Best Lawyers and Ones to Watch

The honors and rewards fall to those who show their good qualities in action. -Aristotle

Our firm is proud to have 16 lawyers recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® and 8 lawyers recognized in the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2024 editions. These recognitions by Best Lawyers signify excellence in practice and are based on comprehensive peer-review surveys. This year’s survey comprised of more than 16.1 million confidential evaluations by top attorneys and almost 58,000 voters responded to the surveys. The purely peer review methodology is at the core of Best Lawyers credo, as they truly believe the best lawyers know who the best lawyers are.

For the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, more than 13.7 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in more than 76,000 leading lawyers included in the milestone 30th edition. The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America had more than 2.4 million votes, which resulted in more than 25,000 lawyers honored in the new edition.

Our firm’s awarded lawyers are:

Current Recognized Lawyers, Vogel Law Firm, The Best Lawyers in America (2024 Edition)

Fargo, ND

Bruce D. Quick (1999)
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Criminal Defense: General Practice
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
DUI / DWI Defense

Matthew L. Thompson (2024)
Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)

Brent Edison (2024)
Commercial Litigation
Litigation – Insurance Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants

Robert Stock (2024)
Commercial Litigation
Litigation – Insurance
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs

Joshua Swanson (2024)
Construction Law

Mark A. Friese (2010)
Criminal Defense: General Practice
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
DUI / DWI Defense

Lisa Edison-Smith (2010)
Employment Law – Management
Labor Law – Management
Litigation – Labor and Employment

Tami Norgard (2008)
Environmental Law
Litigation – Environmental
Water Law

Jerilynn Brantner Adams (2010)
Family Law

Angie E. Lord (2006)
Health Care Law

Robert G. Manly (2021)
Litigation – Trusts and Estates

H. Patrick Weir Jr., Jr. (2012)
Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs

M. Daniel Vogel (2007)
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants

C. Nicholas Vogel (1989)
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates

Bismarck, ND

Monte Rogneby (2024)
Litigation – Land Use and Zoning

Brenda L. Blazer (2009)
Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants

**The year in parenthesis is the first edition year the lawyer was recognized in Best Lawyers for any practice area.

Current Recognized Lawyers, Vogel Law Firm, The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch (2024 Edition)

Bismarck, ND

R.J. Pathroff (2024)
Commercial Litigation
Construction Law
Oil and Gas Law
Real Estate Law

Diane M. Wehrman (2023)
Commercial Litigation
Oil and Gas Law
Real Estate Law

Seth A. Thompson (2021)
Construction Law
Labor and Employment Law – Management

KrisAnn Norby-Jahner (2021)
Education Law
Labor and Employment Law – Management

Bennett Johnson (2021)
Environmental Law

Briana L. Rummel (2024)
Insurance Law
Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants

Fargo, ND

Jordan B. Weir (2023)
Commercial Litigation
Insurance Law
Litigation – Real Estate
Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Andrew D. Smith (2021)
Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Real Estate Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law

*The year in parenthesis is the first edition year the lawyer was recognized in BestLawyers for any practice area.