Florida Supreme Court Suspends Miami Attorney for Misappropriating Client Trust Funds

Published Nov. 6, 2026. Case status is current as of that date. A suspension until further order is an interim or open-ended disciplinary status pending further court action.

According to The Florida Bar News’s January 1, 2024 report, the Supreme Court of Florida suspended Hector M. Acosta Carrillo, Jr. of Miami from the practice of law until further order, effective immediately following a November 29, 2023 order in Case No. SC23-1570, after finding he misappropriated funds from the trust account by making improper withdrawals and transfers from the client’s trust account to his personal checking account and did not keep proper accounting records [1].

Status: Suspended until further order; order November 29, 2023 (SC23-1570) [1].

What the Bar News reports

According to The Florida Bar News [1]:

1. Carrillo (admitted 2019) misappropriated funds from the trust account by making improper withdrawals and transfers from the client’s trust account to his personal checking account.
2. He did not keep and maintain proper accounting records.

The attorney suspended

Hector M. Acosta Carrillo, Jr., Miami, Florida. Admitted 2019. Suspended until further order November 29, 2023 (SC23-1570) [1].

Case status (as of Nov. 6, 2026)

Respondent	Court	Status	Source
Hector M. Acosta Carrillo, Jr., Miami	Supreme Court of Florida, SC23-1570	Suspended until further order; order Nov. 29, 2023	[1]

Further final discipline, if any, requires a subsequent court order.

Sources

1. The Florida Bar News, “January 1, 2024 Disciplinary Actions” (reporting Supreme Court order in SC23-1570). https://www.floridabar.org/the-florida-bar-news/january-1-2024-disciplinary-actions/