ARTESIA (KTLA) -- Officials the suffix "Esq." to his name. are seeking victims who may According to his website, have fallen prey to an where he also advertised his Artesia man believed to have services, he claimed to have provided legal services 11 years of legal experience despite not having a law in areas of immigration, license. corporate, contracts, Amardeep Singh Gill, 44, is information technology, charged with 13 misdemeanor business and tax, civil counts of being unauthorized litigation, and criminal to practice law. defense. In order to be a licensed Gill allegedly charged practitioner in California, a clients $2,000 to initially person must pass an exam review a case in addition to administered by the State Bar a $10,000 retainer. In some and be a registered member. cases, he charged as much as Gill allegedly operated four $100,000 for a retainer if law office locations in the business was located near Artesia, Lakewood, one of his offices. Bakersfield and San Jose Gill turned himself in on under the title Gill & July 12 after being unable to Associates, P.C.. provide a State Bar number He is accused of during a case in January. misrepresenting himself as a If convicted, he faces 13 licensed attorney by adding years in prison.
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