Robert G. Manly

Rob Manly is a litigation attorney with an active trial practice assisting his clients with a wide variety of disputes throughout North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota. Rob's areas of concentration include personal injury claims, trust and estate litigation, mediation, contract disputes, and agricultural-related litigation. Rob has been with Vogel for nearly 25 years, and has cultivated a reputation as a respected and formidable trial attorney. During his time with Vogel, Rob has handled numerous trials and appeals to successful conclusions. Rob is comfortable in the courtroom, and is a natural communicator whether working with clients, negotiating with adversaries, or serving as an expert consultant in trust and probate controversies. He has also served as a leader at Vogel Law Firm in several critical management roles throughout his career, including an eight-year term as firm president, serving as a mentor for the law firm’s associate attorneys, and previous service leading the firm’s recruiting and compensation committees. A proud native of New Rockford, North Dakota, Rob resides in north Fargo with his wife Julie, and they have three adult 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 several local non-profit organizations. Rob is the President-Elect for the State Bar Association of North Dakota Board of Governors, and is very active in bar association activities, having participated as a mentor in SBAND’s Lawyer’s Assistance Program, and served 24 years on the Board of Directors for Legal Services of North Dakota. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Robert G. Manly included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors AV Preeminent, Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell Benchmark Litigation, Rising Star, 2013 - 2015 Great Plains Super Lawyers®, Thomson/Reuters, 2016 - 2025 “The Best Lawyers in America,” in Litigation, Trusts and Estates, Woodward/White, 2021, 2024-2025 Minnesota Rising Stars, Super Lawyer, 2004 Recognized as a Leading North Dakota Commercial Litigation Attorney by Chambers USA Other Sources of Feedback About Robert G. Manly Included on the 2025Great Plains Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2024 Great Plains Super Lawyers list 2023 Great Plains Super Lawyers list 2022 Great Plains Super Lawyers list 2021 Great Plains Super Lawyers list 2020 Great Plains Super Lawyers list 2019 Great Plains Super Lawyers list 2018 Great Plains Super Lawyers list 2017 Great Plains Super Lawyers list 2016 Great Plains Super Lawyers list 2004 Minnesota Super Lawyers list

• Attorney, Shareholder

• Cass County States Attorney, Assistant States Attorney, 1999 - 2001

• Oakland v. Bowman
• Citation: 840 N.W.2d 88
• Court: N.D.
• Year: 2013
• Hill v. Lindner
• Citation: 769 N.W.2d 427
• Year: 2009
• Schossow v. First Nat. Ins. Co. of America
• Citation: 730 N.W.2d 556
• Court: Minn.Ct.App.
• Year: 2007
• Estate of Brandt, 924 N.W.2d 762 (N.D. 2019)

• 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

• North Dakota, 1997
• Minnesota, 1998
• U.S. District Court District of North Dakota, 1998
• U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 2005

• Cass County Bar Association
• Clay County Bar Association
• North Dakota State Bar Association
• Minnesota State Bar Association