James H. “Mac” McCarty, Jr., J.D., MBA
Mac McCarty, a Florida native, has practiced law in Florida for over 30 years, 20 of which have been in Gainesville. Receiving his undergraduate degree in History and law degree at the University of Florida, he later returned to the Gator Nation and received his Masters of Business Administration. He is also a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil mediator, amassing over 20 years of experience in all forms of mediation services, including personal injury, business dissolution, insurance coverage, foreclosure, and contract disputes.
In addition to his legal practice, Mac has significant business experience, having served as a Director of Business Development for the medical software division of WebMD. At that time, WebMD was a public company with revenues approaching one billion dollars. He has been an AV rated lawyer—representing the highest rating in both legal ability and ethics—by the Martindale-Hubbell legal directory for over 20 years.
Mac’s broad-ranging practice experience includes extensive corporate transactional work, including the formation of companies; negotiation for purchase and sale of both stock and assets; and solutions for businesses in difficult economic situations. His practice has also included the representation of commercial banks—primarily for commercial lending and future site acquisition on behalf of the banks—and various commercial real estate transactions with associated land use planning, filings and appearances before governmental entities for approvals. Earlier in his career, Mac was a board-certified workers’ compensation lawyer for 10 years while representing over 50 insurance companies and claims servicing agents defending workers’ compensation and employment law-related matters. He is also Florida Bar board certified in real estate.
Mac is active in both the local Bar Association, serving as the President in 2011-2012 and currently on the board of directors, as well as in the community, serving on the Board of Directors for the STOP! Children's Cancer Charity, the communications director for First United Methodist Church of Alachua County, and on the advisory board for the Partners in Adolescent Lifestyle Support (PALS) program. He has been a speaker both in the local community and statewide on a number of real estate and employment law issues.
Mac and his wife, Teresa, live in Gainesville and have three children named Danielle, Justin, and Kayla.