Gary D. Vogel

Gary D. Vogel is Of Counsel at Drummond Woodsum in Portland, Maine whose practice focuses on commercial real estate, affordable housing, community development, business transactions, and finance. He advises developers, investors, banks, business owners, housing authorities, and other clients on real estate development, financing, and corporate matters. His practice includes Affordable Housing & Community Development, Banking & Financial Services, Business & Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities, Venture Capital & Emerging Companies, and Real Estate.

Vogel earned a J.D., cum laude, from Albany Law School of Union University in 1985 and a B.A. from Keene State College. His legal training supports a practice that integrates real estate, tax-credit structures, business organization, and financing. This background supports Vogel’s legal analysis and problem solving in real estate, housing, and finance, including work that requires close attention to detailed facts, governing rules, and practical consequences.

Vogel’s experience includes more than 35 years of work on commercial real estate and development, affordable housing, community development, corporate transactions, governance, business formations, acquisitions and sales, and lender-side matters. Vogel has worked with projects using low-income housing, historic, new markets, and renewable-energy tax credits and has advised on employee stock ownership plans and other business structures. Through these matters, Vogel helps clients assess legal options, manage risk, and move through transactions, disputes, administrative processes, or litigation as the situation requires.

Gary D. Vogel brings decades of transactional experience to real estate, housing, finance, and business matters. His work with housing authorities, banks, developers, and business owners reflects a broad understanding of public and private financing tools. In serving developers, investors, banks, and housing organizations, Vogel brings practical judgment and subject-matter knowledge to the issues presented. Vogel helps clients structure development, housing, financing, and business transactions with advice grounded in the specific facts and legal framework of each matter.

Law Office Affiliations

• Of Counsel, Drummond Woodsum
• Member, Maine State Bar Association
• Past President and Board of Directors and Chair, MEREDA Legislative Committee, Maine Real Estate Development Association (MEREDA)
• Board Member, Goodwill Development Corporation (2001-Present)
• President, Goodwill Industries of Northern New England (1996-1998)
• Board Member, Portland Yacht Club (2001-2007)
• Chair, Falmouth Board of Assessment Review (1996-1998)
• Member, Jewish Community Alliance
• Member, Maine Coast Heritage Trust

Licensed State

• Maine

Education

• Albany Law School of Union University
  Juris Doctor (JD) Cum Laude
• Keene State College
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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