Paul, Trisha J.

Highly experienced in estate planning, Trisha's practice encompasses wills and trusts, the avoidance or reduction of estate, inheritance, and generation-skipping taxes, various techniques for making gifts to individuals and charities, life insurance, disability, and distributions from retirement accounts. She also consults business owners regarding the choice of entity issues, valuation issues, buy-sell agreements, and business succession issues.

Trisha was selected for inclusion in the 2021 Best Lawyers in America^® publication in the area of trusts and estates and is a BV^® Distinguished™ rated attorney based on Martindale-Hubbell's peer review ratings. She is a member of the Allen County, Indiana State Bar, and American Bar Associations. She was also appointed as the Chair of Barrett McNagny's Executive Committee for 2018 and 2020. In the community, Trisha has participated in the Leave a Legacy^®, Write a Will program, and has been a speaker at numerous local and statewide organizations. She is a past member of the board of directors for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Indiana and was recognized as a "Rising Star" for the 2009 Indiana Super Lawyers^® publication.

After receiving her B.S. in 1993 from Saint Francis College, she attained her J.D. in 1996 at the University of Toledo College of Law. Trisha is admitted to practice before the Indiana state courts and the U.S. 

Paralegal: Susan L. Henschen

* BV^® Distinguished™ is a certification mark of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards, and policies. The BV rating is a testament to the fact that a lawyer's peers rank him or her with a high level of professional excellence.