Florida Supreme Court Permanently Revokes License of Lake Wales Attorney Over Living-Trust Misappropriation Allegations

Published Nov. 6, 2026. Case status is current as of that date. Disciplinary-revocation petitions may be based on pending allegations; this report tracks the Supreme Court’s permanent-revocation order as published by The Florida Bar News.

According to The Florida Bar News’s December 1, 2024 report, the Supreme Court of Florida granted Jason A. Penrod of Lake Wales a disciplinary revocation without leave to reapply for readmission, effective 30 days following a November 14, 2024 order in Case No. SC2024-1164, after Penrod tendered a petition based on allegations that he misappropriated funds from a living trust and two trusts in which he was the trustee [1].

Status: Permanent disciplinary revocation (without leave to reapply); order November 14, 2024 (SC2024-1164). Penrod was ordered to accept no new clients from the date of the order [1].

What the Bar News reports

According to The Florida Bar News [1]:

1. Penrod (admitted 2003) tendered a petition for disciplinary revocation based on allegations that he misappropriated funds from a living trust and two trusts in which he was the trustee.
2. The court granted revocation without leave to reapply for readmission.

The attorney whose license was permanently revoked

Jason A. Penrod, Lake Wales, Florida. Admitted 2003. Permanent disciplinary revocation November 14, 2024 (SC2024-1164) [1].

Case status (as of Nov. 6, 2026)

Respondent	Court	Status	Source
Jason A. Penrod, Lake Wales	Supreme Court of Florida, SC2024-1164	Disciplinary revocation without leave to reapply; order Nov. 14, 2024	[1]

Permanent revocation without leave is functionally equivalent to permanent disbarment under Florida practice.

Sources

1. The Florida Bar News, “December 1, 2024 Disciplinary Actions” (reporting Supreme Court order in SC2024-1164). https://www.floridabar.org/the-florida-bar-news/december-1-2024-disciplinary-actions/