Karin obtained her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Honours Political Science from the University of Waterloo. Prior to being called to the Bar in 2005, Karin completed her law degree at Queen's University, Kingston. After articling with Giesbrecht, Griffin & Funk, Karin was pleased to join the firm in 2005 as an associate. Karin enjoys practising in the areas of adoption, family law, wills, estate administration, and residential real estate. Within the area of adoption law, Karin assists clients who are interested in private, step-parent, relative and surrogacy adoptions. In addition, Karin is a private adoption licencee authorized by the province of Ontario to place children for adoption.
Karin was born in Augsburg, Germany, and as a native German speaker enjoys being able to assist our clientele in the German language, if required.
Karin is an active volunteer with the Make-A-Wish foundation of Southwestern Ontario and a member of the K-W Business Women's Association, the Canadian Bar Association, and the Waterloo Law Association. She enjoys running, traveling and the outdoors. Karin resides with her husband in Kitchener.
