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Address
979 Beachland Boulevard
Vero Beach, Florida 32963 (Indian River Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.8
out of 5
(Main Office) Gould Cooksey Fennell, P.A. was founded in 1955 and is one of the oldest continuous firms in Indian River County. The firm offers legal representation and professional services to individuals and businesses throughout Florida's Treasure Coast. The firm's Tax and Estate Planning Group provides counsel in the areas of wills, trusts, estate administration, and taxation, guardianship and business entity formation and operation. The Real Estate division offers comprehensive assistance and counsel with regard to real property land use and development, residential and commercial transactions, and title insurance. The firm's Trial Team practices in the areas of serious personal injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice, commercial litigation, probate litigation, and employment litigation. Statement of PracticeCivil Trial Practice, Serious Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Medical Malpractice, Commercial Litigation and Probate Litigation in State and Federal Courts, Business Entity Organization, Real Property Land Use and Development, Transaction Practice and Title Insurance, Estate and Trusts, Probate, Guardianship, Insurance, Tax, Employment Law, Employment Litigation. Year Established: 1955
Firm Size: 11
ClientsAPPROVED ATTORNEYS FOR: Attorneys' Title Insurance Fund
Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company
SunTrust Bank
Marine Bank
Northern Trust Bank.
COUNSEL FOR: Boulevard Tennis Club
Cal Builders
Corrigan Ranch
Dickerson Florida
Flinchum Construction
Indian River County Habitat for Humanity
Indian River Club
Indian River Flying Services
Island Title Agency
Marsh Island Club
McGough Development
Native Trees
Palm Island Plantation
Pressley Ranch
Proctor Construction
Rosewood Court
Tidewater Island Club
Vero Marine Center.
Address979 Beachland Boulevard
Vero Beach, FL 32963, (Indian River Co.)
PhonePhone: 772-231-1100
Fax: 772-231-2020
Website
http://www.gouldcooksey.com
Office HoursMonday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
John R. Gould (1921-1988).
Darrell Fennell (1937-2004).
Byron T. Cooksey (Member) born Vero Beach, Florida, September 29, 1927; admitted to bar, 1956, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 1950; J.D., 1967, replaced LL.B. conferred, 1955). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Nineteenth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission, 1978-1982. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: Indian River County Bar Association (President, 1967-1968); The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporation; Wills; Trusts; Probate and Business Law.Email: Byron T. Cooksey
Eugene J. O'Neill (Member) born Holyoke, Massachusetts, October 9, 1950; admitted to bar, 1977, Massachusetts and Florida; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court; 1985, District of Columbia and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida including Trial Bar. Education: Merrimack College (B.S., Civil Engineering, 1972); Western New England College Law School (J.D., 1976). Assistant Clerk, District of Holyoke, 1976-1977. Adjunct Professor, Business Law, Florida Institute of Technology Graduate School, 1978-1992. Certified Circuit Court Mediator, Florida. Member: Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association; Florida Academy of Professional Mediators, Inc.; American Society of Civil Engineers. Member: Indian River County Bar Association (Director, 1988-1993; President, 1993-1994); The Florida Bar; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; The Florida Justice Association. (Board Certified Civil Trial, Business Litigation and Construction Law Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Reported Cases: McPeek v. Dickerson, 651 So.2d 186 (Fla. 4DCA 1995); Urbanek v. Hinde, 497 So.2d 276 (Fla. 3DCA 1986); Capron Trail Community v. Frenz Enterprises, 674 So.2d 875 (Fla. 4 DCA 1996). Practice Areas: Construction Law; Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation; Probate Litigation; Mediation.Email: Eugene J. O'Neill
Christopher H. Marine (Member) born Live Oak, Florida, June 26, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Florida. Education: Mercer University; Florida Southern College (B.S., magna cum laude, 1979); University of Florida (J.D., with honors, 1983). Omicron Delta Kappa. Recipient: Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company Outstanding Performance Award, 1993-2002. Member, University of Florida Law Review, 1982-1983. Chairman, 1992-1994 and Member, 1986-1994, Board of Adjustment and Appeal, City of Vero Beach. Member: Indian River County Real Property Council, Inc. (President, 1990-1991); Chairman, 2002 and Member, Indian River County Board of Zoning Adjustment, 1994; Education Foundation of Indian River County, 1999-2002. Member: Indian River County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Real Property; Land Use Regulation; Land Development; Lending; Corporate Law; Business Law.Email: Christopher H. Marine
David M. Carter (Member) born Vero Beach, Florida, June 1, 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S., with honors, 1987; J.D., with honors, 1990). Order of the Coif. Senior Editor and Board Member, University of Florida Law Review. Member: The Florida Bar; Florida Justice Association (Board Member); American Trial Lawyers Association; Indian River County Bar Association. Reported Cases: Velde v. Velde 867 So.2d 501, 29 Fla. L.Weekly D470 (Fla. 4th DCA 2004); Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Reggie, 714 So.2d 601 (Fla. 4th DCA 1998); Geany v. Packers of Indian River, Inc. 660 So.2d 1144 (Fla. 4DCA, 1995). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Products Liability; Medical Malpractice; Probate Litigation.Email: David M. Carter
