Heather Marie Distefano
On the New York attorney register since 2012 · office in Amherst, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 4982781
- Admitted
- 2012 · Fourth Department
- Status
- Due to re‑register
- Next registration
- Oct 2026
Heather Marie Distefano is due to re‑register on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 2012 in the Fourth Department, with an office in Amherst, NY; next registration due Oct 2026. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Due to re‑register” means the attorney has a biennial registration falling due or overdue: the rule asks for it within 30 days after the attorney’s birthday in each alternate year, and the record gives the month it is due. The value stays until the register records the filing or marks the registration delinquent, so the month can have passed; by itself it is not a finding.
- Currently registered to Due to re‑register the routine two-year cycle: the registration window opened
- Currently registered unchanged
- Currently registered the first file we hold
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026; the Jul 3, 2026 and Aug 6, 2026 files for the history.
Others who list this employer on the register
8 other attorneys list Larimer Law or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 3 of them were admitted before 2012. The 5 whose admission is closest to 2012, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Susan Castaldo | 2009 | Currently registered |
| Lawrence Kent Bice | 2013 | Currently registered |
| Catherine Dines Kettner | 2016 | Currently registered |
| Sonya Stephanie Dabrowny | 2017 | Currently registered |
| Neville Rush Ridgely III | 2017 | Currently registered |
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026; employer spellings merged (methodology).
Where this record sits on the register
Heather Marie Distefano studied at University at Buffalo School of Law (SUNY) (the register spells it “UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO LAW SCHOOL”). 1,838 of its 9,828 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 2010s, as Heather Marie Distefano was.
- Same law school
- 9,828living graduates; 90.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Amherst, NY
- 189living registrants
Of the 189 living registrants with an office in Amherst, NY, 136 were admitted before 2012 and 51 after.
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026; living registrants only.
Questions this record leads to
- University at Buffalo School of Law (SUNY) graduates on the register9,828 living, 90.9% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in Amherst, NY189 living registrants give an office there.
- Erie County’s registered bar4,149 currently registered, 4.36 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 20129,632 people admitted in 2012 are on the register, 351 of them through the Fourth Department.
- Every registration that reads “Due to re‑register”47,986 on the register file of Sep 29, 2026, by decade of admission.
- What a New York lawyer may chargeThe court rules on fees, retainers and fee disputes, each cited.
How to confirm it officially
For a statement of Heather Marie Distefano’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, which admitted Heather Marie Distefano in 2012. A complaint about this attorney would go to the Fourth Department’s grievance committee, which covers Erie County, where the register places the office.
This page reads the register file of Sep 29, 2026, and the court system’s own search can be newer; the register shows only the current value, so a suspension that ended before the files we hold, or a censure, leaves no trace here (Appellate Division decisions are published through the court system’s Law Reporting Bureau).