Independent lawyer rankingsEvery fact traceable to a sourcePayment never changes a ranking
LexRanked
Menu

Bankruptcy

Top-Ranked Bankruptcy Lawyers in Miami, Florida

Updated Methodology LexRank v1.225 lawyers rankedReviewed by LexRanked editorial team

Summary

As of November 1, 2026, the top-ranked bankruptcy lawyers in Miami, Florida are Magda Abdo-Gomez (LexRank 80.00), John Arrastia Jr. (80.00) and Eric Nissim Assouline “Eric” (80.00).

This ranking lists 25 bankruptcy lawyers in Miami, Florida, in order of their LexRank score, calculated from their Florida Bar records and other cited sources. Their experience ranges from 26 to 50 years in practice. 19 of the 25 list Spanish on their Florida Bar profile.

Lawyers ranked
25
Fully verified
25 of 25

The ranking

Ordered by organic LexRank score; paid placements are labelled and never affect a position. How we rank

  1. No change

    Magda Abdo-Gomez

    Independent practice · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 43 years experience
    • Bankruptcy
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #1?

    Ranks #1 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 23.5)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
  2. No change

    John Arrastia Jr.

    Independent practice · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 30 years experience
    • Bankruptcy
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #2?

    Ranks #2 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 23.5)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
  3. No change

    Eric Nissim Assouline “Eric”

    Assouline & Berlowe, P.A. · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 29 years experience
    • Bankruptcy
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #3?

    Ranks #3 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 23.5)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
  4. No change

    Manuel Avila “Manny”

    Independent practice · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 36 years experience
    • Bankruptcy
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #4?

    Ranks #4 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 23.5)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
  5. No change

    Lisbet Campo

    Independent practice · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 26 years experience
    • Bankruptcy
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #5?

    Ranks #5 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 23.5)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
  6. No change

    Frank Carrillo

    Independent practice · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 37 years experience
    • Bankruptcy
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #6?

    Ranks #6 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 23.5)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
  7. No change

    Jose Angel Casal

    Independent practice · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 38 years experience
    • Bankruptcy
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #7?

    Ranks #7 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 23.5)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
  8. No change

    Carlos A Cespedes

    Independent practice · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 27 years experience
    • Bankruptcy
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #8?

    Ranks #8 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 23.5)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
  9. No change

    Scott Michael Dimond “Scott”

    Independent practice · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 32 years experience
    • Bankruptcy
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #9?

    Ranks #9 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 23.5)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
  10. No change

    Pelayo M Duran

    Independent practice · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 28 years experience
    • Bankruptcy
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #10?

    Ranks #10 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 23.5)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
  11. No change

    Robert Farouk Elgidely

    Independent practice · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 29 years experience
    • Bankruptcy
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #11?

    Ranks #11 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 23.5)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
  12. No change

    Mariaelena Gayo-Guitian

    Venable LLP · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 37 years experience
    • Bankruptcy
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #12?

    Ranks #12 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 23.5)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
  13. No change

    Julia Kefalinos

    Independent practice · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 35 years experience
    • Bankruptcy
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #13?

    Ranks #13 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 23.5)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
  14. No change

    Timothy S Kingcade

    Kingcade & Garcia PA · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 30 years experience
    • Bankruptcy
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #14?

    Ranks #14 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 23.5)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
  15. No change

    John Wesley Kozyak

    Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton, PA · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 50 years experience
    • Bankruptcy
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #15?

    Ranks #15 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 23.5)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
  16. No change

    Gary Michael Murphree

    AM Law, LLC · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 32 years experience
    • Bankruptcy
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #16?

    Ranks #16 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 23.5)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
  17. No change

    Sandra C. Navarro-Garcia

    Independent practice · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 26 years experience
    • Bankruptcy
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #17?

    Ranks #17 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 23.5)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
  18. No change

    Roberto Ramirez “Robert”

    Ramirez & Ramirez, P.A. · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 29 years experience
    • Bankruptcy
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #18?

