Larissa Chernock
ATTORNEY | MEDIATOR
Professional Biography

Larissa has a passion for using mediation to resolve family conflicts and transitions. She has always enjoyed working with families and particularly with people who are going through emotionally challenging experiences. Larissa strives to create understanding – between family members and about the law – so that her clients can make the best decisions for themselves with all of the information that they need.  

Larissa graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University with an award for excellence in her study of Ancient Greek and her commitment to public service. Larissa graduated cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center with an award for Outstanding Domestic Violence Clinic Participant and a Dean’s Certificate in recognition of special and outstanding service to the law center community. During law school, Larissa was also an editor for the The Tax Journal. 

Prior to joining Sawyer Mediation, Larissa was a litigation associate at Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman LLP’s New York office, where part of her practice was devoted to pro bono family law cases involving domestic violence. She was also a law clerk to the Honorable Donald M. Middlebrooks of the United States District Court in the Southern District of Florida. Before going to law school, Larissa worked as a family law paralegal.