Reist Krauss Bauer LLP
5 lawyers · Established 1992 · Waterloo Region
One of 105 law firms listed in Kitchener, and one of 21 handling Employment & Labour Law.
About Reist Krauss Bauer LLP
Reist Krauss Bauer LLP is a Kitchener firm that practises employment law and nothing else, acting for both employees and employers across Waterloo Region and Ontario. The work runs from terminations and severance to wrongful and constructive dismissal, human rights and workplace accommodation, employment agreement reviews, workplace investigations, and employment-standards disputes, handled from either side of the table. The firm sums up its single focus in a short line on its own site: employment law is all it does.
The practice goes back to 1992, when Melanie Reist co-founded Morrison Reist with Charles Morrison. Pamela Krauss joined as a partner in 2017 and Maxwell Bauer in 2024, and the firm, once known as Morrison Reist Krauss LLP, took its current name to match the partners. Around the same time it moved to a new office on King Street West in downtown Kitchener. Two associates round out the legal team, backed by a group of paralegals and administrative staff, so a small firm carries a fairly deep bench for one area of law.
Practice areas
Milestones & recognition
- The firm began in 1992 as Morrison Reist, co-founded by Melanie Reist and Charles Morrison.
- Pamela Krauss joined as a partner in 2017, and Maxwell Bauer in 2024.
- Formerly Morrison Reist Krauss LLP, the firm adopted the name Reist Krauss Bauer LLP and moved to a downtown Kitchener office to reflect the current partners.
- A founding partner is a contributing author to the 2019 LexisNexis title New Perspectives on Canadian Employment Law.
- A founding partner received the Ontario Bar Association's Randall Echlin Mentorship Award in 2017.
- A founding partner has been an invited speaker for the Law Society of Ontario, the Ontario Bar Association, and the Waterloo Region Law Association, and co-chaired the Law Society's Annotated Employment Contract professional-development program.
Lawyers 5
This firm’s lawyers at a glance
- Called to the bar
- 2006–2021 · median 14 years in practice 3 of 5 lawyers
- Law schools
- Queen's University (2), University of Western Ontario, Western University 4 of 5 lawyers
Who handles what
The neighbourhood
The office sits at 119 King Street West, on the main downtown stretch a short walk from Kitchener City Hall. King Street is the spine of the city's core, and the address puts the firm among the government, professional, and business offices that cluster around the civic square.
That location suits the work. Waterloo Region packs a lot of employers into a small area, from the tech companies and startups around downtown Kitchener to the manufacturers and service businesses across Kitchener, Waterloo, and Cambridge, and an employment practice draws its clients, on both the worker and the employer side, from exactly that mix.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Reist Krauss Bauer handle only employment law?
- Yes. The firm practises employment law exclusively and takes on nothing else, which is why its own site says employment law is all it does.
- Can the firm act for both employees and employers?
- It does both. The firm represents employees in matters like termination and severance, wrongful or constructive dismissal, and human rights and harassment claims, and it acts for employers on contracts, workplace investigations, employment-standards compliance, and related disputes.
- I think I was pushed out or wrongfully dismissed. Is that something the firm handles?
- Yes. Wrongful and constructive dismissal, terminations, and severance negotiations are core parts of the employee-side practice.
- How long has the firm been in Kitchener?
- The practice dates to 1992, when it started as Morrison Reist. It has operated in Kitchener since then and took the name Reist Krauss Bauer LLP after Pamela Krauss and Maxwell Bauer joined as partners.
- Does the firm help employers with workplace investigations?
- Yes. Workplace investigations are among the services offered to employers, and a founding partner works as a workplace investigator and mediator.
- Where is the office and how do I reach it?
- The firm is at 119 King Street West, Suite 220, in downtown Kitchener, near City Hall. You can reach it by phone at 519.576.5351 or toll free at 1.800.354.5723, or by email at law@rkbfirm.com, and appointments can be booked by phone, email, or the form on the contact page.
Where to find them
119 King Street West, Suite 220, Kitchener, ON N2G 1A7 · 519-576-5351
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