MacKenzie Hertz - Fargo, ND
Attorney at Vogel Law Firm
Employment and Labor Law Lawyers in Fargo, ND
218 Northern Pacific Avenue Fargo, ND 58102
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- 1 Super Lawyers®
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8
Years
Experience
Fargo Employment and Labor Law Lawyer
Updated: 11/12/2026
Areas of Practice
- Employment and Labor Law
- Internal Investigations
- General Litigation
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
Attorney Information
Overview
MacKenzie, a shareholder in our Fargo office, is the Chair of the firm’s Employment and Labor Practice Group. She is an employer-side attorney who helps employers stay ahead of workplace challenges and defends them when disputes arise.
Working side by side with Human Resources (HR) teams, executives, and business owners across the region, MacKenzie counsels on workplace policies and compliance, employment contract negotiation and drafting, leave and accommodation requests, discrimination, harassment, and retaliation complaints, discipline and termination, wage-and-hour (FLSA) issues, and non-compete and non-solicitation agreements. She also conducts internal investigations. Her clients value practical and strategic advice that weighs legal risk against the realities of running a business.
MacKenzie has successfully defended employers against dozens of administrative charges before agencies such as the U.S. EEOC, the North Dakota Department of Labor and Human Rights, and the Minnesota Department of Human Rights, and she defends employers in federal and state court. As a former federal judicial clerk to judges on the Eighth Circuit and the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska, MacKenzie draws on her unique federal insight to counsel clients. She regularly speaks and trains on emerging employment law developments.
An alumna of the University of Nebraska and the University of Jamestown, MacKenzie is a native of Mott, North Dakota, where her family farms.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Great Plains Rising Star ®, Thomson Reuters, 2023 - 2026
- Prairie Business, 40 Under 40
- Section Council Member – Minnesota State Bar Association, Labor & Employment Section
- Make-A-Wish North Dakota – Board Member
- American Bar Association, State Bar Association of North Dakota, Minnesota State Bar Association
- Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute and Minnesota Labor and Employment Law Institute – Planning Committees
Other Sources of Feedback About MacKenzie Hertz
Included on the 2026 Great Plains Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2025 Great Plains Super Lawyers list
- 2024 Great Plains Super Lawyers list
- 2023 Great Plains Super Lawyers list
Education
Legal Education
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University of Nebraska College of Law, Lincoln, Nebraska, 2018
Honors: With High Honors
Honors: National Moot Court Team
Honors: Order of the Coif
Honors: Order of the Barristers
Honors: Student Attorney, Criminal Clinic
Law Review: Nebraska Law Review, Executive Editor
Non Legal Education
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University of Jamestown, 2015
Honors: magna cum laude
Major: Political Science
Minor: History
Current Employment Position(s)
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Attorney, Shareholder
Past Positions
- Honorable Ralph R. Erickson for the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, Judicial Clerk
- Honorable Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. for the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska, Judicial Clerk
- Honorable John M. Gerrard for the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska, Judicial Extern
Published Works
Articles
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It’s Raining, It’s Pouring, Weather Modification Regulation is Snoring: A Proposal to Fill the Gap in Weather Modification Governance (North Dakota Law Review 2021)
Bar Admissions
- Minnesota
- North Dakota
- U.S. District Court District of North Dakota
- U.S. District Court District of Minnesota
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit
Other Affiliations
- North Dakota and Minnesota State Bar Associations
- Ronald N. Davies Inn of Court
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Contact
218 Northern Pacific Avenue
Fargo, ND 58102
Phone Number: 701-612-4966
Fax Number: 701-356-6395
Email: Send a message
Website: https://www.vogellaw.com/
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