Monroe City Council voted to approve an agreement to appoint Richard G. Long, Jr. of Plyler, Long, Corigliano, LLP as City Attorney. 

Richard G. Long, Jr. received his J.D. from Wake Forest School of Law and was admitted to the North Carolina Bar Association in 1982. In 1995, Richard merged his practice with Perry and Bundy and became a general partner of Perry, Bundy, Plyler and Long, LLP. At the start of 2023, Richard merged the practice with The Corigliano Law Firm and together formed Plyler, Long, & Corigliano, LLP. 

Long is a NCDRC certified Family Financial Mediator (2001) and a Superior Court Mediator. He is also a Board Certified Specialist in Family Law. 

“Mr. Long has practiced law in Monroe for more than four decades. We are very grateful that he is bringing his skill and expertise to work for the City of Monroe as City Attorney,” said Mark Watson, City Manager.

Long will represent the City in all matters properly assigned to him by the City Council or the City Manager. 

Under the approved agreement, Long will not accept any matter adverse to the City or any of its departments, any representation before the Board of Adjustment or before any board or agency created by the City, or to which the City Council may make appointments.