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publications
I served as Editor-in-Chief for the following scholarly publications:
- The Business Lawyer, Volume 78, Issue 4 (Fall 2023), American Bar Association Business Law Section (November 8, 2023)
- The Business Lawyer, Volume 78, Issue 3 (Summer 2023), American Bar Association Business Law Section (August 1, 2023)
- The Business Lawyer, Volume 78, Issue 2 (Spring 2023), American Bar Association Business Law Section (March 1, 2023)
- The Business Lawyer, Volume 78, Issue 1 (Winter 2022), American Bar Association Business Law Section (December 1, 2023)
I co-authored and edited the following book chapters:
- Recent Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation, Vol. 1 Ch. 5 “Class Action Law” (American Bar Association Section of Business Law Committee on Business and Corporate Litigation, 2015 ed.)
- Recent Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation, Vol. 1 Ch. 5 “Class Action Law” (American Bar Association Section of Business Law Committee on Business and Corporate Litigation, 2014 ed.)
- Annual Review of Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation, Vol. 1 Ch. 6 “Class Action Law” (American Bar Association Section of Business Law Committee on Business and Corporate Litigation, 2013 ed.)
- Annual Review of Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation, Vol. 1 Ch. 7 “Class Action Law” (American Bar Association Section of Business Law Committee on Business and Corporate Litigation, 2012 ed.)
- Annual Review of Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation, Vol. 1 Ch. 7 “Class Action Law” (American Bar Association Section of Business Law Committee on Business and Corporate Litigation, 2011 ed.)
- Annual Review of Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation, Vol. 2 Ch. 23 “Nonprofit Law and Litigation” (American Bar Association Section of Business Law Committee on Business and Corporate Litigation, 2011 ed.)
- Annual Review of Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation, Vol. 1 Ch. 7 “Class Action Law” (American Bar Association Section of Business Law Committee on Business and Corporate Litigation, 2010 ed.)
- Annual Review of Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation, Vol. 2 Ch. 24 “Nonprofit Law and Litigation” (American Bar Association Section of Business Law Committee on Business and Corporate Litigation, 2010 ed.)
- Annual Review of Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation, Vol. 1 Ch. 7 “Class Action Law” (American Bar Association Section of Business Law Committee on Business and Corporate Litigation, 2009 ed.)
- Annual Review of Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation, Vol. 2 Ch. 24 “Nonprofit Law and Litigation” (American Bar Association Section of Business Law Committee on Business and Corporate Litigation, 2009 ed.)
- Annual Review of Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation, Vol. 1 Ch. 7 “Class Action Law” (American Bar Association Section of Business Law Committee on Business and Corporate Litigation, 2008 ed.)
- Annual Review of Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation, Vol. 2 Ch. 22 “Nonprofit Law and Litigation” (American Bar Association Section of Business Law Committee on Business and Corporate Litigation, 2008 ed.)
I authored or co-authored the following articles and materials:
- Ronald T. Coleman, Jr., John W. Halpin, & Mac R. McCoy, Educating Judges, Juries, and Arbitrators on Franchising Basics (American Bar Association Forum on Franchising), Oct. 15, 2025
- Mac R. McCoy, A Business Litigator’s 22-Point Checklist for Propounding Defensible Requests for Production of Documents, Business Law Today (American Bar Association Business Law Section), Oct. 13, 2023
- Mac R. McCoy, The Art of Case Management: A Former Judge's Tool for Mastering Deadlines, Business Law Today (American Bar Association Business Law Section), Oct. 3, 2023
- Mac R. McCoy, Midpoint Magic: A Former Judge's Tool for Tracking the Midpoint in Mediation, Business Law Today (American Bar Association Business Law Section), Oct. 3, 2023
- Hon. Randa M. Trapp (Ret.), Kathleen S. McLeroy, Natalie Shkolnik, & Hon. Mac R. McCoy, You Have a Judgment, Now What? Mastering the Art of Judgment Collection, Business Law Today (American Bar Association Business Law Section), Sept. 15, 2021
- Hon. Mac R. McCoy, 20 years (and counting) of modern justice, 11th Circuit Historical News (The Historical Society of the U.S. Courts in the Eleventh Circuit), Vol. XV, No. 3, Winter 2018
- Christina Vassiliou Harvey, Mac R. McCoy, & Brook Sneath, 10 Tips for Avoiding Ethical Lapses When Using Social Media, Business Law Today (American Bar Association Business Law Section), Jan. 2014
- Mac R. McCoy, The Challenges of Self-Identification and Visibility for LGBT Lawyers in Bar Associations, The Business of Diversity (American Bar Association Section of Business Law Committee on Diversity and Inclusion), Aug. 2013, Vol. II, Issue 1, at 3-7
- Mac R. McCoy, Class Actions 101: A Primer for Corporate Boards of Directors, JDSupra, Apr. 30, 2012 (originally published as continuing legal education material in connection with the 2012 Spring Meeting of the American Bar Association Section of Business Law, re-published in 2012—but no longer available—on carltonfields.com, and re-published by JDSupra)
- Mac R. McCoy, D. Matthew Allen, & Allison L. Kirkwood, Nature of the Beast: Recurrent Ethical Issues Confronting Attorneys Attempting to Settle Florida Class Actions, The Florida Bar Journal, Feb. 2012, Vol. 86, No. 2, at 36
- Mac R. McCoy & D. Matthew Allen, Taming the Kraken: The Supreme Court Weighs in on Class Actions in 2011, Business Law Today, at p. 16 (American Bar Association Business Law Section), Jan. 2012
- Mac R. McCoy, A New Cop on the Beat: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Goes to Work, July 22, 2011
- Mac R. McCoy, Legal Ethics Regulation & Social Media: Florida as a Case Study, American Bar Association Section of Business Law Spring Meeting Program Materials (Mar. 4, 2011)
The following articles were written about, featured, or quoted me:
- Kelly Hite, ABA Business Law Spring Meeting Returns to New Orleans, Biz New Orleans (Apr. 2, 2025)
- Judge Rejoins Carlton Fields' Biz Litigation Group In Florida, Law360 (Nov. 2, 2023)
- Carlton Fields Welcomes Former U.S. Magistrate Judge Mac McCoy Back to the Firm’s Business Litigation Practice, Attorney at Law Magazine (Nov. 2, 2023)
- Carlton Fields Welcomes Former U.S. Magistrate Judge Mac R. McCoy Back to the Firm’s Business Litigation Practice, CarltonFields.com (Nov. 2, 2023)
- Meet New Magistrate Judge Mac R. McCoy, Federal Bar Association Tampa Bay Chapter Newsletter, p. 7 (Vol. 1, Issue 3, Fall 2015).
- On the Bench: Hon. Mac McCoy, Res Gestae, p. 29 (Lee County Bar Association) (Oct. 2015)
- Member Spotlight: An Interview with Mac McCoy, Business Law Today, June 2014
- Jane Meinhardt, Florida Bar revisions to social media guidelines prompt changes, Tampa Bay Business Journal (Jan. 26, 2012)
- Lennie Bennett, The Gasparilla Festival of the arts faces a rough economy, Tampa Bay Times (Mar. 5, 2009)