Zoe C. Vogel
Associate
Associate
zvogel@fishmanhaygood.com 
504.556.5566 
504.389.4087 Practice Focus
Litigation Practice, EnvironmentalZoe Vogel focuses her practice on environmental law and litigation.
Prior to joining Fishman Haygood, she was a legal fellow with the Environmental Law Institute in Washington, D.C., where she conducted legal research and writing for publications on topics including coastal resilience, hazard mitigation, nature-based infrastructure, sea level rise, offshore wind, Tribal consultation, and hardrock mining. She also planned and moderated panels for the Institute’s Community Lawyering CLE series in support of environmental justice–focused pro bono work.
Zoe received her law degree, cum laude, from Tulane Law School. While at Tulane, she served as editor in chief of the Tulane Environmental Law Journal and a Rule XX student attorney for the Tulane Environmental Law Clinic, where she represented clients in civil rights proceedings under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. She is a member of the Association for Women Attorneys – New Orleans and the New Orleans Bar Association.
Publications / Presentations
Publications
- Co-author, “Buyer Beware: Sea Level Rise and Real Estate Disclosure,” 16 Geo. Wash. J. Energy & Env’t L., Feb. 2025.
- Author, “Navigating Newly Non-WOTUS Wetlands: A Study of Six States’ Wetlands Programs after Sackett v. EPA,” Louisiana Supplement and Arkansas Supplement, Env’t L. Inst., 2024.
- Author, “The Nexus Between California’s AB 52 and SB 18,” Env’t L. Inst., 2024.
- Author, “Tribal Consultation in Washington State,” Env’t L. Inst., 2024.
- Author, “The Importance of Ensuring an Accessible Federal Acknowledgment Process for Indigenous Tribes in the Face of the Climate Crisis,” 36 Tul. Env’t L.J. 275, 2023.
- Co-author, “USACE Project Partnership Agreements: Problematic Provisions for Non-Federal Sponsors,” Env’t L. Inst., 2023.
- Author, “State v. Spokane County District Court: Use of the Necessity Defense to Address the Climate Emergency Through Civil Disobedience in Washington State,” 36 Tul. Env’t L.J. 215, 2022.
- Co-author, “The Huntington Beach Spill: An Analysis Under the Oil Pollution Act,” 40(2) Int’l Energy L. Rev. 13, 2022.
Presentations
- Panelist, “Young Professionals on the Frontlines of Environmental Law,” 31st Annual Tulane Environmental Law and Policy Summit, March 2026.
- Panelist, “Charting New Waters: Women on the Frontlines of Coastal Law,” 30th Annual Tulane Environmental Law and Policy Summit, March 2025.
- Moderator, “Community Lawyering for Environmental Justice: Onshore Renewable Energy Permitting,” Dec. 2024.
- Moderator, “Community Lawyering for Environmental Justice: Environmental Justice Implications of PFAS,” Environmental Law Institute, June 2024.
- Moderator, “Community Lawyering for Environmental Justice: Air Permitting,” Environmental Law Institute, April 2024.
- Moderator, “Community Lawyering for Environmental Justice: Title VI as a Tool for Advancing Environmental Justice,” Environmental Law Institute, Jan. 2024.
- Moderator, “Community Lawyering for Environmental Justice: Connecting Communities with Federal Funding,” Environmental Law Institute, Nov. 2023.
- Moderator, “Cancer Alley,” 29th Annual Tulane Environmental Law & Policy Summit, New Orleans, March 2023.
- Moderator, “Exploring Tribal Law Approaches to Environmental Stewardship and Regulation within Federal Law,” 28th Annual Tulane Environmental Law & Policy Summit, New Orleans, March 2022.
Education
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J.D., cum laude, from Tulane Law School, 2023
- Editor in Chief of the Tulane Environmental Law Journal
- B.S.B. from University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management, 2020