Luke Heck

Luke Heck is a shareholder at Vogel Law Firm in Fargo, North Dakota whose practice focuses on criminal defense. Heck works with individuals facing criminal charges in North Dakota and Minnesota on criminal defense strategy, courtroom advocacy, pretrial work, trial preparation, and defense in state and federal matters. The practice is grounded in the specific legal and business issues reflected in those matters, with attention to the governing law, the client’s objectives, and the practical steps required to move a matter forward.

Heck’s education includes a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from Jamestown College with concentrations in Economics and Global Business, followed by study at the University of St. Thomas School of Law. At law school, he concentrated on criminal-law courses, clerked at the First District Public Defender’s Office, and was selected by his graduating class as commencement speaker. This background supports careful legal analysis, research, writing, and problem solving in the matters handled in practice. It also provides context for evaluating legal risk, explaining available options, and connecting technical rules to the real-world decisions clients need to make.

Heck’s experience includes advocating for criminal-defense clients and previously leading the criminal defense department at another local law firm. Heck also has practiced in North Dakota and Minnesota and before the U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota. These matters have involved criminal investigations, state criminal courts, federal court, pretrial proceedings, and trial-level defense work.

Luke Heck has been selected to Great Plains Rising Stars in 2021 and from 2023 through 2026, was named to Prairie Business 40 Under 40 in 2021, and was listed in Best Lawyers in America for Criminal Defense: General Practice in 2026. Heck’s practice is devoted to criminal defense, drawing on public-defender experience, focused criminal-law training, and substantial courtroom work in state and federal matters.

Law Office Affiliations

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

Licensed State

• North Dakota
• Minnesota

Education

• Jamestown College
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Business Administration with Concentrations in Economics and Global Business

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