text: in ch 11 bankruptcy, do independent contractors get paid?   depends on you proof of claim. if you are unsecured you go to bottom of the list and you will get little or no money. if you have a lien on property you go to the top of the list as a secured creditor and can get almost full value. if you are a contractor and filed a mech lien or whatever they have in your state against the property that you did work on you should get paid. it also depends on the sitiuation if you are commercial or residental contractor. lots of factors to take into account.