
Robert G. Manly
Contact Information
701-476-7676
Fargo, North Dakota
Practice Areas
- Personal Injury and Wrongful Death
- Estate Planning and Probate Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Products Liability
Admitted to Practice
- North Dakota, 1997
- Minnesota, 1998
- U.S. District Court District of North Dakota, 1998
- U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 2005
Rob Manly is a litigation attorney with an active trial practice handling a wide variety of disputes throughout North Dakota and Minnesota. Rob’s areas of concentration include personal injury claims, trust and estate litigation, contract disputes and agricultural-related litigation.
Rob has been with the law firm since 2001 and currently serves as the firm’s President. He gained substantial trial experience as a criminal prosecutor prior to joining the firm. During his time with Vogel, Rob has handled numerous trials to successful conclusion.
A native of New Rockford, North Dakota, Rob resides in Fargo with his wife Julie and three children. He is a graduate of Dartmouth College and the University of North Dakota School of Law. Rob is active in his community, serving on boards and volunteering with a number of local non-profit organizations. He has been on the Board of Directors for Legal Services of North Dakota since 1999. Rob also serves as a mentor in the North Dakota Lawyer Assistance Program.
Honors and Distinctions
Awarded the highest possible, Martindale-Hubbell Peer-Review Rating, AV Preeminent® (AV is a registered certification mark of Reed Elsevier Properties, Inc., used in accordance with Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies.)
- Great Plains Super Lawyers®, Thomson Reuters, 2016 – 2021
- “The Best Lawyers in America,” in Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Woodward/White, 2021
- Benchmark Litigation, Rising Star, 2013 – 2015
- Minnesota Rising Stars, Super Lawyer, 2004
- Recognized as a Leading North Dakota Commercial Litigation Attorney by Chambers USA
Representative/Published Cases
- Estate of Brandt, 924 N.W.2d 762 (N.D. 2019)
- Oakland v. Bowman, 840 N.W.2d 88 (N.D. 2013)
- Hill v. Lindner, 769 N.W.2d 427 (N.D. 2009)
Publications
- Criminal Procedure- Evidence: Defining the Exclusionary Rule in the Information Age, 72 North Dakota Law Review, Vol. 1, 1996
Memberships
- Cass County Bar Association
- Clay County Bar Association
- North Dakota State Bar Association
- Minnesota State Bar Association
Community Involvement
- Board of Directors, Legal Services of North Dakota, 1999 – Present
- Board of Directors, Spartan Youth Basketball Association, 2009 – 2018
- Volunteer, Legacy Children’s Foundation
- Mentor, North Dakota Lawyer Assistance Program, 2017 – Present