Miriam A. Vogel

Miriam A. Vogel is Senior Of Counsel in the firm’s Los Angeles office and is a member of the Appellate Practice Group. Ms. Vogel has concentrated her practice on civil litigation for more than 30 years. Her principal work has focused on appellate litigation, as an appellate judge for 18 years and in private practice as an appellate advocate. Prior to joining Morrison & Foerster in August of 2008, Ms. Vogel was a Justice on the California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division One. She authored more than 2,800 opinions and heard more than 8,400 cases. Among her 274 published opinions are a number that have helped reshape California’s legal landscape, from major business matters such as insurance coverage, creditor claims stemming from bank failures, employment discrimination, and advertising practices to social issues involving privacy, child welfare, indigent representation, and wrongful death. Ms. Vogel also authored a series of rulings delineating the scope of property owner liability for harm caused by third-party criminal acts. Ms. Vogel was appointed to the appellate court in 1990 by Gov. George Deukmejian after serving five years as a judge in the Los Angeles Superior Court. Ms. Vogel has authored various California appellate practice books and articles. She was named Alumnus of the Year by Whittier College School of Law in 1991 and Person of the Year by the Metropolitan News Enterprise in 1990. Ms. Vogel served as a law clerk to Justice Robert S. Thompson, California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division One. She received her J.D. from Whittier College School of Law.