Florida Supreme Court Emergency-Suspends Miami Attorney Over Six-Figure Trust-Account Misappropriation

Published Nov. 6, 2026. Case status is current as of that date. An emergency or interim suspension is not a final adjudication of criminal guilt; the respondent is presumed innocent of any pending criminal charges unless and until proven otherwise.

According to The Florida Bar News’s May 1, 2025 report, the Supreme Court of Florida suspended Xenia Hernández of Miami, effective 30 days following an April 25, 2025 order in Case No. SC2025-0556, after the Bar sought emergency suspension based on her misappropriation of client funds, use of the funds for her own benefit or the benefit of her firm, trust-account shortages ranging from at least $169,000 to $381,000, and improper disbursements for a client using other clients’ funds [1].

Status: Suspended effective ~30 days after April 25, 2025 order (SC2025-0556) [1].

What the Bar News reports

According to The Florida Bar News [1]:

1. The Bar sought emergency suspension based on Hernández’s (admitted 2017) misappropriation of client funds and use of the funds for her own benefit or the benefit of her firm.
2. Shortages in her trust account ranged from at least $169,000 to $381,000.
3. There were improper disbursements for a client using other clients’ funds.

The attorney suspended

Xenia Hernández, Miami, Florida. Admitted 2017. Suspension order April 25, 2025 (SC2025-0556) [1].

Case status (as of Nov. 6, 2026)

Respondent	Court	Status	Source
Xenia Hernández, Miami	Supreme Court of Florida, SC2025-0556	Suspended (emergency petition granted); order April 25, 2025	[1]

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

Sources

1. The Florida Bar News, “May 1, 2025 Disciplinary Actions” (reporting Supreme Court order in SC2025-0556). https://www.floridabar.org/the-florida-bar-news/may-1-2025-disciplinary-actions/