Matthew J. Pimentel

Partner
Matt joined the firm in 2025 as a Partner in the Litigation Department. He is admitted to practice law in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut. Matt regularly represents clients in a wide variety of matters including, but not limited to, commercial litigation, insurance litigation, employment litigation, construction litigation, appellate litigation, land use and real estate matters, business disputes, and insolvency and creditors’ rights matters.

Matt received his Juris Doctor from Roger Williams University School of Law, where he graduated magna cum laude. During law school, he was an assistant editor on the Roger Williams Law Review and a member of the honors program. Matt was also a Student Attorney with both the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office and the Roger Williams Criminal Defense Clinic. Both of those experiences provided Matt with invaluable in-court experience advocating before various Massachusetts and Rhode Island Courts. Matt also served as a judicial intern for the Honorable Frances A. McIntyre (ret.), Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court.

Prior to joining HCC, Matt was employed as an associate attorney in Providence where he gained significant commercial litigation and employment law experience. In addition, Matt previously gained experience as an appellate litigator at one of the nation’s largest veterans disability law firms, where he successfully represented disabled veterans before the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.


Education

  • J.D. - 2013 - Roger Williams University School of Law, Bristol, Rhode Island
  • B.A. - 2010 Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, Massachusetts

Court Admissions

  • Rhode Island, 2013
  • Massachusetts, 2013
  • Connecticut, 2025
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, 2022
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, 2014
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island, 2015
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, 2015

Professional Affiliations

  • Rhode Island Bar Association
  • Association of Lawyers Defending Business (DRI)
  • Defense Council of Rhode Island (DCRI)