Florida Supreme Court Revokes License of Orlando Attorney After Unpaid Medical Providers on a Claimed Settlement

Published Nov. 6, 2026. Case status is current as of that date.

A signed release and a “settled” personal-injury case still require the lawyer to pay the providers listed on the closing papers. According to The Florida Bar News’s February 1, 2025 report, the Supreme Court of Florida granted Jerrod Mackenzie Paul’s petition for disciplinary revocation with leave to seek readmission, effective 30 days following a January 2, 2025 order in Case No. SC24-1520 [1].

Status: Disciplinary revocation with leave to seek readmission (tantamount to disbarment per Bar News), effective ~30 days after Jan. 2, 2025 [1].

What the Bar News reports

According to The Florida Bar News [1]:

1. Paul (admitted 2011) represented a personal-injury client, told the client the case was settled, and had the client sign a general release.
2. The client alleged she never received a closing statement and was later contacted by a medical provider who said Paul never paid the providers.

The person whose license was revoked

Jerrod Mackenzie Paul, Orlando, Florida. Admitted 2011. Disciplinary revocation Jan. 2, 2025 order (SC24-1520) [1].

Case status (as of Nov. 6, 2026)

Respondent	Court	Status	Source
Jerrod Mackenzie Paul, Orlando	Supreme Court of Florida, SC24-1520	Disciplinary revocation with leave to seek readmission; order Jan. 2, 2025	[1]

Disciplinary status changes only through further court action.

Sources

1. The Florida Bar News, “February 1, 2025 Disciplinary Actions” (reporting Supreme Court order in SC24-1520). https://www.floridabar.org/the-florida-bar-news/february-1-2025-disciplinary-actions/