Here at zlien, I manage operations and day-to-day activity. Zlien is a great company and if you’ve made it this far into our blog you probably have a good idea as to what we do. As for me, here is the cliff note version of my story: Background I was born and raised as a [...]
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Hi, I’m Dave
Born and raised in Lake Charles, LA, I spent my formative years on the bayous and lakes of Southwest Louisiana. I was educated at Louisiana Tech University and the University of Connecticut and graduated with a BA in journalism from LA Tech in 2009. After graduating, I immediately went to work for the Boy Scouts [...]

Hi – I’m Sean
Who am I? It is safe to say I am the youngest member of zlien. Born and raised in New Orleans, I graduated from Country Day high school with a class of just 44. Deciding to pursue bigger things, I now attend college at the University of Georgia located in the eccentric city of Athens. [...]

Zlien Website Back Up and Running
Earlier today you may have noticed that zlien’s website was temporarily down for site maintenance. Zlien routinely updates and revises its website to help make sure that it always provides the best possible user experience. Sometimes this requires shutting down the site for a short time to tidy things up and make sure things are [...]

Zlien Forced to Defend Its Resources from Copyright Infringement by NACM
Dear zlien Clients and Readers of the Lien Blog, Zlien strives to be the leader in the construction credit management field. An important part of accomplishing this goal is to provide the web’s best and most comprehensive resources regarding mechanics liens and notices. In order to provide these resources, countless hours are spent scouring state statutes [...]

Ask Nate
Zlien’s Chief Legal Officer, Nate Budde, unofficially serves as Zlien’s Chief Answer-Guru, supplying answers to any of our questions (and finding them if he does not know the answer already). He is also a licensed attorney in Louisiana, a graduate of Stanford University (B.A.) and Tulane University Law School (J.D.), a father, a saxophone and [...]

Hi, I’m Martin
Who am I? One of the newest, freshest members of team Zlien. Born a New Orleanian. Sports Fan. LSU Tiger. Creator. Food enthusiast. I am the youngest of seven children and I like great food, good fun, and bad dance moves. I like to talk. Call me: 866-720-5436, x703 What did I do before Zlien? [...]

Free Legal Advice? Friday Is Your Lucky Day
Is today your lucky day? Maybe not, but St. Patrick’s Day is approaching and luck could be on the way. In fact, there may be some free legal advice in your future. Zlien’s founder, Scott Wolfe Jr., is putting aside two hours to answer all of your legal questions (about liens, bonds, security instruments and [...]

Credit Management: A Multi-State Company Solution
Here at Zlien, we have clients from coast to coast who file notices and mechanics liens in order to secure debt. Our clients have good credit policy in place because many operate over state lines. It would be nice if security on real property, a lien, had uniform law similar to security on personal property [...]

Mechanics Liens: Guide to Getting Paid On Funding Gates Blog
Another big thank you to our friends at FundingGates for the opportunity to again appear on their blog as a guest contributor. Our second post there provides step-by-step instructions for their readers on how to get their mechanics lien claims filed and their accounts secured. Here is a quote from the post: Those in the [...]

Credit Management: Join Our Construction Credit Professionals Group on LinkedIn or Google Plus
Zlien has launched the Construction Credit Professionals Group, an online forum for networking, advice and content specifically for credit professionals in the construction industry, on LinkedIn and Google Plus. The new group will give credit professionals in the construction industry the opportunity to connect and discuss credit issues, share CRM strategies, post and view available [...]
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Vermont Mechanics Lien Law: 5 Things to Know
June 18, 2013
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Managing Credit Risk In A Rebound Economy Webinar
June 18, 2013
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Pay When Paid: Arizona
June 17, 2013
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Hawaii Mechanics Lien Law: 5 Things to Know
June 17, 2013
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Ohio Mechanics Lien Law: 5 Things to Know
June 16, 2013
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Missouri Mechanics Lien Law: 5 Things to Know
June 2, 2013
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A Short History Of The Mechanic Lien
November 15, 2010
- Five Things To Know About Florida’s Mechanic Lien Laws January 4, 2012
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17 Ways A Mechanics Lien Works To Get You Paid
July 26, 2012
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4 Reasons Why It’s Smart To Outsource Your Preliminary Notice Work
July 20, 2011
Columnists
Scott Wolfe Jr., JD
CEO of Zlien, and a licensed attorney in six states, he's experienced in construction & corporate credit management laws....Read More
Nate Budde, JD
Zlien's Chief Legal Mind and licensed attorney. Nate is a Stanford & Tulane Grad, a Jeopardy! alumni and more....Read More
Seth Smiley, JD
Construction attorney in California & Louisiana, Seth is an experienced construction litigator and Zlien's COO....Read More
Funding Gates
The world's first CRM for receivables management.Read More
Gretchen Lynn
Operations Genius at Zlien - She writes all the fun stuff here.Read More
Jason Bull
Zlien's Research Giant - He shares tips and info on how to confirm project, surety or construction party data.Read More











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