Board Members

President
Erica Crohn Minchella
Attorney at Law
Practice Areas: Foreclosure Defense, Partition Audits, Quiet Title Actions, Evictions
Erica Minchella runs a Boutique Real Estate Firm handling transactions and litigation.
Erica is the Founder and President of AFDA, considered one of the top ten transactional lawyers in the state by Leading Lawyers Publications, is a columnist for the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin on Real Estate Issues. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Illinois Real Estate Lawyers Association and past chair and current member of the Illinois State Bar Association Real Estate Section Council.
Minchella & Associates, Ltd.
7538 St. Louis Ave. Skokie, IL 60076 www.REalLegalSolutions.net erica@ecminchellalaw.com (847) 677-6772 ![]() |

Vice President
John A. Zrnich
Attorney at Law
Practice Areas: Foreclosure Defense, Real Estate, Estate Planning

Second Vice President
John F. Stimson
Attorney at Law
Practice Areas: Commercial and Real Estate Litigation, Foreclosure Defense, Real Estate Transactions, Consumer Fraud and Debt Relief
John is one of the founding members of AFDA and has been on its boarb of directors since its inception in 2010. John is also the Immediate Past President of the North Suburban Bar Association and a Board Member of NSBA since 2011. His practice involves a broad array of commercial and real estate matters, including transactions and litigation of disputes. He has also handled several Pro Bono cases for clients in foreclosure, victims of consumer rights abuses and prisoners who were denied treatment for their medical needs.
Professional Associations
The Law Offices of John F. Stimson, Ltd.
9933 Lawler Avenue Suite 312 Skokie, IL 60077 john@stimson-law.com (847) 676-1000 ![]() |

Treasurer
Daniel S. Khwaja
Attorney at Law
Practice Areas: Foreclosure and Eviction Defense, Bankruptcy, Criminal Defense, Landlord-Tenant, General Civil Litigation
ILForeclosureLawyer.com Mr. Khwaja won landmark reversal in U.S. Bank Trust N.A. v. Hernandez, 2017 IL App (2d) 160850. Mr. Khwaja won landmark reversal in U.S. Bank v. Lopez 2018 IL App (2d) 160967. Recognition: Rated Top 100 Lawyers: Illinois by Association of American Trial Lawyers |

Secretary
Arthur C. Czaja
Attorney at Law
Practice Areas: Real Estate Litigation, Mortgage Foreclosure Defense, Bankruptcy, Consumer Class Actions, Debt Collection Defense, Civil Fraud Litigation, Mechanics Liens
Law Offices of Arthur C. Czaja Recognition: Super Lawyer, Rising Star: 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2019 Emerging Lawyer: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 Illustrative Cases: Represented homeowners and prevailed over lender in Illinois Appellate Court (First Midwest Bank v. Cobo, 2017 IL App (1st) 170872) and before Illinois Supreme Court (First Midwest Bank v. Cobo, 2018 IL 123038) |