John D. Larimer

Founder & Managing Attorney

John is a Rochester NY native who started Larimer Law in 2014. After receiving his undergraduate degree in Government from the University of Notre Dame, John attended the George Washington University School of Law. During law school, John was a law clerk at two large D.C. law firms and interned for the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ethics. After completing a clerkship with the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, John was a litigator in both a large multinational law firm and a small litigation boutique before becoming chief litigation counsel for a multi-national pharmaceutical and medical device company.

Lawrence Bice

Sr. Counsel & Director of Litigation Services

Lawrence brings a diverse portfolio of professional experiences to Larimer Law and a hands-on, practical approach to the needs of our clients. Lawrence’s practice focuses on delivering efficient and customized eDiscovery solutions to the firm’s clients.

Lawrence’s prior law firm experience runs the gamut from working at a small, plaintiff’s civil rights firm focused on employment discrimination and labor matters, to working at a large, full-service law firm where he practiced as a commercial real estate and land use attorney.

Jennifer Castaldo

Discovery Counsel

Jennifer Castaldo is a discovery associate in Larimer Law's Rochester office. She works with the firm’s eDiscovery practice group managing a team and technology on multiple large-scale eDiscovery review projects nationwide, acting as a liaison between review teams, vendors, and law firms.

Jennifer has 9 years of litigation experience having previously practiced commercial litigation, insurance defense, medical malpractice defense, nursing home negligence, and products liability defense.

Heather DiStefano

Discovery Counsel

Heather works as Discovery Counsel in the Larimer Law Buffalo office, where she manages and trains team members on the successful execution of document review protocols and eDiscovery plans for our diverse client base.

Heather has extensive experience in town and city court actions as a solo practitioner with a diversified legal practice. Her attention to detail, active listening, and people skills are an asset in meeting the needs of our clients. Additionally, she brings the unique perspective of a social researcher, having conducted numerous studies on smoking cessation during her employment at a leading area cancer research and treatment center.

Kaili Mutka

Project Manager

Kaili Mutka is a Project Manager attorney at Larimer Law in Buffalo, NY. She graduated from the University at Buffalo with a degree in Political Science.

Kaili received her Juris Doctor from the University of Toledo College of Law, where she also received a certificate of concentration in Intellectual Property Law.

Jason Zirbel

Project Manager

Jason Zirbel is a Project Manager at Larimer Law. Jason graduated summa cum laude from SUNY Geneseo where he majored in Political Science. He received his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the University at Buffalo Law School, where he was the recipient of the Albert R. Mugel Award. Jason currently enjoys playing golf and hockey and is interested in history and genealogy.

Yailette De Jesús-Cruz

Team Lead

Yailette De Jesús-Cruz is a Team Lead at our Rochester office, having joined the Firm in 2018. She focuses on supporting reviewers with their tasks involving eDiscovery and performs quality control to ensure compliance with the established standards. As a bilingual, she has also provided support in projects including documents in Spanish. Prior to joining Larimer, Yailette worked in the legal field for the Government of Puerto Rico for more than 10 years. She earned a Juris Doctor from the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico, and she is Bar admitted to the jurisdictions of Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia.

Samuel J. Ianacone III, Esq.

Team Lead

Samuel is Team Lead at Larimer Law’s Rochester office, where he provides training and support to team members performing eDiscovery document reviews.

Samuel has strong roots in Upstate New York and diverse legal experience. He began his career providing legal services to clients under the auspices of the University at Buffalo’s Human Rights Clinic.

Lauren Kart

Team Lead

Lauren is a team lead in the eDiscovery practice group and lives and works in the Pittsburgh area. Her main role is to act as a liaison between the reviewers and the project managers by giving reviewers timely feedback and working on a wide variety of special projects.

Lauren came to Larimer Law with a range of professional experience having worked as an elementary school teacher and a psychometrist, as well as having extensive eDiscovery experience.