Attorney Jill Clark, (not pictured above) renowned in the Hennepin County legal community for filing truly loony lawsuits, has started a blog in the wake of a lawyer disciplinary lawsuit filed against her. "Jill Clark Speaks Out Dot Nutty Clark Bar Dot Com" or something like that.
I learned of Jill's blog from a reader who took the time to post a comment in a blog discussion about Jill's latest legal lunacy.
Many of Clark's lawsuits concern North Minneapolis issues, such as her utter defeat in the "true JACC" lawsuit in the Jordan Neighborhood, or suing Fifth Ward Council Member Don Samuels on behalf of "Mayor of Crazy Town" Al Flowers, another predictable defeat, or taking up the cause of slimy Level Three Sex Offender Peter "Spanky Pete" Rickmyer. Clark seems to pride herself on jousting with the "powers that be."
Uh huh. Like a neighborhood board run by unpaid volunteers qualifies as "the powers that be."
The details of the lawyer discipline suit against Jill Clark are fuzzy. (See image) Furthermore, that lack of clarity isn't helped much by her blog which promises much, adopts a shrill conspiratorial tone about the "powers that be" who want to punish her for being a "lone soldier" in the cause of justice, a "strong oak" standing in a harsh wind, (I'm not making this crap up!) but Clark's blog actually delivers little in the way of facts.
For example...
...the very first blog posting of February 26, 2012 promises that Jill Clark will file an answer to the charges filed by the Director of the Lawyers Office For Professional Responsibility. She says the blog "will include copies of important documents and evidence." Clark even names March 2 as the date her answer will be filed.
Well, here it is the very Ides of March and yet there are no documents on the blog, just broad hints but little in the way of specifics about why Clark is facing discipline.
Meanwhile, trying to get a step ahead of those who would hold her to account for herself, in one blog posting after another Clark desperately tries to wrap herself in the red-white-and-blue mantle of "judicial reformer."
Uh huh. Yeah, like her client "Spanky Pete" is an "advocate for children." (Imitating Pete's voice: "These poor little North Minneapolis children are getting PTSD and somebody should be appointed to study it!" Slobber, slobber, rubby rub rub)
I hope to Almighty God the Lawyers Board takes decisive action and saves the public from this notorious legal loon whose numerous craptastic lawsuits have wasted hundreds of thousands of dollars over the years and--so it is reported--have actually impacted the availability for "Directors and Operators" insurance for neighborhood boards in the wake of the JACC fiasco.
Few lawyers--even criminal defense lawyers--can be considered a menace to decent society. But Clark is the exception. When Clark files a case, judges recuse themselves like toppling bowling pins.
But, my word, if Clark is disciplined, what will become of her clients? Does Clark have malpractice insurance? Is getting yourself suspended or disbarred in the middle of your client's lawsuit grounds for legal malpractice? What if no other lawyer will touch the case with a ten foot nutty Clark bar?
Of course, even if Clark lost her license, that wouldn't be the end of Clark. I would expect her to start filing "pro se" lawsuits on her own behalf, like her unsavory client Peter "Spanky Pete" Rickmyer.
We wait. We watch. We salivate for information about Clark's fate. But very little of that information comes from where one might expect: Clark's blog which promises to "speak out" on the matter. Her blog is more of a public "freak out," lots of noise and emotion but it's hard to tell why she's havign a public fit. Delerium tremens?
COUNTER ARGUMENT: In the spirit of fairness, I will now say something postive about Clark's blog:
It isn't full of cringe-worthy spelling errors and typos like, for example, Don Allen of IBNN or the "brothers as dads" blog purportedly authored by the Yzaguirre brothers, two no accounts convicted of drug running.
The only mistake Clark consistently makes is using single quote marks where double quote marks belong.
I found the blog you are talking about and the style of writing mirrors your own, John!
ReplyDeleteNuff said
So, what you're saying is Jill Clark is trying to immitate John's writing? I guess they say immitation is the best form of flattery :+)
ReplyDeleteIf she is going around criticizing judges, and how they act - even if what she says may be true - is she tortiously interfering with their contract of employment with the State?
ReplyDeletewhen she loses her license to practice law i would have to assume that she will go back to doing what she always did best; and i'll take medium fries with that too, and hurry up ,ho!
ReplyDeleteIf she loses her license to practice, maybe she will restart her work on the Jordan Hawkman blog?
ReplyDeleteMaybe she can get a job alongside Paul Koenig working with super secret uber-landlords Hyder Jaweed and Asgher Ali managing smaller multi-unit properties...
ReplyDeleteI tried to comment on her blog and the comments are closed
ReplyDelete...hmmmm...whats that about?
I think it's a simple case of Jill being unable to take what she herself is quite willing to dish out.
ReplyDeleteLuckily, you can come HERE and comment on what you see THERE.
