Gretel Marie Dufresne was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1979.  She and her husband reside in Newport Beach, CA.

Ms. Dufresne graduated from The College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA (B.A., 2001) and received her Juris Doctor degree from Suffolk University School of Law (J.D., 2004).  Prior to her relocation to California in October, 2011, Mrs. Dufresne was an associate at Atwood & Cherny, P.C. in Boston, Massachusetts where she concentrated in Family Law and Probate and Estates.   Ms. Dufresne was an active member of the Boston Bar Association and Young Lawyers Section of the Massachusetts Bar Association.

Ms. Dufresne was admitted to the California State Bar in February 2009. She is a member of both the State Bar of Massachusetts and the State Bar of California and is an active member of the Orange County Bar Association (Family Law Section).

Ms. Dufresne limits her practice to Family Law.