Corey R. Elmer

Corey R. Elmer is a shareholder and business and real estate attorney in Moorhead, Minnesota. He practices throughout Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Corey assists clients with business entity formation, mergers and acquisitions, business sales, contracts, and commercial and farm real estate transactions. He advises individuals, start-up companies, established businesses, farming operations, nonprofit organizations, and professional practices on practical legal and business decisions.

Corey earned his Juris Doctor from William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Minnesota State University Moorhead and a Bachelor of Arts with Honors from the University of Canterbury in New Zealand. His academic background, including study through the Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship program, supports his work with business planning, real estate matters, and client-focused problem solving.

Corey has experience helping clients form and transition businesses, including transfers to family members, key employees, or outside purchasers. He also brings prior public policy experience from representing Greater Minnesota communities before the Minnesota State Legislature and Minnesota state agencies. This background helps him understand business goals, community needs, regulatory issues, and the practical risks that often shape transactions and long-term planning.

Corey R. Elmer is admitted to practice in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. He is a member of the state bar associations in all three states. Corey has been recognized as a Minnesota Rising Star and has held leadership roles with the Moorhead Rotary Club, Fargo-Moorhead Area Foundation, and Minnesota State University Moorhead Alumni Foundation.

Law Office Affiliations

• Shareholder, Vogel Law Firm
• Member, Minnesota State Bar Association
• Member, State Bar Association of North Dakota
• Member, South Dakota Bar Association

Licensed State

• North Dakota
• Minnesota
• South Dakota

Education

• William Mitchell College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Minnesota State University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)