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Suzanne Fanning

Nonpartisan · MI · Probate attorney, Pear Sperling Eggan & Daniels, P.C.

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Suzanne R. Fanning is an Ann Arbor attorney with more than 20 years of legal experience whose current practice focuses on probate law and probate litigation. Her work includes guardianships and conservatorships, fiduciary services, trust and will contests, estate planning and administration, mediation and arbitration, and protecting seniors from financial exploitation. She previously practiced as a general litigator and is a former co-chair of the Washtenaw County Bar Association's Probate and Estate Section. Fanning earned a law degree from Wayne State University Law School in 1996 and a bachelor's degree from the University of Bristol in 1991.

Track record

General

· 1 record

  • Suzanne R. Fanning PLLC merged with Pear Sperling Eggan & Daniels, P.C.; Fanning joined the firm as Of Counsel and transitioned her staff and existing client relationships into the combined practice.

    January 1, 2026

    Source: psedlaw.com · researched July 13, 2026

Legal Competence

· 5 records

  • Suzanne Fanning presented a Washtenaw County Bar Association training for probate attorneys on alternative dispute resolution, including mediation, facilitation, case evaluation, attorney intervention, and special probate-mediation issues.

    September 28, 2021For

    Source: lawyers.justia.com · researched July 13, 2026

  • Suzanne Fanning served as counsel for conservator Constance Jones in the Burhop appeal. The Michigan Court of Appeals affirmed approval of about $173,000 in fiduciary and attorney fees and found the underlying asset-protection litigation viable and reasonably pursued.

    February 28, 2019For

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

  • Suzanne Fanning represented Progressive Insurance in a probate dispute over a motorcycle-death benefit; the probate judge applied Michigan's family-exclusion rule and reduced the $100,000 benefit to the $20,000 statutory minimum.

    June 19, 2013For

    Source: milawyersweekly.com · researched July 13, 2026

  • Suzanne Fanning advised Michigan businesses on handling transactions when a client or partner may have diminished decision-making capacity, including medical capacity evaluations and court guardianship or conservatorship.

    September 1, 2012For

    Source: sbnonline.com · researched July 13, 2026

  • After Suzanne Fanning filed a petition to modify a guardianship for her client in the Sivers matter, the probate court discharged the existing guardian and appointed a successor guardian.

    February 9, 2012For

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

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Profile last researched July 13, 2026.