An attorney and village justice who was sanctioned for filing a frivolous suit against a law firm has been ordered to repay the $30,000 that was spent defending the action.
Orange County Supreme Court Justice Paul Marx (See Profile) found the attorney, Joseph Suarez, who is also a judge in the Chestnut Ridge Village Court in Rockland County, must reimburse 15-attorney Blustein, Shapiro, Rich & Barone in Goshen for its defense. The $30,000 includes $9,000 to the firm’s outside counsel that was covered by insurance.
