Understanding Liens: Protecting Your Company’s Right to Get Paid
In the world of B2B credit, securing payment goes beyond extending trust — it’s about protecting your company’s financial interests. This session will provide a comprehensive look at liens and how they can be used as powerful tools to safeguard your organization’s right to payment.
You’ll gain a clear understanding of the lien process, from identifying when a lien is appropriate to navigating deadlines, documentation, and state-specific requirements. Learn how to integrate lien rights into your credit management strategy to strengthen collections and minimize risk.
In this session, we’ll cover how to:
1. Understand the Purpose and Types of Liens: Explore the difference between mechanic’s, materialman’s, and other lien types, and how each protects suppliers, contractors, and service providers.
2. Establish and Preserve Lien Rights: Learn the steps and timelines required to secure and maintain lien rights, including notices, filings, and compliance obligations.
3. Avoid Common Mistakes: Discover frequent errors that can invalidate a lien and how to ensure your documentation and timing are correct.
4. Integrate Liens into Credit Policy: Incorporate lien rights as part of your overall credit and collection procedures to reduce bad debt exposure.
5. Leverage Liens as a Collection Tool: Understand when and how to use liens effectively to encourage payment and support your company’s recovery efforts.
Join us to gain the confidence and knowledge to use liens strategically — protecting your bottom line and ensuring your company gets paid for the work it performs.
Date & Time
02/12/2026
Start Time: 8:30 AM PT
End Time: 9:30 AM PT
Location
Webinar
Sponsor
NACM Commercial Services
Instructor:
Samantha Riggen
Samantha Riggen is a partner in the Westlake Village office of Gibbs Giden where she represents clients in all areas of business and commercial matters with an emphasis on construction litigation. Her construction practice includes the prosecution and defense of claims arising out of both public and private projects. She is experienced in contractual disputes, mechanic’s liens, and stop payment notice and bond claims. Samantha counsels clients through all phases of litigation, including pre-litigation analysis, negotiations, mediation, arbitration, and settlement. She helps client obtain favorable judgments and has substantial experience is enforcing judgments through various collection remedies.
Course Level
I - Intermediate
Credits
CEU:
0.000
CCE:
0.000
Audience
Admissions
Members:
$49.00
Non-Members:
$79.00
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Cancellations will be accepted for full refund no later than five working days prior to event — substitute attendees accepted up to day of event.
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