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Jerry M. Markowitz

Partner Markowitz, Davis, Ringel & Trusty, P.A. Two Datran Center, Suite 1225 9130 South Dadeland Boulevard Miami, FL 33156-7849 Telephone: (305) 670-5000 Facsimile: (305) 670-5011 info@mdrtlaw.com

Born in Miami, Florida, Mr. Markowitz is one of South Florida's leading business and bankruptcy reorganization and insolvency law practitioners and is listed in the Best Lawyers of America directory.

Areas of Experience:

• Bankruptcy
• Reorganizations & Restructuring
• Insolvency
• Receiverships

Education:

• J.D., University of Miami School of Law, 1974
• B.A., University of Florida, 1970

Admitted to Practice:

• Florida (1974)
• United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
• United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
• The United States Supreme Court

Achievements:

• 2008 Best Lawyers in America
• 2008 Top Lawyer by South Florida Legal Guide
• The 2007 Pro Bono Service Award from the South Miami-Kendall Bar Association for his exceptional participation in the South Miami-Kendall Bar Pro Bono Legal Project
• 2007 Florida Legal Elite by Florida Trend – Bankruptcy & Workout Category
• 2007 Florida Super Lawyer – Bankruptcy & Creditor/ Debtor Rights Category
• 2007 Advisory Board Member and Sponsorship Co-Chair for the American Bankruptcy Institute Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop
• 2007 Best Lawyers in America
• 2006 Key Partners Awards finalist by South Florida Business Journal
• 2006 Best Lawyers in America
• 2006 Florida Super Lawyer
• 2006 Top Lawyer by South Florida Legal Guide- Bankruptcy, Creditor and Debtors’ Rights Categories
• 2006 Southeast Regional Co-Chair of the American Bankruptcy Institute Endowment Fund
• 2006 Florida Legal Elite by Florida Trend- Bankruptcy & Workout Category
• 2005-2006 Certificate of Appreciation from South Miami-Kendall Bar Association for Pro-Bono Legal Services to the Community
• 2005 Florida Legal Elite by Florida Trend- Bankruptcy & Workout Category
• 2005 Best Lawyers in America
• 2004 Florida Legal Elite by Florida Trend- Bankruptcy & Workout Category
• 2003 Best of the Bar by the South Florida Business Journal
• 2003-2004 Best Lawyers in America Bankruptcy Category
• 2003 Co-Chair of the University of Miami Bankruptcy Bar Annual CLE Seminar
• Recipient of Florida Supreme Court Law Firm Commendation, 2002
• Featured Speaker at American Bankruptcy Institute Spring Meeting 2002
• Listed in Best Lawyers in America since 1999
• Contributing Author to the Norton Adviser
• Member, Bankruptcy U.C.C. Committee, Business Law Section
• Member, American Bar Association Business Law Section, Bankruptcy
• Committee and Commercial Financial Services Committee
• Chairman and Co-Chairman (1990-present), Continuing Legal Education Committee for the University of Miami Bankruptcy Skills Workshop
• Member, University of Miami Citizens Board
• Panelist, Executory Contracts, American Bankruptcy Institute, 2002 Twentieth Annual Spring Meeting
• Author, "Contracting to Avoid Assumption" American Bankruptcy Institute, 2002 Annual Spring Meeting "Contracting to Avoid Assumption: A Review of the Availability of Certain Contractural Provisions That May Be Employed to Assist Landlords in Asserting and Enforcing Bargained-for Rights" (Journal of Bankruptcy Law and Practice, January/February 2002 issue)

Affiliations:

• The Florida Bar
• Chairman, Group Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee 1999 - 2000
• Vice Chairman, Grievance Committee "J", 1990-1991
• American Bar Association
• South Miami-Kendall Bar Association
• Dade County Bar Association
• Bankruptcy Bar Association for the Southern District of Florida, Founding Member, President 1985, 1986; Member, Board of Directors
• Commercial Law League of America
• National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees
• Association of Insolvency Accountants
• American Bankruptcy Institute
• Florida Bar Mentor Pilot Program
• Founding Member and Treasurer, Florida Receivers Forum
• Mentor, St. Thomas University Pro Bono Clinic
• Mentor, John W. Kozyak University of Miami Law School Mentoring Program
• Secretary, University of Miami School of Law Alumni Association, 2006
• Honorary Member, Commercial Bar Association

Significant Representations:

• In re Jet Florida System, Inc., 841 F.2d 1082 (11th Cir. 1988)
• In re Cascade Intern., Inc., 147 B.R. 1003 (S.D.Fla. 1992)
• In re Saleh v. Triton Container Intern., Ltd., 175 B.R. 422 (Bankr.S.D.Fla. 1994)
• In re Airlift Intern., Inc., 92 B.R. 550 (Bankr.S.D.Fla. 1988)
• In re Century Mach. Tools, Inc., 37 B.R. 811 (Bankr.S.D.Fla. 1984)
• In re Davidson Lumber Co., 19 B.R. 871, (Bankr.S.D.Fla. 1982)
• In re Belize Airways Ltd., 7 B.R. 601, (Bankr.S.D.Fla. 1980)