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Bloomfield Hills Office: (248) 487-1645
sara@education-rights.com
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SARA DAGHER, ESQ.
Sara practices employment law and civil rights statewide in Michigan. She handles employment litigation, representing clients subject to workplace discrimination, and civil rights, representing students and professors subject to retaliation for their political expression. In her pro bono practice, Sara represents students, professors, and employees subject to repression and retaliation for their political speech, particularly in support of Palestinian rights.
Sara represents students and professors in university disciplinary hearings and civil rights lawsuits against their institutions. She is a member of the National Lawyers Guild’s Detroit and Michigan chapter.
In law school, Sara was a Peggy Browning Fellow. During her Fellowship, she worked at a legal aid where she expunged clients’ criminal records to expand their work opportunities. She also worked at civil rights nonprofits including the Center for Constitutional Rights and Palestine Legal, where she researched the right to boycott, tracked repressive anti-boycott legislation, and supported civil rights litigation.
Beyond her legal practice, Sara enjoys rock climbing, traveling, and spending time with friends and family.
Education
B.A. University of Michigan, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
J.D. The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
Bar Admissions
2023 Michigan
2025 U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
2026 U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
Practice Areas
Educator Representation
Student Representation
Employment Discrimination
Civil Rights
Recent Representative Cases
Negotiated a settlement on behalf of an employee who was terminated for reporting his employer’s disability discrimination against him to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Negotiated a settlement on behalf of a trans employee who was subject to repeated and intentional misgendering
Negotiated a settlement on behalf of a whistleblower employee who was terminated for internally reporting her employer’s legal violations
Appealed a student’s campus ban issued by the University of Michigan Police Department in retaliation for her pro-Palestine speech
Represented students who were issued permanent hiring bans at the University of Michigan in retaliation for their pro-Palestine speech
Represented students in disciplinary hearings initiated by the University of Michigan for engaging in pro-Palestine expression