Real Estate Lawyer

It is not a cliche to point out that most people involved in a real estate transaction are engaged in the largest and most important acquisition of their lifetime. Whether you are selling or buying a residential home, are facing the loss of your home in foreclosure or investing in or divesting from commercial real estate, it is important to work with an experienced real estate lawyer.

Real estate attorney, Erica Crohn Minchella, of Minchella & Associates, Ltd. has helped thousands of real estate owners with their real estate transactions within the Chicagoland area, North Shore, collar counties.

Erica handled personal and business debtor bankruptcy work the first 18 years of her practice, moving to real estate transactional law in 1999 and then adding foreclosure defense and other real estate litigation during the Recession returning to her work with people and businesses in financial trouble. Known as an expert in transactions and litigation, she served on the drafting committee during the last version (7.0) and current version (8.0) of the Multi-Board Contract, the real estate contract that Northern Illinois attorneys use when closing real estate transactions. She is a founder and president of the Association of  Foreclosure and Consumer Protection Attorneys, recognized as a SuperLawyer and Leading Lawyer and has been named one of the Top 10 Real Estate Lawyers in the state of Illinois by Leading Lawyer Publications. Additionally, she is a vice president of the Illinois Real Estate Lawyers Association and is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association Real Estate Law Section Council.