Trellis Law Removal: How to Remove Your Info for Good
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How to submit a Trellis Law removal request
If your court record is sealed, starting the Trellis Law removal process takes less than a minute. All you have to do is fill out their removal request form. You’ll enter your name, the URL of your record, and a brief explanation. All that’s left is to upload your order to seal and wait for them to review it.
Once a record is removed or redacted, you can request that Google (and other search engines) refresh the URL in search results.
All you have to do is search for your name, find the URL, click the three dots next to the URL, click “Remove result”, and choose the “It’s outdated and I want to request a refresh” option. It can take up to 30 days to go away.
That said, you can and should work with your attorney to get your case sealed. If that’s not possible or you’d like to take matters into your own hands, you have a few options (in order of difficulty):
Hire a pro to remove your Trellis Law case
Publish positive content over time
Hire a pro to handle your Trellis Law removal
Unfortunately, the internet is like the wild west. If your case is showing up on Trellis, odds are you’re showing up elsewhere too. UniCourt, Justia, PacerMonitor, and local news outlets just to name a few.
If you don’t want the headache of playing whack-a-mole forever, a pro is the best solution for your sanity and peace of mind.
Hiring BetterReputation for your Trellis Law removal is affordable, easy, fast, and entirely risk free – you only pay when the removal’s taken care of. We can also monitor search results, let you know if other problems creep up over time, and create positive content on your behalf to bury what we can’t remove.
We exist to handle the messy, boring, and time consuming stuff so you can get back to whatever you were doing before you ended up on this page.
You don’t have to talk to us on the phone or listen to a 20 minute sales pitch trying to get you to buy stuff you don’t need.
Getting started is as simple as filling out this form.
Publish positive content over time
A long-term content strategy is key to starting over fresh. The idea is that you create a positive online image with fresh content every week to push the bad stuff off the first page of search results.
Only 9% of people make it to the bottom of the first page when searching for something online. And 99.56% of searchers don’t click to see the second page of search results – once something is off the first page, it’s as good as gone.
All of this positive content also acts as a defense mechanism. If anything else about your case pops up again in the future, it’ll have to compete with all your positive content for space on page one. In other words, it’ll be far less likely that the bad stuff will show up when someone searches for you.
A lot of the reputation pros out there will tell you it’s a complicated process so they can charge you a bunch of money to handle it for you. But… it’s really not that hard.
The reason most people hire a pro? It takes a lot of time and consistent effort over six months to a year (at least).
If you want to give it a go yourself, we recommend:
Setting up one or two websites
Creating a social profile on every channel
Publishing content across all of them every week
Monitoring search results to see what’s working
Do more of the things that are working
As far as content goes, you’ll want to create videos, blog posts, and social media posts regularly. You’ll also need to maintain your websites and pay a monthly fee to host them somewhere.
This video explains the entire process.
If you don’t want to deal with brainstorming content ideas, creating content, figuring out when and where to post, building websites, and managing websites, we handle all of this so you can focus on living your life.
What is Trellis Law and why does it exist?
Trellis Law is a legal research platform with aggregated court records, legal documents, and case information from across the US. This massive database pulls public records from federal and state courts, making them searchable online.
Even if you’ve never submitted anything to Trellis Law directly, your case likely appears on their site because it’s part of the public record.
Is Trellis Law legitimate?
Yes. Trellis Law serves attorneys, legal professionals, journalists, and researchers who need quick access to court records and legal documents. Long story short, it helps them do their jobs.
While the platform is entirely legitimate and by the book, YOUR court records (including the ones you’d rather forget) are easily discoverable by anyone who knows how to search. On top of that, Trellis Law records often show up in search results when someone looks you up online.
Can I remove my case from Trellis Law?
You can ask Trellis Law to remove your case by submitting a removal request. If your case is sealed or expunged, all you have to do is include your order to seal or expungement documentation. Your case will likely be removed within a week or two.
How do I remove Trellis Law from Google search?
The first step is getting your Trellis Law case redacted or removed. After that, you can ask Google (and other search engines) to refresh the URL listing. On Google, simply find the result, click the three dots next to it, click “Remove result”, and choose the outdated/refresh option.
If your Trellis Law case is not redacted or removed, search engines will likely ignore your request.
How long does a Trellis removal request take?
When we handle the process, removals are usually completed within one to two weeks. Our direct approach speeds things up and avoids delays.
When you handle it yourself, there’s no guaranteed timeline. It entirely depends on how many other requests Trellis has to process before they get yours. It can take anywhere from several weeks to a few months.
Sealed cases jump to the front of the queue – we’ve seen these removed as fast as a week or two. Unsealed cases take longer.
Unfortunately, there’s no tracking system. Once you submit a removal request, all you can do is wait.
Is there any way to speed up the Trellis removal process?
Short answer: not really, but there are a few things you can do to help your case.
If your case is sealed, make sure your order to seal is crystal clear and properly formatted. It should include the court order number, date, and jurisdiction. The cleaner your submission, the easier (and faster) it is for Trellis to find it and remove it.
For unsealed cases, there’s no magic formula. Being polite and professional in your removal request helps, but they process requests in the order they receive them.
The best thing you can do is start publishing positive content or hire a reputation management team right away. Content takes time to show up in search engines, so start now – even if you have a sealed case that will be removed.
You never know where, when, or if your case will show up in search results again. So, controlling your online presence is the most bullet-proof way to protect yourself.
If managing all of this yourself sounds overwhelming, we can handle the entire process from start to finish.
What should I do if my removal request is denied?
First, read Trellis’ reasoning. Sometimes it’s something simple like forgetting to upload your order to seal. If that’s the case, you can resubmit.
Outside of resubmitting, you should work with your attorney to get your case sealed or expunged. Once you have that court order, you can submit a new removal request with that attached.
Can't get your case sealed? This is where the content strategy I mentioned earlier becomes crucial. You’ll need a multi-faceted approach to push the Trellis listing down in search results until it disappears off page one.
What happens if my case pops up somewhere else?
This is why a lot of folks end up hiring us. Trellis Law isn’t the only website that scrapes and publishes public information. Unicourt, Justia, CourtListener, local news outlets… the list goes on and on.
Trellis Law removal is just the beginning. You’ll likely need to submit removal requests to multiple platforms, each of which has its own policies and procedures.
Realistically, you could spend months playing whack-a-mole and submitting removal requests to site after site, only to have your case pop up again somewhere new.
The smart approach:
Use incognito mode to search for yourself
Focus on removing your case from the sites that appear on page one
Set up websites, social media profiles, and overall content strategy immediately
Create and publish positive content so it can start working in your favor right away
TLDR: Trellis Law removal options
Sealed cases: Submit a removal request and attach your order to seal.
Everything else: Start building your positive content strategy right away, and monitor search results for other listings.
Don’t want to DIY? Contact BetterReputation today for fast, friendly, easy, and risk-free Trellis Law removal and/or optional comprehensive reputation management.