Can a litigation lien be put on monies / property before a judgement

I think you are asking about a pre-judgment attachement.  If so, that is covered by Ohio Revised Code 2715.01 et seq.  That code section outlines eleven reasons why you could file a pre-judgment attachment.  They are: (1) Excepting foreign corporations which by compliance with the law therefore are exempted from attachment as such, that the defendant or one of several defendants is a foreign corporation; (2) That the defendant is not a resident of this state; (3) That the defendant has absconded with the intent to defraud creditors; (4) That the defendant has left the county of the defendant's residence to avoid the service of a summons; (5) That the defendant so conceals self that a summons cannot be served upon the defendant; (6) That the defendant is about to remove property, in whole or part, out of the jurisdiction of the court, with the intent to defraud creditors; (7) That the defendant is about to convert property, in whole or part, into money, for the purpose of placing it beyond the reach of creditors; (8) That the defendant has property or rights in action, which the defendant conceals; (9) That the defendant has assigned, removed, disposed of, or is about to dispose of, property, in whole or part, with the intent to defraud creditors; (10) That the defendant has fraudulently or criminally contracted the debt, or incurred the obligations for which suit is about to be or has been brought; (11) That the claim is for work or labor. There are a few exceptions to the above listed provisions in the code section that you should also look at.  Additionally the code section explains fairly well what you need to do to request this type of action.  The code section can be found here: http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/2715