Attorney Croog began her legal career in New York City.  Admitted to the New York bar in 1982, she practiced corporate and securities law in two prestigious Park Avenue law firms. In New York she assisted in the representation of a range of multi-million dollar financings involving the issuance of securities in private placements and public offerings.  When she returned to Connecticut in 1990, she continued to practice securities law as counsel for issuers and alternatively underwriters in both private and public offerings, including REITs. 

Following admission to the Connecticut bar in 1991, Attorney Croog focused her practice on the representation of secured creditors in the areas of commercial litigation, foreclosure and bankruptcy law, including municipal tax liens and residential mortgages.  As the sole Managing Member of the Law Office of Martha Croog, LLC, Attorney Croog oversees the operations of the firm, quality control, and attorney practice and performance. For the past 18 years, she has devoted her practice to representing the mortgage banking industry in residential and commercial foreclosures and bankruptcy litigation, as well as related state and federal appellate practice. She also handles summary process (REO/eviction) and real-estate based commercial litigation.   

In October 2006, Attorney Croog was installed as a member of the Board of Directors of the Connecticut Mortgage Bankers Association. Attorney Croog serves as a member of the CMBA's Legislative Committee and Loss Mitigation Committee.

Attorney Croog served as Treasurer of the Executive Committee, Business Law Section (1998-2001) of the Connecticut Bar Association and is a member of the Real Estate and Bankruptcy sections of the CBA, the Connecticut Mortgage Bankers Association, and the West Hartford Chamber of Commerce. Additionally, Attorney Croog has published in the Connecticut Bar Journal and has lectured on behalf of the National Business Institute, the Connecticut Bar Association, Lorman Education Services, and Sterling Education Services.

Attorney Croog earned her J.D. from Hofstra Law School in 1981, where she was Associate Editor of the Law Review and Coordinator of the National Institute of Trial Advocacy.   She received her Bachelor's degree, cum laude, from the University of Michigan, where she majored in both psychology and theatre and was awarded a Residential College Fellowship.