Andrew D. Smith - a Fargo, North Dakota (ND) Business & Corporate Law Lawyer

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Fargo Business & Corporate Law Lawyer

Updated: 09/24/2026

Areas of Practice

Business & Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions & Secured Financing
Real Estate Law
Oil, Gas, Wind & Energy Law

Attorney Information

Overview

Andrew Smith is a transactional attorney focusing on commercial real estate (including purchase and sale transactions, commercial leasing, and commercial and residential development projects) and commercial transactions with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions and financing transactions. In addition, he frequently represents wind energy project developers and investors with respect to North Dakota wind energy projects, and has substantial experience representing farm organizations, grain elevators, and family farmers in North Dakota’s agriculture community. Andrew also serves as general outside counsel for a number of regional companies.

Andrew joined the Vogel Law Firm in 2015 after graduating first in his class from the University of North Dakota School of Law where he was the Outside Articles Editor of the North Dakota Law Review and served as a Teaching Assistant. Upon graduation, Andrew was elected to the Order of the Coif, an honorary scholastic society, which recognizes law students attaining a high grade of scholarship and academic success. While in law school, Andrew was an extern for the Honorable Kermit E. Bye of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

Andrew lives in Kindred, North Dakota, with his wife and two children, and spends his spare time coaching youth sports, spending time at the family lake cabin, golfing, and hunting.

Awards and Honors

Super Lawyers® Selectees

Andrew D. Smith included in a Super Lawyers® list

Honors

Selected to Rising Stars: 2019 - 2025
“The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch,” in Corporate Law and Real Estate Law, Woodward/White, 2021-2023
“The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch,” in Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Real Estate Law, and Securities / Capital Markets Law, Woodward/White, 2024-2026

Other Sources of Feedback About Andrew D. Smith

Included on the 2025 Great Plains Super Lawyers list

Past Lists

2024 Great Plains Super Lawyers list
2023 Great Plains Super Lawyers list
2022 Great Plains Super Lawyers list
2021 Great Plains Super Lawyers list
2020 Great Plains Super Lawyers list
2019 Great Plains Super Lawyers list

Education

Legal Education

University of North Dakota School of Law, Grand Forks, North Dakota
J.D.
Honors: Teaching Assistant for the Lawyering Skills Program under Professor Kirsten Dauphinais
Honors: Order of the Coif
Law Review: North Dakota Law Review, Outside Articles Editor

Non Legal Education

North Dakota State University
B.A., Bachelor of Arts
Honors: With Honors
Major: Political Science and History

Current Employment Position(s)

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Past Positions

Honorable Kermit E. Bye of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, Extern

Pro Bono Activities

Volunteer Youth Basketball Coach; Board member Grand Connect FM
FMWF Chamber Leadership Program (class of 2021)

Published Works

Articles

The Leadership Playbook: Local Leaders. Practical Expertise. Regional Insight. Resources That Help Organizations Grow. — The Bridge, January–March 2026, Volume 29 — Cover Story: Andrew Smith, President, Managing Partner and Attorney, Vogel Law Firm.

Bar Admissions

North Dakota, 2015
Minnesota

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Fargo, ND

218 Northern Pacific Avenue
Fargo, ND 58102

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Phone Number: 701-612-4966

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