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:
Christopher E Ng
Christopher E Ng is the managing partner of Gibbs Giden Locher Turner Senet & Wittbrodt, LLP. He is a member of the firm’s Business and Commercial Law and Construction Law Departments where he primarily represents private and publicly-held companies in a wide range of business, commercial and construction transactions and disputes. Chris, a member of the State Bar of California and District of Columbia and licensed to practice in all California state and federal courts, is also an educator, active speaker, published author and frequent contributor to local, regional and national legal publications. For more than a decade, Chris has served as an adjunct professor and lecturer at Pepperdine University, California State University (Northridge), and Loyola Law School (Los Angeles).
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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