Florida Supreme Court Emergency-Suspends New Smyrna Beach 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 September 1, 2024 report, the Supreme Court of Florida emergency-suspended Larry Edward Powers, Jr. of New Smyrna Beach until further order, ordering him to accept no new clients from the date of an August 14, 2024 order and to cease representing clients after 30 days, in Case No. SC2024-1163, 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; order August 14, 2024 (SC2024-1163) [1].

What the Bar News reports

According to The Florida Bar News [1]:

1. Powers (admitted 1987) 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 court ordered him to accept no new clients immediately and to cease representation after 30 days.

The attorney emergency-suspended

Larry Edward Powers, Jr., New Smyrna Beach, Florida. Admitted 1987. Emergency suspension August 14, 2024 (SC2024-1163) [1].

Case status (as of Nov. 6, 2026)

Respondent	Court	Status	Source
Larry Edward Powers, Jr., New Smyrna Beach	Supreme Court of Florida, SC2024-1163	Emergency suspended until further order; order Aug. 14, 2024	[1]

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

Sources

1. The Florida Bar News, “September 1, 2024 Disciplinary Actions” (reporting Supreme Court order in SC2024-1163). https://www.floridabar.org/the-florida-bar-news/september-1-2024-disciplinary-actions/