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Trisha L. Appel

Managing Associate
Cleveland
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216.363.4478
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Trisha has extensive experience in employee benefits and executive compensation matters, corporate transactions, and administration of qualified and non-qualified retirement plans.

Trisha specializes in advising clients on the benefits aspects of mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, and reorganizations, ensuring seamless transitions and compliance with regulatory requirements. She is highly skilled in drafting and negotiating employment agreements, severance arrangements, and equity incentive programs, bringing strategic insight to complex workplace matters. With a deep understanding of the Internal Revenue Code and ERISA, Trisha guides clients in the administration and compliance of various employee benefit plans and programs. 

Beyond her corporate practice, Trisha is committed to pro bono service, participating in Cleveland’s Right to Counsel program and the Cleveland Homeless Legal Assistance Program. Previously, she served as a Law Clerk to the Honorable James G. Carr of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.

  • Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits
  • The University of Toledo College of Law, J.D.
    • Valedictorian
    • summa cum laude
    • Editor-in-Chief, The University of Toledo Law Review
    • Order of the Coif
    • Certificate of Concentration in Health Law with Distinction
  • Kent State University, B.A.
    • summa cum laude
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  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
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