Michael Vogt

A member of the firm’s Troy office, Michael Vogt helps clients resolve complex real estate issues and disputes. Whether guiding clients through the zoning entitlement process or  representing clients in disputes related to the purchase, sale, development, leasing, and management of commercial real estate, Michael works hand in hand with clients to understand their goals and then form practical strategies to reach them.  In his national zoning practice, Michael counsels clients throughout the entire zoning process—from the initial due diligence and strategy formation through the final approvals needed for the client to begin operations.  For more than a decade, he has successfully led clients through the zoning approval process in several states and across a variety of industries, including renewable energies, industrial uses, medical offices, auto dealerships, cannabis, telecommunications, retail, and restaurant.

Michael also regularly represents landlords and tenants in lease disputes and has litigated or negotiated settlements in numerous complex cases involving both eviction procedures and high-exposure claims for damages.  His pragmatic approach to dispute resolution enables clients to minimize risk, limit exposure, and resolve disputes efficiently so they can get back to focusing on the success of their business.

• Represented a real estate investment firm with the redevelopment of a former hotel site into a multi-family apartment complex.

• Co-Author, “Permitting Renewable Energy Projects in Michigan: An Overview and Update on the New State-Level Permitting Process,” Oakland County Bar Association’s LACHES Magazine, September 2025

• Author, “Michigan’s New Clean Energy Siting Law Surges Ahead,” State Bar of Michigan Real Property Law Section eNewsletter, July 2024

• Roundtable Presenter, “Winning the Difficult Zoning Approval,” ICSC, 2023

• Author, “SOL Won’t Save Illegal Property Use,” State Bar of Michigan Real Property Law Section Newsletter, March, 2023

• Moderator, Real Estate Forecast, Birmingham Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce, March, 2023

• Author, “Knowing Your Zoning Appeal Deadlines Could be the Difference Between Development and Disappointment,” State Bar of Michigan Real Property Law Section Newsletter, November, 2020

• Co-Author, “Preparing for Eviction and Lease Litigation in the Wake of the Pandemic, REjournals.com, July, 2020