McCoy, Nathan A.
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Nathan A. McCoy

  • Co-founder and Managing Shareholder

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Practice Areas

  • Employment Law
  • Business Law

Biography

Few attorneys can say they have done it all in their area of practice - Nathan A. McCoy can. From defending Fortune 500 companies at one of the nation's largest and most distinguished management defense firms to practicing with one of Florida's most well-known "Plaintiffs Firms," Nathan has gained invaluable experience from every angle of the courtroom. Because he represents both plaintiffs and defendants, Nathan has developed a breadth of legal and business knowledge and a true balanced perspective on legal matters. His diverse experience has given him keen insight into the minds of corporations (both large and small), individuals, and their counsel as they position themselves in legal battles and negotiations.

Nathan has parlayed such experience into co-founding and serving as Managing Shareholder of Wilson McCoy, P.A., a law firm dedicated to coaching, counseling, and representing businesses and individuals in employment and business related matters. Since its inception in 2012, Wilson McCoy, P.A. has been named by and featured as a "Best Law Firm" by U.S. News & World Report from 2013 - the present. As a true "lawpreneur," Nathan enjoys working with entrepreneurs, startups, and small businesses to ensure complying with the law does not interfere with the creativity needed to succeed in today's legalistic business environment. He also vigorously advocates the rights of individuals and whistleblowers who have been subjected to discrimination and retaliation in the workplace.

Nathan graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in General Business Administration, magna cum laude, from the University of Central Florida ("UCF") and obtained his law degree from the University of Tennessee, where he served as Managing Editor of Transactions: The Tennessee Journal of Business Law and was a member of the Board of Editors for the Tennessee Law Review.

Nathan has also been publicly heralded as a "Best Attorney" attorney in Orlando and is a contributing author to the best-selling book, "Get in the Game," a publication offering perspective to aspiring entrepreneurs. Nathan has also served as a guest professor on contracts for UCF, and he often lectures at legal seminars. He is married to his wife of 15 years, a proud father of two, and an endurance obstacle race enthusiast.

Education

  • University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, Tennessee
    • J.D.
    • Honors: Member of National Labor & Employment Law Moot Court Team
    • Honors: Member, Robert F. Wagner Nat'l Labor & Employment Law Moot Court Team
    • Honors: Legal Research Assistant to Professor Sibyl Marshall
  • University of Central Florida, College of Business Administration
    • B.S.
    • Honors: magna cum laude
    • Major: General Business Administration

Bar Admissions

  • Florida
  • U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit

Professional Associations

  • Florida Bar, Member, 2003 to Present
  • Florida Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section, Member, 2003 to Present
  • Florida Bar Trial Lawyers, Member
  • Equal Opportunities Law, Member
  • American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section Member and Litigation Section Member
  • Orange County Bar Association
  • Legal Knights
  • Labor & Employment Law Section of the Orange County Bar Association, Co-Chair, 2014 to 2015

Published Works

  • Union Muscle -- Is It the Right Game Plan for Revenue Generating Student-Athletes In Their Contest for Benefits Reform With the NCAA?, 69 Tenn. L. Rev. 1051, Summer, 2002
  • ERISA Benefits Plan Awarded In Divorce Decree Evades Tax Lein by IRS, Transactions: The Tennessee Journal of Business Law
  • Fraudulent Intent Must Be Alleged With Particularity for Each Individual Defendant in Securities Fraud Litigation, Transactions: The Tennessee Journal of Business Law
  • Employment Law From A to Z, Lorman Educational Services, 2005

Honors

  • 2015 Best-Selling Author for the book, “Get in the Game” published by CelebrityPress
  • Best Attorney

Past Positions

  • Jackson Lewis LLP, Associate Attorney, 2003 to 2007
  • Nathan A. McCoy, P.A., Sole Practitioner, 2007 to 2009

Fraternities or Sororities

  • Sigma Alpha Epsilon
  • Beta Gamma Sigma