Russell Cooke Kingston Upon Thames

About Maria

Maria specialises in all aspects of private family law including divorce, financial disputes, pre and post nuptial agreements and children matters

Maria is a member of Resolution and whilst she is committed to resolving matters outside of the court process where possible, she is also experienced in advising clients through contested litigation and other alternative dispute resolution processes. 

Maria seeks to adopt a pragmatic approach to her cases, helping clients to identify the right process for them in order to resolve their case in their best interests and as expeditiously and cost effectively as possible.

Maria trained and subsequently qualified into boutique family law firms where she worked on complex financial matters, nuptial agreements and disputes between parents. Maria qualified in August 2021 and joined Russell-Cooke in June 2023.

Experience

  • Assisted on financial remedy proceedings which had an international element with complex business structures and overseas assets.
  • Assisted on financial remedy proceedings where there is a jurisdiction dispute.

Education and Qualification

  • Read English at Nottingham University
  • Studied the Graduate Diploma in law and accelerated Legal Practice Course at BPP University.

Memberships

  • A member of Resolution, an organisation of family lawyers focused on achieving family and child focused resolutions to disputes, and Young Resolution.

Maria's highlights

News

23.01.2026

Widower secures substantial settlement after clinical negligence – a case of complex care failings

Russell-Cooke acted for a widower, both in his own right and as administrator of the estates of his deceased wife and young son, in a clinical negligence claim arising...
Nimmisha Aslam, Senior associate in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, personal injury and medical negligence team.
Nimmisha Aslam
3 min Read
News

22.01.2026

Court of Appeal case featuring Russell-Cooke listed among The Lawyer’s Top 10 Appeals of 2026

A Court of Appeal case Julia Mazur and others v Charles Russell Speechlys - in which Russell-Cooke is acting for the Law Society - has been named in The Lawyer’s...
John Gould, Chair in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, regulation and compliance team.
John Gould
1 min Read
News

20.01.2026

Russell-Cooke case recognised in The Lawyer Top 20 Cases of 2026

A case led by Russell-Cooke’s regulation and public law team has been featured in The Lawyer’s Top 20 Cases of 2026. The case, All England Lawn Tennis Ground v Save...
John Gould, Chair in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, regulation and compliance team.
John Gould
2 min Read
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