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Sarah Colegrove

Nonpartisan · MI · Probate and estate attorney, mediator, and arbitrator

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Sarah Colegrove is a Wayne County attorney with more than 30 years of legal experience, including a concentration in probate and estate law. Her practice has included civil litigation, mediation, arbitration, and neutral-party work for organizations including the U.S. Postal Service and Better Business Bureau. A Wayne Probate Court appointed her special fiduciary for the Estate of Joanna L. Hubbard, giving her responsibility for estate assets and related litigation. Colegrove was born in Detroit and is a lifelong Wayne County resident.

Track record

Public Safety and Crime Control

· 2 records

  • Sarah W. Colegrove represented injured cyclists and wrote educational articles for the League of Michigan Bicyclists about bicycle law, crash response, and insurance issues.

    June 30, 2016For

    Source: milawyersweekly.com · researched July 13, 2026

  • Sarah W. Colegrove filed an amicus brief for the League of Michigan Bicyclists arguing that parallel-parking and bicycle lanes should be treated as areas designed for vehicular travel and maintained in a reasonably safe condition; the Michigan Supreme Court later rejected that interpretation in Yono v. Department of Transportation.

    September 30, 2015For

    Source: courts.michigan.gov · researched July 13, 2026

General

· 2 records

  • A League of Michigan Bicyclists federal tax filing listed Sarah Colegrove as an unpaid director of the nonprofit organization.

    November 15, 2016

    Source: projects.propublica.org · researched July 13, 2026

  • Sarah W. Colegrove served as one of the attorneys for consumers who filed a proposed class action alleging that Muscle Milk products used misleading ingredient and nutrition claims.

    January 23, 2015

    Source: washingtonexaminer.com · researched July 13, 2026

Integrity and Ethics

· 1 record

  • The Michigan Court of Appeals vacated a probate court order approving Sarah W. Colegrove's $51,159.55 first annual special-fiduciary fee request and remanded for an evidentiary hearing and proper reasonableness analysis; it did not hold that Colegrove was not entitled to reasonable fees.

    November 9, 2023

    Source: courts.michigan.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Legal Competence

· 1 record

  • As special fiduciary for the Estate of Joanna L. Hubbard, Sarah W. Colegrove concurred with a motion to dismiss an attorney-lien claim and impose sanctions; the Michigan Court of Appeals later reversed the dismissal and sanctions because factual disputes remained and the claim was not frivolous.

    November 9, 2023Against

    Source: courts.michigan.gov · researched July 13, 2026

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Profile last researched July 13, 2026.