WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS  (5 MINUTES)

OVERVIEW OF MECHANICS LIENS

Setting the Stage with 9 Q&As – The Who, What, How of Mechanics Liens  (30 MINUTES)

• What Are Mechanics Liens?
• What Type of Work Is Covered by Liens?
• What Is Lienable and What Is Not?
• Who Can Get a Lien? 
• Who Has Lien Rights? 
• Who Can Be Subject to a Lien?
• What Is the Process to File a Lien? 
• How Do You File? 
• How Do You Respond?

– Matthew R. Doherty 

Seeing the Bigger Picture – How Understanding the Project Is Key to Mechanics Liens  (20 MINUTES)

• Is the Project Out of Balance?
• Knowing the Project Details and Budget
• Analyzing Budget Shortfall or Surplus
• What You Need to Look Out For
• And More

– Matthew A. Anderson 

CORE TOPICS

Payment and Lien Waivers – To Pay or Not to Pay  (40 MINUTES)

• Owner’s Rights to Withold Payment
• Payment by Promissory Note
• Lien Waivers
• Theft by Contractor
• Contingent Payment Clauses
• Application of Payments

– Hugh D. Brown

Pre-lien Notices – Notify and Preserve  (30 MINUTES)

• Establish the Right to File
• Requirements and Ensuring Validity of Notice
• Exceptions
• Service

– Matthew T. Collins

Mechanics Lien Statements – How to Prepare and Record  (40 MINUTES)

• Common Errors
• Description of Property
• Overstatement
• Single vs. Multiple Statements
• Apportionment
• Service
• Filing

– Caryn A. Boisen 

Priority – Who Comes First and Why It Matters  (40 MINUTES)

• Improvement of the Ground
• Record Notice of Claimant’s Contract
• Actual Notice of Work Performed Before Mortgage Recorded
• Actual Notice of Unrecorded Mortgage
• Separate Improvements
• Loss of Priority

– Matthew A. Anderson 

Mechanics Lien Foreclosure Action  (40 MINUTES)

• Commencement by Action
• Timing
• Parties
• Release of Mechanics Lien by Deposit with the Court
• Foreclosure Sale and Redemption
• Defenses

– John C. Holper & Christina Rieck Loukas 

ADVANCED ISSUES

How to Secure Mechanics Lien Coverage for Your Next Commercial Project  (30 MINUTES)

• Vacant Land
• Construction Commenced But Not Completed
• Recently Completed Construction

– Barbara Gilmore

How Bankruptcy Impacts Mechanics Liens  (30 MINUTES)

• Automatic Stay
• Relief from Automatic Stay
• Property of the Estate
• Post-Petition Perfection of Mechanics Liens
• Tolling Effect of Section 108(c)
• Constitutional Liens
• Dischargeable Debts

– Patrick C. Summers

Resolving Mechanics Liens Through Arbitration  (30 MINUTES)

• Effect of Agreement to Arbitrate Upon Enforceability of Mechanics Liens
• Waiver of Right to Arbitrate
• Stay of Foreclosure Action
• Scope of Arbitration Proceeding
• Effect of Arbitration Award

– Mark R. Becker

Lien Value Calculations – Calculating Lien Amounts, Offsets, and Overstatements  (30 MINUTES)

• Value When Work is Complete
• Value When Work is Incomplete
• Reasonable Value
• Errors and Overstatements
• And More!

– Heidi J. Bassett

Understanding Tenant Improvements  (30 MINUTES)

• Property Interests Subject to Liens
• Lienable Improvements
• Pre-Lien Notice
• Mechanic’s Lien Statement

– David J. Krco

$295

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• Season Pass Discount
• On Demand Bundle Discount
• New Lawyer Discount

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