Minchella & Associates, Ltd.

Minchella & Associates, Ltd. is a well-known and respected real estate law firm representing real estate clients in transactions and litigation throughout Chicagoland.

Owner Erica Crohn Minchella has practiced real estate law for over 35 years. Erica was on the drafting committee for the real estate contract that northern Illinois attorneys use when closing real estate transactions. She is the founder and president of the Association of Foreclosure Defense Attorneys, recognized as a SuperLawyer, a 2019 Leading Lawyers Top 10 Real Estate Lawyer, and on the board of directors of the Illinois Real Estate Lawyers Association and the Illinois State Bar Association Real Estate Law Section Council.

Minchella & Associates actively practices in many areas of real estate law, including but not limited to:

• Real estate closings: negotiating the buying and selling of single family homes, condominiums, and investment property
• Short sales: when the value of your home is less than the mortgage and liens on your property, a real estate owner may consider a short sale to prevent the home from going into foreclosure and preventing serious credit problems.
• Foreclosure defense: providing the best options for defending or solving the foreclosure case.
• Real estate litigation: representing real estate buyers and sellers in court on residential and commercial property deals that have gone bad
• Landlord/tenant: the firm represents landlords and tenants in matters involving lease drafting review, and landlords in terminating leases and proceeding with evictions as necessary.
• Commercial leases: Erica can assist with the development and enforcement of commercial leases on behalf of real estate owners and tenants
• Condominiums: assisting in devising strategies for unit owners struggling with their Association Boards.

Contact us to consult with the real estate attorneys at Minchella & Associates today.