Minnesota State Society   

Gretchen Otto Pimentel, Esq

Gretchen Otto Pimentel, Esq. was born and raised in Rochester, Minnesota. She graduated from Lourdes High School, the University of Minnesota-Minneapolis, and the William Mitchell College of Law. While at the University, Gretchen was an All American in the 400 meter hurdles, Track MVP, and Big Ten Champion and record holder in the 600 meter dash.

Gretchen is admitted to practice law in New York and Minnesota where she specialized in criminal defense. She continues to be active in the American Bar Association and the Minnesota State Bar Association, where she has held many high ranking positions, including Program Director for the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, a public service organization of 124,000 members. She is also a champion toastmaster and has won many area and division contests.

Gretchen relocated to the Washington, DC area to marry her spouse, Frank Pimentel, Esq., a Washington DC-based attorney with Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. Gretchen is currently taking time off to raise the couple's three sons and daughter.

E-mail: gretchen@mnstatesociety.org