• Trial
  • Arbitration/ADR
  • Electronic Discovery and Document Retention
  • Intellectual Property Litigation
  • Internet and Computer Technology
• Technology Industry Team

Peter S. Vogel has been involved with the computer industry and electronic data since 1967. Mr. Vogel worked as a mainframe programmer, systems analyst and management consultant for companies acquiring computer technology and related services, and received a Masters in Computer Science. As a lawyer for the more than 30 years, Mr. Vogel combines his technical and business background with his legal expertise to help companies with IT and Internet litigation, dispute resolution, and contract negotiation.

Mr. Vogel's clients often seek his advice about practical business issues relating to electronic technology and the Internet, which often include social media, ERP implementation projects, Internet security, website business management, outsourcing, software patents, copyrights, and trade secret protection. Because he is a seasoned IT professional with an accounting and marketing background, Mr. Vogel also often advises clients about financial and marketing issues regarding IT and the Internet. His experience as an Adjunct Professor in the Law of eCommerce keeps him current on the fast moving evolution of the Internet and social media. As a result, Mr. Vogel is often quoted in the media about Internet issues and crises. His blog on the Internet, IT, and eDiscovery is widely recognized for timely topics and thought-provoking ideas: www.vogelitlawblog.com.

Mr. Vogel is Chair of the Electronic Discovery Group and co-Chair of the Technology Industry Team at Gardere - where he helps clients maneuver business and technology issues through the legal mazes of electronic evidence, social media, intellectual property, contracts, government regulation, and litigation. Mr. Vogel assists many clients with ESI (Electronically Stored Information) issues and related creation, development and implementation of records retention policies.

Because of his unique background and expertise, Mr. Vogel is often appointed as a Special Master to assist Courts throughout the US with eDiscovery & ESI, Internet, eCommerce, Intellectual Property, and computer technology matters. Mr. Vogel is a fellow of the Academy of Court Appointed Masters. He also serves as a court ordered Mediator in eDiscovery & ESI, Internet, eCommerce, intellectual property, and computer technology litigation. For more than 20 years, Mr. Vogel has served as an Arbitrator for technology disputes.

In addition to helping businesses throughout the world, Mr. Vogel has also devoted a substantial amount of time and energy serving government agencies and non-profit organizations by addressing their computer, Social Media, and Internet issues. Mr. Vogel:

• Served as Founding Chair for 12 years of the Texas Supreme Court Judicial Committee on Information Technology whose mission is to put Internet on the desktops of all 3,200 judges in Texas. www.courts.state.tx.us/jcit
• Served on the Texas Task Force for the Uniform Electronic Transaction Act (UETA)
• Examined computer election systems for 13 years for the Texas Secretary of State Served as Founding Chair of the Computer & Technology Section of the State Bar of Texas
• Posts blogs, writes, and speaks in the US, the EU, and Asia on topics including the Internet, IT, eDiscovery/ESI, software, intellectual property, and e-Commerce

In 1994, Mr. Vogel was President of the Dallas Bar Association and also served on the Board of Directors of the State Bar of Texas. He teaches courses on the Law of eCommerce as an Adjunct Professor at the SMU Dedman School of Law, and is on the founding Board of Advisors of the SMU Computer Law Review and Technology Journal.

In June 2004, Mr. Vogel received a Lifetime Achievement Award for Promoting Technology in the Law from the Computer & Technology Section of the State Bar of Texas. In addition, Peter is regularly recognized as one of America's Leading Business Lawyers by Chambers, a Best Lawyer in America, a Top Lawyer in Dallas, and a Texas Super Lawyer.

Mr. Vogel represents clients in trial and transactions related to software patents, copyrights, trade secret protection, ERP implementation, Internet security, website business management, and outsourcing. Some of his computer technology clients include:

• AMX Corporation
• Collin County, Texas
• NCS Pearson
• Texas Health Resources
• The Princeton Review

• M.S., American University (1972)
  • Computer Science
• J.D., St. Mary's University School of Law (1976)
• B.B.A., University of Texas at Austin (1969)