    Ranks #18 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 23.5)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
  19. No change

    Richard R Robles

    Independent practice · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 30 years experience
    • Bankruptcy
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #19?

    Ranks #19 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 23.5)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
  20. No change

    Iris Sara Rogatinsky “Iris”

    Assouline & Berlowe, P.A. · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 27 years experience
    • Bankruptcy
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #20?

    Ranks #20 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 23.5)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
  21. No change

    Heather Ann Rutecki “Heather Rutecki-Guggenthaler”

    Independent practice · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 31 years experience
    • Bankruptcy
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #21?

    Ranks #21 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 23.5)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
  22. No change

    James Wade Schwitalla

    Independent practice · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 34 years experience
    • Bankruptcy
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #22?

    Ranks #22 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 23.5)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
  23. No change

    Charles W Throckmorton IV

    Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton, PA · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 46 years experience
    • Bankruptcy
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #23?

    Ranks #23 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 23.5)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
  24. No change

    Harley Shepard Tropin

    Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton, PA · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 48 years experience
    • Bankruptcy
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #24?

    Ranks #24 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 23.5)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
  25. No change

    Roy Lewis Weinfeld

    Independent practice · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 30 years experience
    • Bankruptcy
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #25?

    Ranks #25 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 23.5)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)

Data sources behind the scores

Every score on this page is calculated from facts backed by these sources. Each profile shows which source supports which fact and when it was last checked.

  • floridabar.org · Official / regulatory · 25 profile pages275 facts for 25 lawyers

Bankruptcy market in Miami

LexRanked tracks 135 lawyers and 15 law firms in bankruptcy law in Miami, Florida. 135 of the lawyers have verified professional data. Data verified October 30, 2026.

Lawyers
135
Law firms
15
Verified professional data
135 of 135
Average rating
Withheldtoo few sourced ratings
Median review count
Withheldtoo few sourced counts
Median experience
23 years135 lawyers

Calculated by LexRanked from its own records on ; data verified . Ratings and review counts count only when backed by a source; figures from fewer than three profiles are withheld. All lawyers in Miami

What sets these Miami lawyers apart

Every lawyer in this ranking has a The Florida Bar license verified as eligible to practice, and every fact shown links to its source. The figures below come from each lawyer's Florida Bar profile.

Fact about the 25 ranked lawyers Figure
Years in practice 26 to 50 (median 31)
Languages besides English Spanish (19), French (2), Arabic (1), Greek (1)
License status with The Florida Bar Eligible to practice, verified for every lawyer
Most common law school University of Miami School of Law (11 lawyers)

Who is included in this ranking?

Lawyers eligible to practice in Florida, with a Miami office address and bankruptcy as a practice area on record. It compares 25 bankruptcy lawyers, using only facts with a cited source. The Florida Bar does not board-certify lawyers in bankruptcy, so the practice area is the one each lawyer lists on their Florida Bar profile, which The Florida Bar does not review. How we rank.

Florida rules to know

Bankruptcy is federal law, but Florida decides what property a debtor keeps: filing stops most collection at once, and Florida protects a homestead and a vehicle worth up to $5,000.

Rule What it means
Automatic stay Filing a bankruptcy petition stops most collection actions and lawsuits against the debtor (11 U.S.C. § 362(a))
Credit counseling An individual must take a budget and credit counseling briefing from an approved agency within the 180 days before filing (11 U.S.C. § 109(h))
Repeat Chapter 7 No Chapter 7 discharge if the debtor received one in a case filed within the previous 8 years (11 U.S.C. § 727(a)(8))
Chapter 13 plan A repayment plan runs for at most 5 years (11 U.S.C. § 1322(d))
Meeting of creditors The U.S. trustee holds a meeting of creditors in every case (11 U.S.C. § 341)
Florida homestead A home is protected up to one-half acre inside a city or 160 acres outside one (Fla. Const. art. X, § 4)
Florida vehicle and property A vehicle up to $5,000, and other personal property up to $4,000 if no homestead exemption is claimed (Fla. Stat. § 222.25)
Court Where cases are heard
State court circuit Miami-Dade County is in Florida's Eleventh Judicial Circuit

How to choose among these lawyers

Confirm the license, ask who will handle your matter, and get the fee terms in writing before you sign.