Damn you all stay with Jills name in your mouths....While shes cashing BIG checks ya'll are at home blogging like a couple of 40 year old virgins hahahahah please find yourself some buisness
ReplyDeleteI just have to point out that nobody ACTUALLY asked you, but whatever.
ReplyDeleteJill is cashing BIG checks? Is that the sarcasm font you are using or the dumbass font? Who exactly do you think is writing these big checks? Jerry Moore? Ha! You think any of the 15 JACC plaintiffs have paid her a dime? You think Spanky Pete is forking over his social security income to Jill? How about that lady that lied about being raped by the cops, you think she's paying Jill? Who exactly do you think is paying Jill? Tyza, the lady who is always blogging about how she can't find a job in 5+ years.
ReplyDeleteNo. No, silly. Noone is writing Jill any BIG checks.
Lol shows how much yall know ok Im going to let u keep thinking that. Geez why so much dislike?? Maybe because she drives a Mercedes?? Maybe because she lives in a Huge house?? Maybe because shes actually something in her life other then a blogger?? hahaha please find the nearest bridge and jump off!!
ReplyDeleteAnd just for the fact $100,000 check is sure a BIG check lol how much is this blog bringing in?? Ohhh I forgot nothing
ReplyDeleteI don't have a clue what you are referring to with your assertion of a $100,000 check. In fact, there's no evidence you actually know anything about Jill Clark that can't be found on the internet or that you have any special insight or knowledge at all...
ReplyDeleteAnd as much as I love to see my blog becoming more lively after a long time away in Afghanistan, I've decided...
SLAM!!!!!
That's the sound of the door being once again slammed in the face of trolls. Troll-like, troll-oidal and troll-esque comments will no longer be published.
Maybe you can go to Jill Clark's blog and comment?
Oh, wait, she doesn't publish ANY comments, does she?
I did learn some new urban slang from the commenter.
ReplyDeleteThe alternate spelling of business as seen here:"hahahahah please find yourself some buisness " is not an accidental typo.
Another thing, at least two of her of the lawsuits costs awarded against her PLAINTIFF clients (JACC, Bicking and Gross v. Bellfield and Robinson)so you know those people did not pay her and in fact are paying money themselves for bringing these lawsuits.
ReplyDeleteA lawyer suspended for writing briefs that were crappy.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.abajournal.com/news/article/new_york_lawyer_is_suspended_partly_for_shockingly_poor_briefs/?utm_source=maestro&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly_email
Hmmmmmmmmmmmm.
You are turning green, Mr. Hoff. She's actually permitted to practice law because she passed the bar. Have you?
ReplyDeleteAnd you talk about her not allowing posts but there isn't much difference with you moderating yours.
Oh, there's an infinite mathematical difference between "most" versus "none," and I think publishing your comment demonstrates it.
ReplyDeleteJill loves to dish out the slams but few lawyers are as thin-skinned as her, and that's probably why she allows ZERO comments on her blog, whereas I'll tolerate a troll to a small degree as long as I can figuratively put the troll in a little leather tutu and spank the troll with a bamboo fishing pole while the troll is gagged with a plastic apple in the troll's mouth and not allowed to publicly respond.
Oops! You're cut off at the comment bar again, and aren't allowed to reply.
Thank you for a comment noting that Jill Clark is running for Minnesota Chief justice. I won't publish the URL for her website.
ReplyDeleteInteresting blog, thanks. Also, I've got to say a lawyer myself I cringe when I see these crazy attorneys and the lawsuits they file. I appreciate that you don't lump all of us into the Jill Clark catagory, most of us are paying our student loans trying to help people with their legal problems.
ReplyDeleteKeep up the good work.
Love that I found this blog. It is so satisfying after feeling so abused by her. My run-ins with Jill Clark are old news and more than 5 years old but my disdain for her is still very much alive. After seeing her on the ballot today in the primary I decided to google.... and lookee what I found. Like-minded victims of her abuse. She is a nut bag times ten and I doubt she is any more professional now than she was 5 years ago. back then there were few to commiserate with about her insulting treatment of the legal system. I smile to see that others are able to publicly voice and expose her ridiculous actions. She is a poor excuse for a lawyer not to mention a human being. Some things never change.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy, my new virtual friend, enjoy. Here on Johnny Northside you can read to your heart's content about Jill's insanity and her current, ongoing, spectacular downfall.
ReplyDeleteBut, I say, for some of us just reading isn't enough. I think those who believe themselves wronged and can document it need to file complaints with the Minnesota Lawyers Board of Professional Responsibility.
Oh, while you're at it, don't forget to read about Jill M. Waite!
Everyone is talking about what Jill Clark does. I can tell you what Jill Clark doesn't do. She doesn't like to pay for the services of court reporters when she buys transcripts from them. Go on to the court web site and Jill has been sued roughly five or six times for stiffing court reporters. She probably eventually pays if she's drug into small claims court. Otherwise, she doesn't want to pay her bills. Way to go, Jill.
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