Walton County commissioners will vote for or against accepting the award Dec. 29, according to Matt Gaetz, the attorney who has represented Suzanne Harris in all of her lawsuits against the county.
December 12, 2016
Walton County was ordered Monday to pay $175,000 in attorney fees racked up by local activist Suzanne Harris in a Sunshine Law case.
The victory for Harris marks the third time she has triumphed over the county since 2009 in cases in which Sunshine Law violations were alleged.
“I have sued them three times, and all three times they accused us of perpetrating fraud on the county, and three times we won and three times they had to pay my attorney’s fees,” Harris said. “Three strikes and you’re out.”
Walton County commissioners will vote for or against accepting the award Dec. 29, according to Matt Gaetz, the attorney who has represented Harris in all of her lawsuits against the county. The vote is likely to be held in executive session.
Gaetz said he had told the county’s attorneys he would settle for $180,000 and they had made a counter offer of $170,000. [READ MORE]
