Judgment Enforcement Demand Letters for Business Judgments

You won a judgment in a business-to-business dispute. Now collect it from the business debtor: bank levy, receivables and asset levies, and lien enforcement demands.

Sergei Tokmakov, Esq.

California Bar #279869

You Won. Now What?

Having a judgment against a business debtor is not the same as having money. Many business debtors ignore court orders, move assets, or simply refuse to pay. The judgment is the first step; enforcement is where the real work begins.

A well-crafted post-judgment demand letter often triggers payment without the cost and delay of enforcement proceedings. The debtor now knows you're serious, you have a court order, and enforcement tools are available.

Post-Judgment Enforcement Tools Against Business Debtors (California)

Tool	What It Does	When to Use
Accounts receivable levy	Reaches payments the debtor's own customers owe it	Debtor invoices identifiable customers
Bank levy	Freezes and seizes funds in debtor's bank account	You know which bank they use
Property lien	Abstract of judgment recorded against real property	Debtor business owns real estate
Debtor examination	Court-ordered disclosure of assets and income, through the business's officer	You need to find assets
Assignment order	Court orders debtor's income streams to you	Debtor business has rental income, royalties, or licensing income
Till-tap order	Sheriff collects from debtor's business cash register	Debtor has cash-intensive business
Keeper levy	Sheriff stays at debtor's business and collects receipts	Last resort for cash businesses

My Post-Judgment Demand Letter Strategy

Review the judgment: Confirm amount, interest rate, and any post-judgment costs awarded
Calculate current balance: Judgment amount + 10% statutory interest (CA CCP §685.010) + accrued costs
Send demand letter: Reference the judgment, state the current balance, and outline the specific enforcement steps available against the business if it is not paid within 15-30 days
If no response, enforce: Bank levy, receivables or asset levy, judgment lien, or a debtor examination of the business's officer

Illustrative pattern: A business holds a judgment against a former customer, a distribution company that has stopped responding. The post-judgment demand names the bank the company uses, its main customers whose payments can be levied, and the abstract of judgment that will cloud its warehouse property, and sets a short deadline before a bank levy and a debtor examination of its officer. When the debtor can see which assets are already identified, a demand like this often prompts a payment proposal; when it does not, the enforcement steps are ready to file.

Fees

A post-judgment demand on a business-to-business judgment is handled as the attorney demand engagement below, starting at $2,500. Enforcement proceedings after the demand, if they are needed, are scoped separately in writing before any work begins.

Want me to write it and send it?

I take a dispute like the one on this page and write the demand myself, on my letterhead, then handle delivery and read the response you get back.

Request the attorney demand engagement, starting at $2,500

After a conflict check, I draft the demand on my letterhead, prepare the supporting chronology and damages figure, send it by certified mail and email, and review the first substantive response. Sergei Tokmakov, California Bar #279869.

Scope of my practiceI do not take creditor-side consumer-debt collection matters or personal, family or household loan collections. Business-to-business invoices, commercial contracts and payment-platform disputes are what I handle. Regulated consumer collection matters belong with licensed collection counsel, and I can refer you.

Have an Uncollected Business Judgment?

I'll send the post-judgment demand to the business debtor and, if needed, enforce through a bank levy, a receivables or asset levy, or a judgment lien.

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