Howard H. Vogel

Howard H. Vogel was born in Paris, Tennessee, on September 4, 1949.

Areas of Practice

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 proponent of restorative justice through the responsible use of mediation.

Bar Admissions

He was admitted to the practice of law in Tennessee on April 19, 1975.

Education

Mr. 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.

Honors & Awards

• He served as the president of the Knoxville Bar Association for 1993, and a member of the Board of Governors for 1978; 1981-82; and 1992-94. He served as president of the Barristers Club of the Knoxville Bar Association.
• He was the president of the Tennessee Bar Association for 1995-96. He was a member of the Board of Governors of the Tennessee Bar Association for 1980-81 and 1990-97. He was the president of the Tennessee Young Lawyers Conference of the Tennessee Bar Association for 1980-1981. He is a member of the Founders of the Supreme Court of Tennessee Historical Society.
• For his first term of service, he served as a member of the American Bar Association Board of Governors from 1985 – 1988, and was vice-chairman of the Board Finance Committee for l987 – 1988.
• He served as chairman of the ABA Special Committee on Meetings and Travel from 1988-90, and he served as the chairman of the ABA Standing Committee on Meetings and Travel for 1990-92. He served as the chairman of the ABA Task Force on Outreach to the Public for 1988 – 1989. He is a past member of the Board of Editors for the ABA Journal. He served as the chair of the ABA Standing Committee on Public Education for 1996-97. He is a former chair of the ABA Commission on Public Understanding About the Law. He was the chair of the ABA Committee on Scope & Correlation of Work for 1997-98. He is a former member of the ABA Standing Committee on Strategic Communications. He is a former State Delegate for Tennessee in the ABA House of Delegates. He is a former member of the ABA Standing Committee on Constitution & Bylaws. He was a member of the ABA Standing Committee on Governmental Affairs.
• He served as the District Six member of the ABA Board of Governors for a term from 2008 to 2011. He served as the chair of the Finance Committee and a member of the Executive Committee for 2009-2010.
• He is a former member of the Board of Trustees for the Tennessee Bar Foundation, and he served as chair of the Board for 2007-2008.
• He served as President of the Fellows of the Tennessee Young Lawyers Conference for 1991-92.
• He was a member of the Leadership Knoxville Class of 1995.
• He is a Distinguished Fellow and a former president of the International Academy of Mediators.
• Since 2004, he has been recognized by various organizations that select Best Lawyer designees. For the past several years, he has been recognized as one of “The Best Lawyers in America”.
• Until June of 2017, he served six years as the chairman of the Board of Commissioners Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority Board of Commissioners. He was re-elected to serve as chairman for 2025-2027.
• 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 served as the President of Cherokee Country Club for 2017-2019.
• He participated as a member of the Domestic and International Law Commission at the US/USSR Emerging Leaders Summit in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in December of 1988.
• He is a former Vice Chancellor for the Episcopal Diocese of East Tennessee.

Professional Memberships-

• He is a member of the Knoxville, Nashville and Memphis Bar Associations.
• He was a member of the American Bar Endowment Board of Directors for 15 years, and he served as President of the ABE from 2022 to 2024.
• He is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, Knoxville Bar Foundation and Tennessee Bar Foundation.
• 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 an emeritus member of the Hamilton Burnett American Inn of Court in Knoxville, Tennessee.
• 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.
• He was a member of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Commission of the Tennessee Supreme Court (2002-2016), and a former chair of the Commission.
• He is a member of the American Law Institute.