An IRELA CLE Webinar

Multi-Board 8.0: What Lawyers Need to Know About the New Form

Paul Garver & Erica Minchella

MCLE tentative for 1-hour General CLE credit

Registration is Free for IRELA Members

Non-Members ~ $50*

Overview and explanation of the new Multi-Board Residential Real Estate Contract 8.0. The Multi-Board Drafting Committee is composed of approximately 20 member organizations with 23 members. The committee has been meeting since May 2024 to develop this new contract.

Paul B. Garver

Paul Garver is a partner at Hawbecker & Garver, LLC located in Hinsdale. He started his practice in 2003 along with his partner, Tom Hawbecker. His practice focuses on real estate and estate planning. Paul is a member of the IRELA Board of Directors.

Erica Crohn Minchella

Erica Crohn Minchella has practiced law and has been licensed in Illinois since 1981 in different iterations, but always in the areas of bankruptcy or real estate. She received her B.A. in English Education from University of Illinois and her J.D. from Loyola University of Chicago. Minchella has taught courses for the Chicago Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association and IICLE on bankruptcy and real estate matters as well as to local organizations on both bankruptcy and in national continuing legal education programs in real estate matters, both transactions and litigation. She has been a contributor to the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, ISBA Real Estate Section Newsletter and edited chapters for IICLE. Minchella is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association (Real Estate Section Council), North Suburban Bar Association (former member of the Board of Directors), Justinian Society of Lawyers, Illinois Real Estate Lawyers Association (Vice President), and is the founder and President of Association of Foreclosure Defense Attorneys (now Association of Foreclosure and Consumer Protection Attorneys), as well as being involved in civic and community organizations

Erica has won top awards from SuperLawyers (12 years), Leading Lawyers (20 years), Avvo, Martindale Hubbel, Midwest’s Top Rated Lawyers, Showmark (Chicago Magazine) and Top Attorneys of North America.

Teaching is a passion for Erica which she pursues by teaching for ISBA, IRELA and various title companies. She also teaches real estate brokers for various agencies. Her first book, Transforming Troubled Real Estate with Strategic Solutions: Foreclosures, Short Sales, Buying Troubled Properties, and more, was published by Amazon in March 2024.

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