C. Nicholas Vogel

Nick focuses his practice on estate planning. Before joining the firm, he was an instructor at the Stanford University Law School. A 1965 graduate of Lawrence College, Nick received his law degree with honors from the University of Chicago in 1968. He served on the board of editors of the University of Chicago Law Review. He is an elected member of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and has served as the group's North Dakota chair. He has also served as president of the Red River Valley Estate Planning Council and the Cass County Bar Association. He was also a member of the Judicial Nominating Committee for the State of North Dakota. In addition, Nick frequently presents seminars on estate planning. Nick grew up in a family of lawyers in Fargo. He and his wife, Ene, still live close to their old neighborhoods. He is involved with local cultural activities. Nick is an avid tennis player and enjoys traveling. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees C. Nicholas Vogel included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors "The Best Lawyers in America," in Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates, Woodward/White (1989-2021, 2024-2025) Great Plains Super Lawyer®, Thomson Reuters, 2007 - 2018 AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated from Martindale-Hubbell Best Lawyers, Lawyer of the Year, in Tax Law and Trusts and Estates, Woodward/White, 2025 Other Sources of Feedback About C. Nicholas Vogel Included on the 2018Great Plains Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2017 Great Plains Super Lawyers list 2016 Great Plains Super Lawyers list 2015 Great Plains Super Lawyers list 2014 Great Plains Super Lawyers list 2013 Great Plains Super Lawyers list 2012 Great Plains Super Lawyers list 2011 Great Plains Super Lawyers list 2010 Great Plains Super Lawyers list 2009 Great Plains Super Lawyers list 2008 Great Plains Super Lawyers list 2007 Great Plains Super Lawyers list

• Of Counsel

• Fargo-Moorhead Symphony
• Lake Agassiz Kiwanis
• Fargo Public Schools' Foundation

• North Dakota, 1968
• U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1988
• U.S. Federal Courts, 1969

• Cass County Bar Association
• American College of Probate Counsel
• American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
• Red River Valley Estate Planning Council