Craig Albert Fine, professionally known as Craig A. Fine, Esq., is the attorney and author featured on this page. His professional profile and published commentary are collected below.
Legal Practice and Published Commentary
Craig A. Fine, Esq. founded The Law Office of Craig A. Fine, P.C. in Staten Island in 2007. His practice includes residential and commercial real estate, title and closing matters, landlord-tenant matters and leasing, business transactions and contracts, commercial and property disputes, and estate planning, wills and trusts.
Craig is admitted in New York, New Jersey and Florida. The firm’s office is in Staten Island; geographic coverage does not imply an office in every area. Individual representation depends on the facts, jurisdiction, deadlines and agreed engagement.
Published Legal Commentary
The Fine Line Blog provides general legal education about property, business, leasing, disputes and estate planning. Craig’s work also appears in All State Merchants. These connected publications are not independent endorsements. His publication archive organizes writing by source and date.
Articles are not legal advice and do not create an attorney-client relationship. Review the firm’s professional profile or contact the office about an individual matter. Please do not send confidential documents until the office confirms its intake process.
Education and Personal Background
Craig graduated from New York Law School after earning a bachelor’s degree in Finance at Wagner College. Born in Brooklyn and raised mostly in Staten Island, he worked in real estate before attending law school.
Read his personal story and Staten Island roots for the family and community background behind his professional work.
Professional background and selected reading
Start with Craig A. Fine’s background, credential resources and consultation checklist. Use the legal-topic and regional reading guide to find the question closest to your circumstances. For an emerging commercial conflict, read how to preserve records and prepare for a business-dispute review.
Articles provide general education, not advice about an individual matter. Chinese-speaking clients may ask the office about in-house Mandarin-speaking staff assistance.
Start with the question you need to answer
Property transactions and estate administration call for different starting documents. These readings help you organize questions before a consultation; they do not resolve the facts or deadlines of an individual matter.
- Buying or selling property: contract, title and financing. Understand why a title search, building records and a physical inspection are separate parts of the review, and how they connect to closing requirements.
- Investigating a Staten Island alteration or converted space. Compare the intended use and seller’s information with city records before assuming an improvement is approved.
- Handling an estate after a death. Begin with the original will, ownership information and the question of who has authority to act, rather than treating every asset as part of the probate estate.
For a broader selection, the topic-based publication archive connects these guides with related firm-blog and AMS commentary, identifies the publications and preserves source dates.
A Personal Commitment to Animal Welfare
Animal welfare is a personal interest for Craig. He values responsible care, rehabilitation, advocacy, and meaningful second chances for animals in need.