MacKenzie Hertz

MacKenzie Hertz is a shareholder at Vogel Law Firm in Fargo, North Dakota whose practice focuses on employment law, employment litigation, commercial litigation, appellate advocacy, and internal investigations. Hertz works with employers and other business clients facing workplace disputes and civil litigation on discrimination, harassment, retaliation, discipline, termination, policy drafting, wage and hour disputes, restrictive covenants, investigations, and litigation. 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.

Hertz’s education includes a law degree from the University of Nebraska College of Law with High Distinction and an undergraduate degree in political science from the University of Jamestown, magna cum laude, with a minor in history. In law school, she served as Executive Editor of the Nebraska Law Review, competed on the National Moot Court Team, and was elected to the Order of the Coif and Order of the Barristers. 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.

Hertz’s experience includes advising employers on workplace issues and defending them in administrative and court proceedings, while also serving as a trial and appellate advocate in federal and state courts. Hertz has also clerked for Judge Ralph R. Erickson on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. in the District of Nebraska and also served as a federal judicial extern. These matters have involved administrative proceedings, state and federal litigation, appeals, and neutral internal investigations.

MacKenzie Hertz has also been recognized for Great Plains Rising Star recognition from 2023 through 2026 and leadership as Chair of Vogel Law Firm’s Employment and Labor Practice Group. Through her federal clerkship experience, appellate work, and employment-law leadership, Hertz remains engaged with the professional and practical issues that affect this area of law.

Law Office Affiliations

• Shareholder, Vogel Law Firm
• Member, Minnesota State Bar Association
• Member, State Bar Association of North Dakota
• Member, North Dakota and Minnesota State Bar Associations
• Member, Ronald N. Davies Inn of Court

Licensed State

• Minnesota
• North Dakota

Education

• University of Jamestown
  Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

Awards & Badges