He graduated from Regent Law in 1996. Immediately following his graduation, he returned to Janesville, WI. He passed the Wisconsin bar exam by scoring in the 90th percentile on the Wisconsin portion of the bar exam. He began his law practice with another law firm in Janesville and became a partner of that firm in less than four years. 

 

Since graduating from law school, Attorney Vogel has concentrated his efforts on establishing a practice focused on the areas of trusts and estates, corporate, and real estate law. In 2003, he resigned from his previous partnership and established Vogel Law Firm, Ltd. He is recognized as a preeminent estate planning and probate attorney in Rock County, WI. As such, he assists clients with the drafting of simple wills to the most complex estate and gift tax matters all in an effort to provide the proper plan or administration for each family or business. His motto is “from the very simple to the most complex.” He has prepared more than 1,000 estate plans for clients and represented clients in hundreds of probate and trust administration matters. He strives to give clients the tools to anticipate problems and plan for the future.  He also represents numerous families with net worth exceeding $10 million and is experienced with complex estate planning options to alleviate tax liability.

 

In 2004, Attorney Vogel established River Title Company in Janesville, WI. River Title Company is owned by Mr. Vogel and one of his seven sisters, Susan Vogel Flynn. River Title Company compliments Vogel Law Firm, Ltd., very well and provides title insurance and closing services to clients of the law firm, lenders, real estate agents, and other attorneys in the area. More information on River Title can be obtained at .

 

In 2006 and 2007, Attorney Vogel was selected as a “Rising Star” based upon selection by his peers and other criteria. This designation is reserved only for attorneys who are under age 40 or who have been in practice less than 10 years. “Rising Stars” are ranked by a statewide survey and only 2.5% of the best up-and-coming attorneys in Wisconsin are named to the list. Please visit www.superlawyers.com for additional information. “Rising Stars” are published in Milwaukee Magazine on an annual basis.

 

Attorney Vogel strives for excellence and recognizes that for an attorney to properly serve his clients, the attorney must continually strive to keep up with law changes and planning possibilities. He attends The Heckerling Institute (the most prestigious Estate Planning educational seminar in the world) on an annual basis.  In addition, he is a published author on the subject of estate and gift tax reform. His article titled “Proposed Legislation Would Repeal Estate, Gift, and GST Taxes” was published in the prestigious national journal, Estate Planning in the August/September 2000 issue. This article examined a federal legislative proposal that later became law and currently serves as current law for federal estate tax.

 

Attorney Vogel is licensed as an attorney in Wisconsin. He is married, and lives in Janesville with his wife and six children. His hobbies include reading, theology, hunting, fishing, golf (if he’s playing well at the time), and spending time with his wife and children.