Speeches

• Speaker, Address at the Houston Bar Association 2010 Annual Conference on ADR: How to Use eMediation & Special Masters in eDiscovery, Houston, TX (Apr. 2010).
• Speaker, Webcast for the State Bar of Texas: Internet Intellectual Property – Domain Names, Trademarks, and Patents (Apr. 2010).
• Speaker, Address to the Texas Public Policy Foundation Net Neutrality Panel with the FCC: The 5 Big Bang Theory on the Internet, Austin, TX (Apr. 2010).
• Speaker, Address at the 38th Annual Texas County Treasurers Continuing Education Seminar: eGovernment – Social Media & the Law, College Station, TX (Apr. 2010).
• Speaker, Address at the State Bar College Spring Training – Winning Before Trial: eMediation & Special Masters in eDiscovery, Dallas, TX (Mar. 2010).
• Speaker, Webcast for the State Bar of Texas: How to Use eMediation & Special Masters in eDiscovery (Feb. 2010).
• Speaker, Address at the LegalTech Grant Thornton Panels: Recurring E-Discovery Challenges, New York, NY (Feb. 2010).
• Speaker, Address at the Courts & Local Government Technology Conference: Laws of eGovernment, Austin, TX (Jan. 2010).
• Speaker, Address for the ESIBytes Podcast: How to Work with E-Mediation and Special Masters in E-Discovery Cases (Jan. 2010) (www.esibytes.com/?p=1120)
• Speaker, Address at the State Bar of Texas Emerging Legal Issues and the Internet Seminar: Internet – Intellectual Property, Houston, TX (Nov. 2009).
• Speaker, Address to the Central Texas County Commissioners Court Conference: The Impact of the Internet & Technology on eGovernment, Waco, TX (Nov. 2009).
• Speaker, Address for Grant Thornton, Animato & Gardere Webcast: Are You About to be "Red Flagged" by the FTC? (July 2009).
• Speaker, Address at the State Bar of Texas Teachers' Law School Institute: How Technology has Changed the Law and the Way We Live, Austin, TX (July 2009).
• Speaker, Address for the State Bar of Texas Webcast: Pragmatic Advice about eDiscovery – ESI Admissibility, Subpoenas, Experts, and Special Masters (July 2009).
• Speaker, Address to the American Petroleum Institute General Committee on Information Management and Technology: Legal Impact of Social Networking on IT, Dallas, TX (May 2009).
• Panelist, BravoTECH, NetNet & Gardere Roundtable: Effective IT Contract Negotiation, Dallas, TX (June 2009).
• Speaker, Webcast for the State Bar of Texas: eFiling in Texas Courts – How to Save Time and Money (Apr. 2009).
• Speaker, Address at the State Bar of Texas 22nd Annual Advance Evidence & Discovery Seminar: eDiscovery – Basic Principles of Digital Documentation, Houston, TX (Apr. 2009).
• Speaker, Address to the San Antonio Bar Association Construction Law Section: Social Networking – Internet Legal Issues, San Antonio, TX (Apr. 2009).
• Speaker, Address to the North Texas Chapter of Information Systems Audit & Control Association: Legal Issues of the Internet and IT, Dallas, TX (Mar. 2009).
• Speaker, Keynote Address at the Texas Forum XXVI, Standing Committee on Paralegals of the State Bar of Texas: Special Masters in e-Discovery, Irving, TX (Feb. 2009).
• Speaker, Address at the Peer-it-Peer Industry Insights Global Options Group Executive Forum: Intellectual Property Theft, Orlando, FL (Feb. 2009).
• Speaker, Address at the Rice University Center on the Management of Information Technology: Law of eCommerce 2009, Houston, TX (Feb. 2009).
• Speaker, Keynote Address at the Courts & Local Government Technology Conference: Internet Social and Legal Impact, Austin, TX (Jan. 2009).
• Speaker, Keynote Address at the 37th Annual County and District Clerks’ Continuing Education Seminar: Electronic Records Retention, College Station, TX (Jan. 2009).
• Speaker, Address at Grant Thornton and Gardere Seminar: E-Discovery Legal Issues, Dallas, TX (Dec. 2008).
• Speaker, Address at the SIMposium for the Society of Information Management: What CIOs Need to Know about Intellectual Property, Orlando, FL (Nov. 2008).
• Speaker, Address at the CIO Global Forum: What CIOs Need to Know about E-Discovery, Washington, D.C. (Oct. 2008).
• Panelist, Texas Lawyer Roundtable: E-Discovery Roundtable, Dallas, TX (Sept. 2008).
• Speaker, Address at the Texas Count Judges & Commissioners Association Conference: Negotiating Technology Contracts, Ft. Worth, TX (Sept. 2008).
• Panelist, D/FW Chapter of the Society of Information Management Roundtable: CIO Roundtable – Intellectual Property, Internet, and eDiscovery, Dallas, TX (Aug. 2008).
• Speaker, Address at TechLawSA for the State Bar of Texas Computer & Technology Section, San Antonio Bar Association, and St. Mary’s University School of Law: Internet Jurisdiction – Terms of Service and Webmail, San Antonio, TX (July 2008).
• Speaker, Address at the University of Houston Advanced Evidence and Discovery Seminar: Electronic Discovery and Evidence – Data Preservation Duties, Houston and Dallas, TX (July 2008).
