Trellis.law markets itself as democratizing access to state trial court data. Founded in 2018 by Nicole Clark and Alon Shwartz in Los Angeles, the company raised 14 million dollars in Series A funding in October 2021. The platform charges subscriptions starting at 129 dollars monthly.
Respect Network specializes in Trellis.law content removal through multiple strategies. We prepare comprehensive redaction requests with supporting documentation maximizing approval chances, including detailed risk assessments demonstrating physical harm exposure or privacy violations.
On June 12, 2025, California residents Victoria Eom, Jesika Brodiski, Megan Trama, and Kirsten Curley filed a federal class action lawsuit accusing Trellis Research Inc of exploiting individuals’ names to drive paid subscriptions without consent.
Case 2:2025cv05331 alleges violations of California’s Right of Publicity Law and unjust enrichment. On December 2, 2025, Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald denied Trellis’s motion to dismiss.
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The June 2025 Federal Class Action
The lawsuit centers on Trellis creating search-optimized pages featuring individuals’ names linked to court cases, causing lawsuit preview pages to rank prominently in Google results. Trellis never notified plaintiffs their names would appear on these pages or obtained consent. The pages show minimal case information while requiring paid subscriptions for full records.
The plaintiffs allege Trellis entices users to purchase subscriptions by teasing information on preview pages, making Trellis’s use commercial rather than neutral. The court agreed, finding they plausibly alleged Trellis’s business model crosses the line from republishing court records into unauthorized commercial exploitation of personal identity.
Better Business Bureau Complaints
The Better Business Bureau has received 189 complaints against Trellis Law, with the company failing to respond and earning an F rating. The complaints reveal a consistent pattern of privacy violations.
One complainant stated: “In July 2022, Trellis Law agreed to remove or redact highly sensitive personal information published on their website. The information has mysteriously reappeared on Google’s search results. This information discloses personal handwritten signatures, full names and dates of birth for minor children, employment addresses and addresses where one can reasonably be located. This poses a risk of physical, financial and emotional harm.”
Another complaint highlighted unauthorized billing: “I have been billed every month since this summer for 70 dollars per month to Trellis Law. I have not subscribed to this and I continue to be billed for it. On their website there is no way for me to remove a payment method. I have written to them several times and have heard no response.”
A business owner complained: “Somehow my pro se filing including my full name appears online when I search my name. I have a business with an online presence and this is a very personal matter that Trellis is exploiting.”
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The Temporary Redaction Trap
Trellis.law offers a redaction request process through a form at the bottom of case pages. Individuals submit their name, email, and reason for removal, with an option to upload court orders for sealed cases. Once processed for a sealed case, Trellis removes public access and requests that search engines not index the record.
However, for unsealed cases, Trellis may redact names and limit access to logged-out users as a courtesy, but emphasizes it has no legal obligation absent a court order sealing the public record. The underlying case record remains accessible even after redaction.
Trellis requires an order to seal for permanent deletion. The company states it cannot remove public data absent a court order sealing the public record. Courts apply very high standards for sealing, typically requiring genuine privacy issues beyond standard litigation. Dismissed cases and resolved matters remain visible unless accompanied by formal sealing orders.
What Trellis Will and Won’t Remove
Trellis’s removal policy establishes clear distinctions between different types of requests. For sealed cases with proper documentation, Trellis processes removal requests and eliminates public access. Individuals must provide the applicable publishing court’s order to seal such documents.
The company provides links to court rules for sealing in California, Texas, and Florida. Once proper sealing orders are provided, Trellis removes content entirely and requests that search engines not index those records.
For unsealed cases, removal options become severely limited. Trellis may redact names as a courtesy, but emphasizes it only controls URLs ending in trellis.law and does not control search engines, ranking algorithms, or AI snippets. Inquiries about Google visibility should be directed to Google directly.
If you have multiple cases, each request requires its own submission. Individuals without court sealing orders effectively reach a dead end. The platform requires documentation most people cannot obtain, creating a situation where personal information remains indefinitely accessible despite privacy concerns.
The Data Broker Business Model
Trellis.law operates on a subscription-based revenue model monetizing public court data. The platform collects court records from public databases and organizes them with AI-driven analytics, saving legal professionals significant time.
Critics argue this model profits from making sensitive personal information more accessible than traditional court searches. While court records have always been public, practical barriers of visiting courthouses provided obscurity. As one individual stated: “As a general rule all lawsuits are public information. Was not a huge problem before the internet leveled the playing field.”
Digital aggregation eliminates practical barriers. One BBB review notes: “They say you get 50 searches. I joined. I wanted to look at one case and they charge you 10 dollars more to open a file.” The pending class action challenges whether this model crosses the line into unauthorized commercial exploitation of personal identity.
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How Respect Network Can Help
Removing information from Trellis.law requires understanding its redaction process and legal limitations. While the platform offers redaction for qualifying cases, permanent removal typically demands court sealing orders that prove difficult to obtain.
Even when Trellis refuses removal, we leverage Google’s Outdated Content tool to remove pages from search results. Since most reputational damage occurs when individuals search your name on Google, eliminating search engine visibility addresses the primary concern.
For cases involving harassment or safety risks, we coordinate with legal counsel to obtain sealing orders. When complete removal proves impossible, we implement SEO suppression campaigns pushing harmful listings to page two or beyond.
We understand Trellis.law is one of many legal aggregation sites publishing your court records. Platforms like Justia and UniCourt often contain the same information, requiring multi-platform removal strategies.
