Shane Vogt is a highly accomplished trial lawyer with a tireless work ethic and relentless commitment to his clients.  

Shane has been at the forefront of some of the past decade’s most high-profile and legally significant First Amendment cases.  His practice focuses on defamation, privacy, entertainment, intellectual property, and complex business litigation.

Shane often represents clients prosecuting claims for reputational harm, invasions of privacy, and violations of intellectual property rights, but also has a strong track-record defending these types of claims.

Shane is Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Civil Trial Law and Business Litigation. Board Certification is the Florida Bar’s highest level of evaluation of an attorney’s competency and experience, and it recognizes only those who meet The Bar’s highest standards for special knowledge, skills, and proficiency, as well as professionalism and ethics in the practice of law.

Shane has been named Courtroom View Network’s Florida Plaintiff’s Attorney of the Year and is rated AV Preeminent® by Martindale Hubbell. He has also been recognized as one of The Best Lawyers in America®
and a Super Lawyer®

Shane was born and raised in Tampa. He graduated from Chamberlain High School in 1992, where he excelled in the classroom and on the basketball court.  He was named Hillsborough County Basketball Player of the Year in 1992. After high school, Shane attended Eckerd College in Saint Petersburg, where he was named to the Sunshine State Conference All-Freshman Basketball Team in 1993 and competed in the NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball National Tournament.

Shane graduated second in his class, magna cum laude, from Stetson College of Law in 1999. At Stetson, he was awarded the William F. Blews Pro Bono Service Award and Victor O’Wehle Trial Advocacy Award

Shane spends his free time with his wife, Marcie, and their four daughters. They raise livestock and frequently adopt abandoned and sick animals in need of homes.
They are also avid Tampa Bay Rays and Lightning fans.