As a licensed construction attorney in California, Oregon, Washington and Louisiana, I’ve focused my life’s work on mechanic’s lien and bond claim laws, and the challenges companies face in managing their receivables, credit and collections.

Too often, companies attack their receivable problems on the back end, searching for the best ways to collect a debt after it’s overdue. After consulting with contractors, suppliers and equipment lessors all across the country, I’ve found it’s much more effect to attack receivable problems on the front end, proving that the old adage “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” is actually quite true.

You can get a good start by screening clients for good credit, and using a quality contract to protect your legal rights. The most potent solution to receivable and credit management problems, however, is properly preserving, perfecting and enforcing your mechanics lien and bond claim rights on every project.

Many companies look past the mechanics lien remedy because the laws are extraordinarily convoluted as you move from state to state, project to project, and tier to tier. However, there is a simple solution to organizing the varying requirements, and ensuring that your company is protected on every single project.

I’m available to consult with companies on drafting and implementing credit policies and mechanic lien policies, and other credit and mechanics lien management issues. I’m also available to speak on mechanics lien and bond claim topics, and to provide on-site and remote training to your staff on mechanics lien and bond claim requirements.

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Interested in filing a mechanics lien, preliminary notice or bond claim?  Zlien is the premiere mechanics lien filing service in the country, delivering and filing notices, liens and bond claims in all 50 states and the US territories.

Zlien uses proprietary software to help your company determine what documents it’s required to file to protect its lien rights, and then Zlien can do all the work for you, having your company’s documents generated, filed, delivered and served without you needing to lift a finger. All documentation and evidence of recording then gets saved on Zlien’s servers for your 24/7 access.

Zlien also provides a revolutionary enterprise service, allowing companies to monitor their lien and notice deadlines and requirements across the nation. You simply provide Zlien basic project information, and Zlien will do absolutely everything for you:  monitor what you need to file, when you need to file it, research the property owner’s, lender’s or surety’s identity, get your documents properly filed or delivered, and even proceed to collect on your debt or arrange to file suit to enforce your lien or bond claim.

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