Florida Supreme Court Emergency-Suspends Jacksonville Attorney Over Client-Fund Misappropriation

Published Nov. 6, 2026. Case status is current as of that date. An emergency suspension is an interim order; the respondent is presumed innocent of any pending criminal charges unless and until proven otherwise.

According to The Florida Bar News’s May 1, 2024 report, the Supreme Court of Florida emergency-suspended James Alfred Stanley Jr. of Jacksonville until further order, ordering him to accept no new clients immediately and to cease all representation effective 30 days following an April 26, 2024 order in Case No. SC2024-0593, after finding he had caused or was likely to cause immediate and serious harm by misappropriating client funds and committing fundamental trust-account violations [1].

Status: Emergency suspended until further order; no new clients immediately; cease representation ~30 days after April 26, 2024 order (SC2024-0593) [1].

What the Bar News reports

According to The Florida Bar News [1]:

1. Stanley (admitted 1989) caused, or was likely to cause, immediate and serious harm to clients or the public by misappropriating client funds and committing fundamental trust-account violations.
2. The Supreme Court of Florida entered an emergency suspension until further order.

The attorney emergency-suspended

James Alfred Stanley Jr., Jacksonville, Florida. Admitted 1989. Emergency suspension April 26, 2024 order (SC2024-0593) [1].

Case status (as of Nov. 6, 2026)

Respondent	Court	Status	Source
James Alfred Stanley Jr., Jacksonville	Supreme Court of Florida, SC2024-0593	Emergency suspended until further order; order April 26, 2024	[1]

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

Sources

1. The Florida Bar News, “May 1, 2024 Disciplinary Actions” (reporting Supreme Court order in SC2024-0593). https://www.floridabar.org/the-florida-bar-news/may-1-2024-disciplinary-actions/