A Coral Gables personal injury attorney is set to lose his law license on October 24 after the Florida Supreme Court granted a Bar petition to suspend him while he fights felony charges accusing him of lewd and lascivious conduct involving his own two young sons. Jackson Santiago Lainez, 48, who heads the firm Jackson Lainez, P.A., doing business as Action Jackson Law, was arrested at his South Florida home on February 5, 2026, and posted a $15,000 bond.
According to the Miami Herald, Lainez is charged with one count of lewd and lascivious exhibition on a child under 16 and two counts of lewd and lascivious conduct on a child under 16, both committed by someone 18 or older. The Florida Bar reported he was formally charged by information on February 26, 2026, in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court in Miami-Dade County under Florida Statute § 800.04(b)(6), alleging he committed sexual acts in the presence of his two minor sons.
How the Allegations Surfaced
The case traces back to September 12, 2024, when Lainez's wife obtained recordings of her husband, according to the Herald's reporting. She reported the matter to Miami Springs police on October 25, 2024, and that department turned the investigative lead over to the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office Special Victims Unit, which handles this type of case under Florida's multi-agency child protection protocols as outlined by the Rossen Law Firm. The Florida Department of Children and Families turned the recordings over to police on February 2, 2026, just days before Lainez's arrest.
The Florida Bar's interim suspension petition stated that Lainez's recorded admissions described performing sexual acts with and in front of two boys, the Herald reported. His defense team tried to keep that recorded material out of the case entirely, filing a motion on September 19, 2025, to exclude, suppress and strike the recordings. A judge denied that motion on December 22, 2025, allowing the material to remain part of the pending prosecution.
Suspension Moves Forward as Criminal Case Continues
The Florida Bar petitioned for Lainez's interim suspension, and he filed a notice of no opposition to that petition, per the Herald. The Florida Supreme Court granted the suspension, which takes effect October 24, sidelining him from practicing law while the underlying criminal case remains pending in circuit court. Under Rule 3-5.2 of the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar, such interim suspensions are available when formal felony charges show clearly and convincingly that an attorney's continued practice would cause great public harm, according to a Florida Supreme Court opinion cited by FindLaw.
Lainez's defense attorney, Eric Schwartzreich, told the Herald that the case is being actively litigated and that Lainez is expected to be exonerated. The charges against Lainez remain pending in criminal court, and nothing about the suspension resolves the underlying prosecution. Florida Statute § 800.04 makes lewd or lascivious conduct committed upon or in the presence of a child under 16 a second-degree felony, carrying penalties of up to 15 years in state prison, 15 years of probation, and a $10,000 fine, according to the Flaherty Defense Firm.
A Broader Wave of Bar Discipline
Lainez's case is one piece of a larger statewide enforcement sweep. The Florida Supreme Court disciplined 20 attorneys across the state in orders issued between late August and September 2026, resulting in 15 suspensions, three license revocations, one disbarment, and one public reprimand, according to an EIN Presswire report on the Bar's disciplinary actions. Since Lainez's suspension exceeds 90 days, Bar rules require him to go through a formal reinstatement process — including proof of rehabilitation, background checks, and Florida Supreme Court approval — before he could practice law again.
Before building his personal injury practice at 717 Ponce de Leon Boulevard in Coral Gables, Lainez studied criminal justice at Florida International University and earned his law degree from the Shepard Broad Law Center at Nova Southeastern University, according to TopAttorney.com. He was admitted to The Florida Bar in 2006. For now, the felony case against him continues toward trial in Miami-Dade, with his license on hold and his attorney vowing to fight the charges in court.
