THE LAWYERS at GIESBRECHT, GRIFFIN, FUNK & IRVINE

Theodore G. Giesbrecht B.A., J.D. * Warren D. Griffin B.Sc., LL.B. Stephen J. Funk B.A., LL.B. Joseph A. Irvine B.A.(Hons), LL.B.

Karin Maiterth B.A. (Hons), LL.B. * Charu S. Smith, B.A. (Hons), LL.B. Mark Radulescu, B.A. (Hons), J.D. * Adoption Licensee

Karin Maiterth
B.A. (Hons), LL.B., Adoption Licensee

Karin was born and raised in Augsburg, Germany, and moved to Kitchener in her early teens. She earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Honours Political Science at the University of Waterloo, followed by a law degree at Queen’s University. During law school Karin spent three years with Queen’s Legal Aid as both a case-worker and group leader.

Karin articled with the firm and was called to the Bar in 2005. She enjoys practising in the areas of adoption law, family law, wills, estate administration, elder law and residential real estate. Within the area of adoption law, Karin assists clients who are interested in private, step-parent, relative adoptions and surrogacies. In addition, Karin is a private adoption licensee authorized by the Province of Ontario to place children for adoption.

Karin also practises collaborative family law and is a member of the Collaborative Family Law Association of Waterloo-Wellington. As a native German speaker, Karin enjoys being able to assist our clientele in the German language, if required.

Karin is a member of the Board of Directors for the Sunnyside Home Foundation, a member of the K-W Business Women’s Association, the Canadian Bar Association, and the Waterloo Law Association. She enjoys running, travelling and the outdoors.

Karin resides with her husband and son in Kitchener.