  1. Look up the lawyer in The Florida Bar's directory and check the bar number shown on their LexRanked profile.
  2. Ask whether the lawyer you meet will handle your matter personally, and how many matters like yours they have handled recently.
  3. Ask how they charge and what costs are extra, and get the agreement in writing.
  4. If you prefer to work in another language, check the languages listed on each profile.

Further reading

Sources for the rules above

Frequently asked questions

Does filing bankruptcy stop collection calls and lawsuits?

Yes, in most cases. Under 11 U.S.C. § 362(a), filing the petition stops most collection actions and lawsuits against the debtor at once, with the exceptions the statute lists.

Do I need credit counseling before filing bankruptcy?

Yes. An individual must receive a budget and credit counseling briefing from an approved nonprofit agency within the 180 days before filing, under 11 U.S.C. § 109(h), unless an exception applies.

Can I keep my house if I file bankruptcy in Florida?

Florida protects a homestead from forced sale up to one-half acre inside a city or 160 acres outside one (Fla. Const. art. X, § 4). In bankruptcy, federal law caps the protection for home equity acquired in the 1,215 days before filing (11 U.S.C. § 522(p)), so ask a lawyer about your dates.

How often can I file Chapter 7?

A Chapter 7 discharge is denied if you received one in a case filed within the previous 8 years (11 U.S.C. § 727(a)(8)).

How long does a Chapter 13 plan last?

At most 5 years. A debtor whose income is below the Florida median usually has a 3-year plan, which the court may extend to 5 years for cause (11 U.S.C. § 1322(d)).

Which court handles cases in Miami?

State court cases in Miami-Dade County are heard in Florida's Eleventh Judicial Circuit. Bankruptcy cases are filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the federal district that includes the county instead.

Are there Spanish-speaking bankruptcy lawyers in Miami?

Yes. 19 of the 25 ranked lawyers list Spanish on their Florida Bar profile. Each LexRanked profile shows the languages on record.

How is this ranking ordered?

By the LexRank score, calculated only from facts with a cited source: experience, practice-area relevance, awards on record such as board certification, professional credentials, data quality and location. Client reviews do not affect the LexRank score: neither star ratings nor the number of reviews is scored. Payment never changes a position.

Do client reviews affect the LexRank score?

Client reviews do not affect the LexRank score: neither star ratings nor the number of reviews is scored. Reviews are shown on profiles for information only, and Reputation counts only awards on record, such as board certification. How we rank

Which lawyers are verified?

25 of the 25 ranked lawyers have fully verified profiles: Magda Abdo-Gomez, John Arrastia Jr., Eric Nissim Assouline “Eric”, Manuel Avila “Manny” and Lisbet Campo and others.

Which lawyers speak Spanish?

64 of the 135 lawyers in this ranking have it on record, 64 confirmed by a verified fact or an official record. They are ranked separately by the same LexRank score. Top-Ranked Spanish-Speaking Bankruptcy Lawyers in Miami, Florida

Which lawyers speak French?

6 of the 135 lawyers in this ranking have it on record, 6 confirmed by a verified fact or an official record. They are ranked separately by the same LexRank score. Top-Ranked French-Speaking Bankruptcy Lawyers in Miami, Florida

Which lawyers speak Hebrew?

5 of the 135 lawyers in this ranking have it on record, 5 confirmed by a verified fact or an official record. They are ranked separately by the same LexRank score. Top-Ranked Hebrew-Speaking Bankruptcy Lawyers in Miami, Florida

About this ranking

Last updated
Methodology
LexRank v1.2 - deterministic, reproducible scoring
Editorial review
LexRanked editorial team,
Independence
Positions are never sold. Paid placements, if any, are labelled and do not affect scores.

Explore