Mike Vogel is a litigator with an emphasis on products liability, toxic torts, railroad litigation, and business litigation.

Mike efficiently handles all aspects of civil litigation defense including preparing and arguing pretrial motions and taking and defending depositions of parties and fact and expert witnesses. In addition to his product liability and toxic tort practice, Mike represents defendants in work-related personal injury cases under the FELA.

Before joining Thompson Coburn, Mike worked for a prominent civil defense firm, where he managed toxic tort litigation matters from inception to completion on behalf of a major manufacturer.

  • Saint Louis University School of Law, J.D., 2013
  • Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, B.S., cum laude, 2010

Admissions

Bar Admissions

  • Illinois
  • Missouri

Court Admissions

  • Supreme Court, Missouri
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District, Illinois
  • Supreme Court, Missouri

  • American Bar Association
  • Illinois State Bar Association
  • Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel
  • St. Clair County Bar Association
  • East St. Louis Bar Association

  • Listed in “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch” (by BL Rankings) for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants in Belleville, Illinois, 2023-2025
  • Recognized in “Illinois Super Lawyers” Rising Stars (by Thomson Reuters), 2019-2022

Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with my wife, son, and daughter.