Miami, FL – July 26, 2006 – Bankruptcy Attorney Jerry M. Markowitz, Managing Partner of the law firm of Markowitz, Davis, Ringel & Trusty P.A., has been named Secretary of the University of Miami School of Law Alumni Association. He previously served as Director of the organization.

Markowitz concentrates his practice in the areas of creditors and debtor rights, including workouts, bankruptcy, asset recovery, insolvency, receiverships, reorganizations, restructuring and mediation.  A resident of South Miami, he is one of South Florida’s leading business and bankruptcy reorganization law practitioners. Markowitz was selected by his peers for The Best Lawyers in America 2006-2007 edition, the definitive guide to legal excellence in the United States, for the fifth consecutive two-year period.

A frequent speaker and active community leader, he is a member of the UM Law School, Dean’s Circle; a former president of the Bankruptcy Bar Association for the Southern District of Florida; a founding member and treasurer of the Florida Receivers Forum; the Southeast Regional Chair of the American Bar Institute Endowment fund; a former Vice Chair of the

Florida Bar Association Grievance Committee and a founding sponsor of the Bankruptcy Bar Foundation of the Southern District of Florida. His professional affiliations include Chairman and Co-Chairman, Continuing Legal Education Committee for the University of Miami Bankruptcy Skills Workshop since 1990. Markowitz received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Florida’s College of Business and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Miami School of Law.

The law firm of Markowitz, Davis, Ringel & Trusty, P.A., focuses on the representation of businesses, institutions and individuals in appeals, bankruptcy and workouts, receiverships, creditors’ rights, mediation-arbitration services, commercial litigation, probate and guardianship, elder law, civil litigation, family and real estate law.  The firm is the proud recipient of the 2004 Gold Medal Award from Miami Today, the 2003 Business of the Year (Professional Services Category) from the South Florida Business Journal and the 2002 Law Firm Commendation Award for pro bono service from the Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court. For more information on Markowitz, Davis, Ringel & Trusty P.A. and their services, please visit www.mdrtlaw.com.