Todd W. Fennell (Member) born Vero Beach, Florida, December 28, 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, Florida, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida and U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Florida (B.A., Accounting, high honors, 1987; J.D., high honors, 1990; LL.M., Taxation, high honors, 1991). Order of the Coif. Recipient, Irving Cypen Scholastic Achievement Award. Richard B. Stevens Scholar. Chief Tax Editor and Assistant Executive Editor, University of Florida Law Review. Member: Indian River County and American (Member, Tax Section) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Tax Section). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Wills; Trust Law; Probate Administration; Business Law; Corporate Law.Email: Todd W. Fennell
Troy B. Hafner (Member) born San Francisco, California, May 18, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S.B.A., with high honors, 1988; J.D. with honors, 1991); University of Miami (LL.M., Estate Planning, 1994). Order of the Coif. Member, Journal of Law and Public Policy, 1990-1991 (Huber C. Hurst Best Case Comment Award, Spring, 1990). Author, "Securities Regulation: Rule 10b-5 and the Duty to Disclose Material Information 'In Connection With' Stock Repurchase Agreements," Journal of Law and Public Policy, Vol. 4., 1991. Scholarship Award for RPPTL Section Best Law Student Article: "Florida Homestead: The Need for Revision." Member: Indian River County and American (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section) Bar Association; The Florida Bar; Indian River Estate Planning Council; Indian River Planned Giving Council. (Board Certified Wills, Trusts and Estates Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Reported Cases: Warburton v. McKean, 877 So.2d 50 (Fla. 4th DCA 2004), reversed, 919 So. 2d 341 (Fla. 2005); Nolte v. White, 784 So.2d 493 (Fla. 4th DCA 2001), rev. denied, 805 So.2d 808 (Fl. 2001). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Taxation; Wills; Trusts; Probate; Florida Homestead Law.Email: Troy B. Hafner
Brian J. Connelly (Member) born Vero Beach, Florida, January 19, 1965; admitted to bar, 1995, Florida. Education: College of the Holy Cross (B.A., 1987); Stetson University (J.D., 1995). Member: Indian River County (Member of Board; President -Elect) and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Florida Justice Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Reported Cases: Mattck v. White G95 So.2d 942 (Fla. 4th DCA 1997); Nolte v. White, 784 So.2d 493 (Fla. 4th DCA 2001), rev. denied, 805 So.2d 808 (Fl. 2001); Warburton v. McKean, 2004 WL 32736 (Fla. 4th DCA 2004). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Product Liability; Medical Malpractice; Insurance Bad Faith; Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; Social Security Disability.Email: Brian J. Connelly
Sandra G. Rennick (Member) born Vero Beach, Florida, July 7, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Florida; 1999, U.S. District Court, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida. Education: University of Madrid (1993); Davidson College (B.A., 1995); Stetson University (J.D., with honors, 1998). Chief Honor Court Attorney, 1993-1994; Indian River County Property Council (President). Member: Indian River County Bar Association; The Florida Bar (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Real Property; Condominium Law; Lender Law; Corporate Law; Business Law.Email: Sandra G. Rennick
William N. Kirk (Member) born Norton, Kansas, August 11, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Kansas; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit; 2002, Florida; 2003, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Kansas State University (B.S., Agriculture Economics, cum laude, 1986) Phi Kappa Phi, Blue Key; Washburn University of Topeka (J.D., magna cum laude, 1990); University of Miami School of Law (LL.M., Estate Planning, 2003). Notes Editor, Washburn Law Journal, 1989-1990. Member, Moot Court Council, 1987-1990. Recipient, American Jurisprudence/Highest Grade Awards in eleven courses, including Decedents' Estates, Trusts, Taxation, Real Estate, Agency and Partnership, Corporations, and Ethics. Estate Planning Fellow, 2002-2003. Member: Indian River Estate Planning Council; Indian River Planned Giving Council. Member: Indian River County and American (Member, Sections on: Tax Law; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on: Tax; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Trusts and Estates; Wills; Probate; Taxation; Business Transactions.Email: William N. Kirk
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Jason L. Odom (Associate) born Vero Beach, Florida, August 22, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, Florida and U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Central Florida (B.A., 1997); Stetson University College of Law (J.D., 2000). Member, Moot Court Board. Intern to the Honorable Elizabeth A. Kovachevich, Chief Judge Middle District of Florida, 1999; U.S. Attorneys Office, Economic Crimes Division, 1998. Member: Indian River County Bar Association (Member, Young Lawyer's Division); The Florida Bar; Florida Justice Association; National Employment Lawyers Association; Florida Employment Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Employment Law and Litigation.Email: Jason L. Odom
Christopher K. Pegg (Associate) born Vero Beach, Florida, February 7, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.S., 1998; J.D., cum laude, 2001); University of Florida (LL.M., Taxation, 2002). Recipient, Book Award, University of Florida School of Law. Member, Indian River Estate Planning Council. Certified Financial Planner. Member: Indian River County Bar Association; The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on: Tax, Real Property, Probate). Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Estate Planning; Wills; Probate; Taxation; Asset Protection; Business Transactions.Email: Christopher K. Pegg
Anthony P. Guettler (Associate) born Fort Pierce, Florida, 1981; admitted to bar, 2005, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S.B.A., with highest honors, Finance, 2003; J.D., with high honors, 2005; LL.M., with honors, 2009). Member: Indian River County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Litigation; Trusts and Estates; Taxation; Business Law; Probate; Wills.Email: Anthony P. Guettler
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