Craig D. Robins, Esq., has been a practicing attorney about 30 years. During most of this time, he has devoted his practice almost exclusively to bankruptcy, foreclosure defense and debt-related matters. Mr. Robins has had experience in thousands of bankruptcy cases which has included representing both consumers in Chapter 7 and 13 cases, and businesses in Chapter 11 cases.

Craig D. Robins, Esq. received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Emory University in 1981. He studied law in London, England from 1982 to 1983 through the Notre Dame Law School Concannon Program in International Law. He received a Juris Doctorate from Western New England Law School in 1984. He was admitted to the Massachusetts and New York Bars in 1985 and the Florida Bar in 1987. He is also admitted to practice in various Federal District Courts, the United States Tax Court, and the United States Claims Court. Mr. Robins briefly interned as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Richard Wallach, Supreme Court Judge (New York, First Department).

Martindale-Hubbell, the nationally recognized service that rates attorneys by peer review, has rated Mr. Robins “high to very high.”

Mr. Robins has written extensively on bankruptcy law and has authored about 200 published articles on a variety of topics including bankruptcy law and procedure, bankruptcy legislation, bankruptcy practice, and the interaction of bankruptcy law on personal injury cases and matrimonial rights. He continues to be a regular columnist on bankruptcy law for the Suffolk Lawyer where he has written for about 25 years, and frequently writes articles for the Nassau Lawyer and Attorney of Nassau.

Mr. Robins is recognized as an authority on bankruptcy law and practice and is often sought out by the media. He has lectured on bankruptcy law for the Nassau County Bar Association and has discussed bankruptcy law on radio and television talk shows and news programs.

He has been interviewed on News 12 several times and has been interviewed and quoted in Newsday and the New York Law Journal about 25 times. Since 1991, he has also been actively involved in giving presentations on bankruptcy law to attorneys and Federal and State Court Judges through the Theodore Roosevelt Chapter of the American Inns of Court, of which he is a member and also sits on its executive board. While Chairman of that organization’s annual banquet, he hosted dinners honoring United States Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr., and New York’s highest judge, Judith S. Kay, Chief Judge of the New York State Court of Appeals.

In addition, Mr. Robins is active in the Bankruptcy Committees of both the Nassau and Suffolk Bar Associations, and is on the Mentor Program of the Suffolk County Bar Association where he is called upon to provide assistance on bankruptcy law to younger members of the Bar. He is a long-time member of the American Bankruptcy Institute and the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys.

In addition to bankruptcy, Mr. Robins actively defends foreclosure cases brought against Long Island homeowners. The New York Times wrote a page-one story about a foreclosure case that he successfully dismissed.

Mr. Robins is a founding co-chairman of the Nassau County Bar Association's Pro-Bono Bankruptcy Committee. He holds the distinction of having represented more pro bono debtors than any other attorney on Long Island. The Nassau County Bar Association awarded Mr. Robins a Presidential Recognition Award for his dedication in representing pro-bono consumer debtors in bankruptcy proceedings and also awarded him the Pro-Bono Attorney of the Year Award. Mr. Robins was recognized by the Volunteer Lawyers Project for his pro-bono work when he was named Pro-Bono Attorney of the Month twice. Newsday honored Mr. Robins by naming him in its “Winners” column for his dedication to community work.

Mr. Robins has represented a wide and diverse range of debtors in bankruptcy cases. In addition to representing numerous typical Long Islanders, he represented a former New York Yankees baseball player, dozens of professionals including attorneys, doctors, dentists and C.P.A.’s and a variety of businesses, ranging from a professional sports franchise to multi-million dollar companies to mom-and-pop storefronts.

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Martindale-Hubbell, the nationally recognized service that rates attorneys by peer review, has rated Mr. Robins "high to very high."