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Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Commends Jim Long for "Exceptional" Commitment to Pro Bono Work

October 6, 2025

Maslon attorney Jim Long has received a letter from Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Natalie E. Hudson thanking him for his "extraordinary service representing Minnesotans in need of legal help."

Chief Justice Hudson specifically called out Jim’s "substantial contribution of over 246 hours to the Legal Paraprofessional Pilot Project, which significantly advances access to justice for low-income Minnesotans." The statewide program, which allows approved Minnesota legal paraprofessionals to represent and advise clients in select matters with attorney oversight, was made permanent on Jan. 1, 2025. Jim served on the Legal Paraprofessional Pilot Project Standing Committee beginning with its establishment in 2020, helped provide recommendations for implementing and evaluating the program, and presented the oral argument to the Court in 2024 in support of adopting the committee's recommendation to make the program permanent.

Jim has over 40 years' experience trying cases and counseling businesses in the areas of antitrust law, franchise law, and dealer/distribution law. He has successfully represented clients in multiple state and federal courts across the country; successfully tried cases to juries in antitrust, franchise, dealer termination, and breach of contract cases; responded to state AG, DOJ, and FTC investigations; worked on numerous arbitrations; and argued appeals in the Seventh and Eighth Circuit appellate courts in addition to several state appellate courts.

Jim’s commitment to pro bono work has spanned decades and includes continued service with Children's Law Center of Minnesota, Volunteer Lawyers Network, the Fourth Judicial District's Pro Bono Mediation Project, and as a member of the Supreme Court's Legal Services Advisory Committee (LSAC) from 2021 to 2025. Jim has been a Minnesota State Bar Association North Star Lawyer since the program's inception and received the Hennepin County Bar Association 2016 Pro Bono Publico Distinguished Service Award.

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