substantial bankruptcy, restructuring, real estate, and trusts/estates practices. Competes with MRTH on premium matters across all of MRTH's practice areas, but operates at materially greater scale.
• Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson: Major Florida-based law firm with substantial bankruptcy, real estate, and trusts/estates practices in Miami. Overlaps with MRTH across multiple practice areas but at significantly larger scale.
• Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough: National law firm with strong Florida bankruptcy/restructuring practice (formed in part through Broad and Cassel merger). Competes with MRTH for insolvency, real estate, and litigation matters in South Florida.
• Carlton Fields: Florida-founded business law firm with strong trusts and estates, real estate, and litigation practices. Overlaps with MRTH's Probate + Guardianship and Real Estate + Business practices, particularly in South Florida.

Emerging players

• Meland Russell PA: Smaller Miami-based boutique focused on real estate, business, and estate planning matters. Comparable to MRTH in size and South Florida geographic focus, with overlapping real estate and trusts/estates practices but lighter bankruptcy exposure.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/mrthlaw
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• Instagraminstagram.com/mrthlaw

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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