Gould Cooksey Fennell PA

Founded in 1955, Gould Cooksey Fennell is a respected Vero Beach, Florida law firm serving individuals, families, and businesses throughout Indian River County, St. Lucie County, the Treasure Coast, and across Florida. For more than 70 years, generations of clients have trusted our attorneys for experienced legal representation, personal attention, and a longstanding commitment to the communities we call home.

Our firm brings together established legal practices in Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice, Trusts, Estates & Tax Law, Trust & Estate Litigation, Real Estate Law, and Family Office Services. This breadth of experience allows our attorneys to collaborate across practice areas, providing clients with comprehensive legal guidance through life's most important decisions, challenges, and opportunities.

Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice

Our personal injury attorneys represent individuals and families throughout Florida in serious car accidents, truck accidents, catastrophic injury cases, wrongful death claims, and medical malpractice litigation. Led by Board Certified Civil Trial attorneys, our team has secured significant multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements for clients. We combine extensive trial experience, thorough investigations, and local knowledge to advocate for people whose lives have been changed by negligence.

Trusts, Estates & Tax Law

Our estate planning attorneys advise individuals, families, business owners, and high-net-worth clients on sophisticated estate planning, wills, trusts, probate and trust administration, wealth preservation, business succession, and complex tax matters. With advanced legal degrees, Florida Bar Board Certifications, and decades of combined experience, our attorneys help clients protect their assets, navigate complex financial and legal decisions, and preserve wealth for future generations.

Trust & Estate Litigation

Our trust and estate litigation attorneys represent beneficiaries, trustees, personal representatives, and families in complex probate and trust disputes throughout Florida. Our practice includes contested wills and trusts, breach of fiduciary duty claims, trust administration disputes, undue influence allegations, and other estate-related litigation. Combining extensive courtroom experience with the knowledge of our estate planning and tax attorneys, we help clients navigate sensitive disputes involving family relationships, significant assets, and the administration of estates and trusts.

Real Estate Law

Our real estate attorneys represent individuals, investors, developers, and businesses in residential and commercial real estate matters throughout the Treasure Coast. Our practice includes real estate acquisitions, sales, closings, commercial transactions, development, and complex property matters. With decades of experience in the local real estate market, our attorneys provide practical legal guidance to help clients protect their investments and accomplish their objectives.

Family Office Services

Gould Cooksey Fennell's Family Office Services team provides coordinated legal and strategic guidance to high-net-worth individuals and families with complex financial, business, and personal needs. Our services encompass multigenerational wealth planning, estate and tax strategies, business succession, family governance, and coordination with trusted financial and professional advisors. By bringing together experience across multiple legal disciplines, we help families preserve wealth, manage complexity, and plan confidently for future generations.

Professional Recognition & Community Commitment

Gould Cooksey Fennell has earned recognition in Best Law Firms® for more than a decade. The firm has received metropolitan Tier 1 rankings in Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, Tax Law, and Trusts and Estates, along with a Tier 2 ranking in Litigation – Trusts and Estates.

Our attorneys have also received individual recognition in The Best Lawyers in America®, including David M. Carter, who has been named Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs "Lawyer of the Year" for the Orlando region.

What distinguishes Gould Cooksey Fennell goes beyond legal experience and professional recognition. Our roots in Vero Beach run deep, and our commitment to the Treasure Coast extends well beyond our office. Through local nonprofit organizations, community initiatives, charitable giving, and civic involvement, we remain invested in the people and places we have served for generations.

For more than 70 years, our reputation has been built on the relationships we develop, the trust we earn, and the people we serve.

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