• Speaker, Address to the San Antonio Bar Association Construction Law Section: What Lawyers Need to Know about Information Technology, San Antonio, TX (June 2008).
• Speaker, Address at the CIO Global Forum: Law of eCommerce, Nashville, TN (May 2008).
• Speaker, Address at the Austin Chamber of Commerce/Deloitte/Gardere Conference: Important Considerations for Protecting Your Intellectual Property, Austin, TX (May 2008).
• Panelist, Texas Lawyer Roundtable: E-Discovery Roundtable, Houston, TX (Mar. 2008).
• Speaker, Address to the Dallas Bar Association Corporate Counsel Section: What General Counsel Need to Know about Information Technology, Dallas, TX (Mar. 2008).
• Speaker, Address to the Society of Information Management Advanced Practices Council: What CIOs Need to Know about Intellectual Property, Atlanta, GA (Feb. 2008).
• Speaker, Keynote Address at the Courts & Local Government Technology Conference: Internet’s Impact on Local Government and Future Trends, Austin, TX (Jan. 2008).
• Speaker, Address at the 36th Annual Count and District Clerks’ Continuing Education Seminar: E-mail Security, Privacy, and the Internet, College Station, TX (Jan. 2008).
• Speaker, Address to the Association of Corporate Counsel: What General Counsel Need to Know about Information Technology, San Antonio, TX (Jan. 2008).
• Speaker, Address at PaymentsNation Annual Meeting: Intellectual Property and Internet Law, Dallas, TX (Dec. 2007).
• Speaker, Address at the Rice University Center on the Management of Information Technology: Is Your Intellectual Property Safe? Houston, TX (Oct. 2007).
• Speaker, Address at the University of Houston C. T. Bauer College of Business Information Systems Research Center: The Law of eCommerce, Houston, TX (Sept. 2007).
• Speaker, Address to ARMA International: Electronic Discovery and Document Retention – Not Knowing Can Hurt, Houston, TX (Aug. 2007).
• Panelist, Texas Lawyer Roundtable: E-Discovery Roundtable (Sept. 2006).
• Speaker, Address to the Institute for Internal Auditors & Information Systems Audit & Control Association: Limiting Liability Exposure of the IT Manager, Dallas, TX (Jan. 2006).
• Speaker, Address at the CPCU Society Annual Meeting: Cyber Liability Insurance Issues, Atlanta, TX (Oct. 2005).
• Speaker, Address at the Information Systems Research Center at the University of North Texas: IT Privacy, Denton, TX (Sept. 2005).
• Panelist, Technology Summit of the Texas Municipal League: Legal IT Roundtable, Horseshoe Bay, TX (Sept. 2005).
• Speaker, Address at the Council of Appellate Staff Attorneys' Seminar: Internet Access to Court Records and Judicial Proceedings, Irving, TX (July 2005).
• Speaker, Address at the 27th Annual Conference of the Texas Association of Governmental IT Managers: Open Records, Privacy, and the Internet, Corpus Christi, TX (May 2005).
• Speaker, Address to the Texas Association for State Systems for Computing and Communications: Ten Commandments of IT Contracts, Austin, TX (Apr. 2005).
• Speaker, Address at the Greater Dallas Chamber Technology Business Council CIO/CTO Forum: Document/Data Retention - "Electronic Evidence," Dallas, TX (Feb. 2005).
• Speaker, Address at the 12th Annual QS Users' Group: Electronic Medical Records and Legal Issues, Dallas, TX (Sept. 2004).
• Speaker, Address at the 17th Annual Computer and Technology Institute at The University of Texas School of Law: Cross-Border Data Privacy, Austin, TX (May 2004).
• Speaker, Address at the Information Systems Research Center at the University of North Texas: It & the Law - What You Don't Know Can Hurt You, Denton, TX (May 2004).
• Speaker, Address to the Texas County Auditors Association: Ten Commandments of IT Contracts, Austin, TX (May 2004).
• Speaker, Address to the Federation of State Medical Boards: Spam, Privacy, and Internet Sales of Prescription Drugs, Washington, D.C. (April 2004).
• Speaker, Address to the State Bar of Texas' 17th Annual Intellectual Property Law Course and Litigation in the High Tech Industry Course: Email Workshop - Email: An Issue for Every Lawsuit San Antonio, TX (Mar. 2004).
• Speaker, Address at the CIO Forum of the Society of Information Management: Internet, e-Evidence and Privacy Issues for CIOs, Dallas, TX (Apr. 2002).
• Speaker, Address to the Information Systems Security Association: Security and e-Evidence, Tulsa, OK (Feb. 2002).
• Speaker, Address at the Internet Based Claims Processing, International Quality & Productivity Center: Service Level Contracts and e-Law. Chicago, IL (July 2001).
• Speaker, Address at the 6th Annual World of Awards Conference: e-Intellectual Property and the Internet, Dallas, TX (Mar. 2001)
• Speaker, Address at the State Bar of Texas' Annual Advanced Civil Trial Course: Electronic Evidence - Discovery and Admission
  • Dallas, TX (Oct. 2001)
  • San Antonio, TX (Sept. 2001)
  • Houston, TX (Aug. 2001)

