In 1998, Bogden became Chief of the Reno Division of the United States Attorney's Office. Between his tenures as United States Attorney, he was a partner in the Nevada law firm of McDonald Carano Wilson LLP.
Bogden assumed the position of Chief of the Reno Division for the United States Attorney's Office in 1998. Simultaneously, during his time as a U.S. Attorney, he served as a partner at McDonald Carano Wilson LLP in Nevada.