Author: Madeline Fortino

  • The Benefits of Automation for Your Business

    Automation is the implementation of technology to control processes, both mundane and complex, and reduce human touch. Automation does not necessarily eliminate the need for human touch entirely, however. I like to think of the scene in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, where Charlie’s dad loses his job at the toothpaste factory because his tasks…

  • Lien Horror Story: Did the Ghostbusters Have Lien Rights?

    This post is part four in our four part Mechanics Lien Horror Story Series throughout the month of October. Didn’t think liens could be spooky? Think again. Click here to read part three Imagine this… Doctors Venkman, Stantz, Spengler and Zeddemore have just finished exterminating another ghoulish infestation at the Sedgewick Hotel. Perhaps their encounter leaves a…

  • Lien Horror Story: The Silence of Your Lien Rights – “Liens on Tribal Land”

    This post is part three in our four part Mechanics Lien Horror Story Series throughout the month of October. Didn’t think liens could be spooky? Think again. Click here to read part two Imagine this… You’ve been working on developing property for a new, soon to be bustling development in North Dakota. You have a clear contract…

  • Lien Horror Story: Nightmare Lien on Elm Street – “Illegible for Recording”

    This post is part two in our four part Mechanics Lien Horror Story Series throughout the month of October. Didn’t think liens could be spooky? Think again. Click here to read part one Imagine this… It was a dark and stormy night. But you don’t really mind because you’re inside, on your computer. You’re about to…

  • Lien Horror Story: What Lie(n)s Beneath – “Document Rejected for Damage”

    This post is part one in our four part Mechanics Lien Horror Story Series throughout the month of October. Didn’t think liens could be spooky? Think again. [hr] Imagine this… …you have your mechanics lien perfectly prepared and ready to be sent off. Your deadline is approaching rapidly, but you make sure your lien will…