Intellectual Property, Internet & Computer Technology Publications

• Author, Master e-Discovery: Special Master Helps Judges and Litigants Resolve Disputes, Atlantic Coast In-House (Lawyers Weekly, Inc.), Apr. 2007.

Workshops

• Speaker, Address to Cooperative Process Resources: Social Media Workshop, DFW Airport, TX (Apr. 2010).
• Speaker, Address to the American Petroleum Institute General Committee on Information Management and Technology, Dallas, TX (May 2009).
• Speaker, Address at the Arizona County Treasurers Association Conference: eGovernment and the Future of Government Services, Safford, AZ (Apr. 2009).
• Speaker, Address at the Willis & Gardere Insurance Workshop: Information Technology Liability Issues, Dallas, TX (Oct. 2006).
• Speaker, Address to the Federation of State Medical Boards: Legal Implications of the Internet for Medical Boards, Seattle, WA (Sept. 2003).
• Speaker, Address at the State of North Carolina's Information Technology Service: Service Level Agreement Workshop, Raleigh, NC (Dec. 2000)

IT - Information Technology Video

• Speaker, Address on www.watchIT.com: From ERP to Cloud Computing
• Speaker, Address on the Financial Management Network: Are You on the Software Police's "Most Wanted" List? (marty.nlps.com/videoview/player.html?40530|9597) (Oct. 2007).
• Speaker, Address on www.watchIT.com: Limiting Liability Exposure of the IT Manager (Feb. 2003).
• Speaker, Address on www.watchIT.com: Due Diligence and Don't Be Sorry - 7 Absolute Rules of Computer Contracts (Jan. 2002).
• Speaker, Address on www.watchIT.com: Legal Issues for Virtual Worlds.
• Speaker, Address on www.watchIT.com: Are You on the Software Police’s Most Wanted List?
• Speaker, Address on www.watchIT.com: E-Discovery Investigations – What IT Professionals Need to Know!

• Founding Chair, Texas Supreme Court Judicial Committee on Information Technology (mission is to put Internet on the desktops of all 3,200 judges in Texas)
• Member, State Bar of Texas
  • Founding Chair, Computer & Technology Section
  • Former Board Member
  • Former Chair, Minimum Continuing Legal Education Committee (MCLE)
  • Former Chair, Annual Practical Computer Seminars
• Member, Dallas Bar Association
  • Former President
• Member, Dallas Bar Foundations
  • Former Chair, Board of Trustees
• Adjunct Professor, Law of the Internet/eCommerce, SMU Dedman School of Law

• Appointed, ALI-ABA Technology Advisory Panel
• Recognized, The Best Lawyers in America (Steven Naifeh & Gregory White Smith eds., Woodward/White, Inc.) (2006 – 2011)
  • Communications Law
• Recognized, The Best Lawyers in America (Steven Naifeh & Gregory White Smith eds., Woodward/White, Inc.) (2008 – 2011)
  • Information Technology Law
• Recognized, Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business (Tom Wicker ed., Chambers & Partners) (2004 – 2007)
  • Technology & IT Outsourcing
• Recognized, Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business (Tom Wicker ed., Chambers & Partners) (2010)
  • Technology: Corporate & Commercial [Texas]
• Recognized, Texas Super Lawyer, Law & Politics Media Inc. as published in Texas Monthly Magazine (2005 – 2009)
  • Intellectual Property Litigation
  • Intellectual Property
  • Government/Cities/Municipalities
• Recognized, AV Preeminent Rating (5.0 out of 5), Martindale-Hubbell Attorney Directory
• Recognized, Lifetime Achievement Award in Promoting Technology in Law, State Bar of Texas Computer and Technology Section

• Board Member, Family Gateway
• Board Advisor, Northlake-Hillcrest Crime Watch