Course Description
Don't be caught off guard - get the training you need to exercise your lien rights.
Handling construction payment disputes in California can be successful when armed with the necessary legal and practical knowledge. Find out how to efficiently collect payment for your work or supplies. Successfully manage even the most complex and costly situations.
Join our panel of experienced local professionals, as they guide you through the strategies for tackling lien and bond issues in any project. Understand the complex law governing the priority of liens and payments, and protect your bottom-line with enforcement and collection strategies. Don't wait - register today.
Who should attend?
This seminar is designed for attorneys, presidents, vice
presidents, owners, accountants, credit managers, lenders, controllers,
construction managers, project managers, office managers, engineers,
architects, contractors and subcontractors.
Benefits for You
- Understand the complex law governing priority of mechanic's liens on property
- Take advantage of useful remedies for collection of payment
- Correctly identify what property is subject to a lien and who is entitled to recover payment
- File, perfect and preserve bond claims in public and private works
Learning Objectives
- You will be able to review types of remedies available.
- You will be able to discuss stop payment notices.
- You will be able to explain general contractor claims.
- You will be able to review owners remedies and protections.
Agenda
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This seminar will be presented by John D. Darling, Esq. and Michelle K. Strassburg, Esq. |
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8:00 AM - 8:30 AM |
Registration |
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8:30 AM - 8:40 AM |
Course Overview |
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- Types of Remedies Available
- Key and New Terms
- Overview of Recent Changes to the Lien Law
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8:40 AM - 9:15 AM |
Determining What Remedy to Use |
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- People Entitled to Assert Claims
- Public vs. Private Projects
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9:15 AM - 12:00 PM |
Mechanic's Liens |
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(Break 10:30 AM - 10:40 AM) |
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- Source of Remedy
- 20 Day Preliminary Notice
- When and How to Record a Mechanic's Lien
- Filing the Lawsuit
- Recording the Lis Pendens
- Foreclosing on the Lien
- Design Professional's Lien
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12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
Lunch (On Your Own) |
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1:00 PM - 1:30 PM |
Stop Payment Notice |
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- Strategy and Timing
- Bonded vs. Unbonded Notices
- Timing and Deadlines
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1:30 PM - 2:00 PM |
Payment Bond Remedy |
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- Public vs. Private Projects
- Timing and Deadlines
- Miller Act Bonds on Federal Projects
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2:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
Assessing Risk on Projects |
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- Claimant's and Direct Contractor's Perspective
- Key Contract Terms
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3:00 PM - 3:10 PM |
Break |
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3:10 PM - 3:40 PM |
Notice of Completion, Cessation or Abandonment |
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- When Do These Notices Get Filed?
- Who Gets Notice on What Kinds of Projects?
- Impact on Deadlines
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3:40 PM - 4:00 PM |
General Contractor Claims |
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- Compliance With Claim Presentation Requirements
- Filing a Government Code Claim
- Dealing With Contested Stop Notices
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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM |
Owners Remedies and Protections |
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- Release Forms
- Stop Notice Releases
- Joint Check Agreements
- Owner Obligations on Bonding
- How to Fill out New Forms
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