Complaint By City of Maplewood Against Former Mayor Diana Longrie Was Dismissed By Minnesota Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board...

Photo from campaign site for Diana Longrie for US Congress, used under First
Amendment Fair Comment and Criticism, blog post by John Hoff

When former Maplewood mayor Diana Longrie stepped into the Jill Clark disciplinary mess, acting as Clark's fair to middling lukewarm advocate, this blogger started asking, "Who is Diana Longrie?" So far my answer has been "chock full of nuts, but she can't hold a candle to Jill Clark." Lord knows SOMEBODY has to defend Jill Clark in front of the state Supreme Court, and how glad I am to see a lawyer who doesn't seem very passionate about the task.

One interesting question that surfaced about Diana Longrie was a complaint made to state Lawyers' Board of Professional Responsibility by the city of Maplewood, click here for details on the (apparently defunct) Maplewood Voices blog. In summary, the complaint concerned whether Longrie had properly disclosed her previous representation of Patricia Gearin and Wipers Recycling when Longrie became the Mayor of Maplewood...

Jill Clark's Advocate Diana Longrie, What We Know, And A Lot More We Don't...

Facebook image from profile of Diana Longrie, "Diana Longrie for US Congress," used under First Amendment Fair Comment and Criticism, blog post by John Hoff

This blog has already touched upon "Who Is Diana Longrie," the controversial former Mayor of Maplewood involved in what was been labeled the "Maplewood Meltdown" of that city's municipal government.

Apparently fond of spectacular meltdown situations, Longrie recently stepped into the Jill Clark health and law license disciplinary mess, taking on at least one of Clark's civil cases and, at one point, acting as Clark's advocate in proceedings.

Behind the scenes, one attentive researcher has been forwarding me links, shared below, and also passed along an interesting piece of gossip...