Florida Supreme Court Revokes License of Jacksonville Attorney After COVID Relief Wire-Fraud Conviction

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

A federal wire-fraud conspiracy conviction over pandemic relief can end a Florida law license even while the criminal appeal is pending. According to The Florida Bar News’s September 1, 2024 report, the Supreme Court of Florida granted Shaquandra Arita Woods’s petition for disciplinary revocation with leave to reapply for readmission, effective 30 days following an August 22, 2024 order in Case No. SC2024-0825 [1].

Status: Disciplinary revocation with leave to reapply (tantamount to disbarment per Bar News), effective ~30 days after Aug. 22, 2024. The Bar News states the conviction was on appeal as of that report [1].

What the Bar News reports

According to The Florida Bar News [1]:

1. Woods (admitted 2012) was indicted Feb. 2, 2022 on conspiracy to commit wire fraud and other charges in a wide-ranging COVID-19 relief fraud scheme.
2. On Dec. 8, 2023 a jury found her guilty of conspiracy to commit wire fraud (18 U.S.C. § 1349). The conviction was on appeal when the Court granted disciplinary revocation.

The person whose license was revoked

Shaquandra Arita Woods, Jacksonville, Florida. Admitted 2012. Disciplinary revocation Aug. 22, 2024 order (SC2024-0825) [1].

Case status (as of Nov. 6, 2026)

Respondent	Court	Status	Source
Shaquandra Arita Woods, Jacksonville	Supreme Court of Florida, SC2024-0825	Disciplinary revocation with leave to reapply; order Aug. 22, 2024; underlying federal wire-fraud conspiracy conviction (appeal noted in Bar News)	[1]

Criminal and disciplinary statuses can change through appeal or further court action.

Sources

1. The Florida Bar News, “September 1, 2024 Disciplinary Actions” (reporting Supreme Court order in SC2024-0825). https://www.floridabar.org/the-florida-bar-news/september-1-2024-disciplinary-actions/