If ever creditors needed a lawyer, it was in the bankruptcy cases of Claudio Osorio and his company, InnoVida Holdings LLC. Osorio rose to the top of Miami’s business community before his swift fall for stealing tens of millions of dollars from investors.

Daniel Gonzalez, a partner at Meland Russin & Budwick in Miami, was among those who stepped forward. Last year he filed 45 lawsuits to recover assets; he has since settled all but one, securing more than $2 million.