Christopher H. Marine is a lifelong Vero Beach resident and a highly respected member of the Treasure Coast community. He serves as Chairman of Gould Cooksey Fennell's Real Estate Group. Mr. Marine has the distinct honor of holding an “AV” rating by Martindale-Hubbell, which is the highest rating issued by the largest and most complete ratings registry of lawyers in the world.
Mr. Marine has practiced with Gould Cooksey Fennell his entire career. His connection to the community drew him to develop a real estate law practice, and he now has 40 years of experience in the area of real property, including residential and commercial transactions, construction and development, marina sales and purchase, zoning and land use regulation, and corporate/commercial law and lending. Projects of note include Palm Island Plantation, The Strand, Marsh Island Club, Harmony Reserve, The Fountains Medical Complex and Boulevard Tennis Village.
In addition to his extensive real property practice, Mr. Marine has developed a secondary practice emphasis in mitigation banking, negotiated and regulatory conservation easement grants, and related transactional services. Mr. Marine has represented and managed mitigation bank projects in Indian River, Duval/St. Johns, Osceola and Volusia Counties.
In addition to the law practice, Mr. Marine remains committed to his roots within the Vero Beach business and civic community. He is a Board Member of the Indian River Land Trust, and Chairman of its Stewardship Committee, which manages well over 1000 acres of conservation lands. He also serves on its Executive Committee and Land Acquisition Committee. He is a past President and current member of the Indian River County Real Property Council. He has also served as Chairman and member of both the Board of Adjustment/Appeal for the City of Vero Beach, and the Indian River County Board of Zoning Adjustment/Appeal.
