When it comes to getting money
out of a client who can’t or
won’t pay for the work you’ve done,
you can do something that other
creditors can’t. You can use your construction
lien rights — if you give the
right kind of notices and meet all the
required deadlines (see Legal Adviser,
5/01). In addition to those rights,
which could allow you to foreclose
on the client’s property, you can use
the same remedies that any other
kind of creditor can.
But you probably don’t want to do
any of that. You don’t want to sue your
client, and you don’t want to enforce
your lien rights — you just want to get
paid. Is there