Faculty Profile: Howard Vogel

Howard Vogel received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Vanderbilt University in 1971. He received his Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from the University of Tennessee College of Law in December of 1974. He was a member of Phi Alpha Delta. He was admitted to the practice of law in Tennessee on April 19, 1975. Mr. Vogel is admitted to practice before the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. He is a Life Member of the Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference. He is a member of the American Law Institute.  He has repeatedly been selected for recognition among the "Best Lawyers" of Tennessee and America.

In December of 2007, he was presented with the Knoxville Bar Association's Governors Award.  In June of 2011 he was given the William M. Leech, Jr. Public Service Award by the Tennessee Bar Association Young Lawyers Division.

He has an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell (20 years).

He was for many years a litigator in the areas of professional liability, products liability, personal injury, construction, civil rights, business and commercial litigation. His practice began to shift toward the dispute resolution area in the mid to late 1990's. He is a Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31 civil mediator and a member of the mediation panel for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. He has mediated over 2000 civil disputes.