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Practice Areas

  • Elder Law
  • Estate Planning
  • Probate
  • Probate Litigation
  • Guardianship
  • Trust Law
  • Special Needs Trust

Admitted to Practice

  • 1997: Minnesota
  • 1997: North Dakota

Memberships

  • Cass County Bar Association
  • Clay County Bar Association
  • North Dakota State Bar Association
  • Minnesota State Bar Association
  • National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
  • Red River Valley Estate Planning Council
  • Seventh Judicial District Bar Association
  • Guardianship Association of North Dakota
  • Minnesota Association of Guardianship & Conservatorship

Susan E. Johnson-Drenth

sdrenth@vogellaw.com

Sue's practice areas include elder law, estate planning, probate, probate litigation, guardianships, and trust law including special needs trusts for the disabled. She is the first Certified Elder Law Attorney (CELA) in North Dakota and northern Minnesota. In addition to practicing law, she continues to hold licensure as a registered nurse in North Dakota. Sue is also a certified mediator specializing in contested probate and guardianship matters, having received her training at Northwestern University in Chicago.

Sue received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration, and her Associate's Degree in Nursing from North Dakota State University. She graduated with distinction from the University of North Dakota School of Law.

Sue gives frequent presentations on all areas of elder law and has written numerous articles on elder law topics for newspapers, magazines and newsletters. She was named a Minnesota Law and Politics Rising Star in 2002 and 2003.

Sue is licensed to practice law in Minnesota and North Dakota, and is a member of the Probate & Trust Law Sections of the Minnesota State Bar Association and North Dakota State Bar Association and is also a member of the Red River Valley Estate Planning Council, the Guardianship Association of North Dakota and the Minnesota Association of Guardianship and Conservatorship.

Sue is a native of Fargo, North Dakota. She and her husband, Dan Drenth, enjoy golfing, snowmobiling and spending time at the lake with family.

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