Livermore legal practice seized after state regulators discover owner doesn’t have law license

California State Bar officials recently seized a Livermore legal practice with upwards of 200 clients amid complaints that its owner had been working as an attorney — despite not having a law license.

The seizures marked the most significant move to date against Groth-Hill, who previously received cease-and-desist orders in 2020 and 2022 for the unauthorized practice of law, according to a state database. The company appears to have been operating since 2015, according to a LinkedIn page for Groth-Hill, who also goes by the shortened name of Robin Hill. A Yelp biography touts the company as “a affordable alternative to your legal assistance needs,” adding that its staff “can assist you in doing many of the services that attorney’s provide, but at a substantial savings!”

In seizing the business, the state bar cited multiple complaints about Groth-Hill’s alleged dealings over the last 18 months. One complaint from July 2023 stemmed from a landlord-tenant and small claims case in Santa Clara County Superior Court. The plaintiff in that case told court officials that Groth-Hill was “his attorney,” according to the state bar’s announcement Wednesday.

Any current or former clients of Groth-Hill or her company can ask for their files back by calling the state bar at 415-538-2380.Dear Abby: I blew off the teacher's concerns, and now I feel so guilty about my sonThey had a ‘fling’ in Vegas and he promised to help her get a job at Tesla. When she arrived in Oakland, he revealed himself as a pimp, police say

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