Short Sale Attorney
Are you facing foreclosure and searching for an alternative to being foreclosed upon? Contact the short sale attorneys at Minchella & Associates. Our firm has more than 37 years of legal experience. Managing partner Erica Crohn Minchella has spent her entire career representing real estate buyers and sellers in a wide variety of real estate transactions including short sales. She can provide you the experience and guidance you need to manage this minefield.
Do I need a lawyer for a short sale?
Without question it is in your best interest to work with a short sale attorney throughout this process. Your lender is attempting to foreclose on what is likely the most valuable asset you have in your possession. Our law office can negotiate on your behalf with your lender to obtain the best outcome for you.
Most people facing a short sale have no experience negotiating with banks. Minchella & Associates has extensive experience in this area. We have found that every single lender requires different documentation and plays by different rules. Some lenders are straight forward whereas some lenders will require the same documentation five times. It is critical to know how to present your documentation to the lender in a way that prevents them from taking advantage of you. In addition, once the short sale has been negotiated, you will need a lawyer to close the transaction for you.
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Is short sale better than foreclosure?
Keelan D. Kane
Meet Keelan
Keelan is an associate attorney with Minchella & Associates, Ltd. He has practiced real estate litigation with a focus on foreclosure defense and consumer protection in both Illinois and federal courts, for close to 7 years. Before joining Minchella & Associates to work with his mentor, Erica Crohn Minchella, Keelan was the founding partner of Banasiak & Kane, LLP.
Keelan has a background in and still studies psychology, and is fascinated by strategy, game theory, economics, history, and sociology. He is passionate about research and writing, which define his unique approach
to law.
My Approach to Practicing Real Estate Law
Research and writing form the cornerstones of my approach to law, and after reading thousands of cases, I've become acquainted with many areas of law. Relying on my previous research, I spot the relevant issues, determine whether I need to research further, and then devise a creative argument and phrase it in the best way possible on paper. Because of my skill and attention to detail, I draft pleadings and go into Court well-prepared with my arguments and to address arguments of my opponents. I am rarely surprised by my opponents raising arguments that I have not considered – unless they are interpreting the case to fit their arguments rather than what the deciding court intended the case to mean.
Education & Memberships
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B.A., Hampshire College
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M.A., Hampshire College
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J.D., The John Marshall Law School
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Member: Illinois State Bar Association, Association of Foreclosure Defense Attorneys
Publications
Thomas, G. H. & Kane, K. (2006). A dynamic theory of strategic decision making applied to the prisoner’s dilemma. Paper presented at the New England Complex Systems Institute International Conference on Complex Systems (ICCS2006), Boston, MA.
Sabelli, H., Kaufman, L., Patel, M., Sugerman, A., Carlson-Sabelli, L., Konecki, J., Kovacevic, L., Kane, K., Abouzeid, A., Sween, J., & Shay, K. (2004) Introduction. In Creative Processes in Natural and Human Systems: Methodologies and Applications for Systems Approaches, a special issue of Journal of Applied Systems Studies, 5(3).
Sabelli, H., Sugerman, A., Kaufman, L., Kovacevic, L., Carlson-Sabelli, L., Patel, M., Messer, J., Konecki, J., Walthall, K., Kane, K., (2004). Biotic patterns in biological, economic, and physical processes. In Creative Processes in Natural and Human Systems: Methodologies and Applications for Systems Approaches, a special issue of Journal of Applied Systems Studies, 5(3).
