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

27.06.2025

Analyzing the Law Commission’s proposed wills reforms: a private client perspective from Russell-Cooke—IFA Magazine

Private client partner Angharad Lynn has written an article in IFA Magazine on the Law Commission’s proposals...
Angharad Lynn, partner in the Russell-Cooke private client team
Angharad Lynn
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26.06.2025

Russell-Cooke advises on the sale of Enterprise Digital Resources

Russell-Cooke has advised the sellers of Enterprise Digital Resources, experts in ERP recruitment solutions, on its sale to Org Group...
Jonathan Thornton, Deputy Senior Partner of Russell-Cooke Solicitors and head of the corporate and commercial law team. Sally Johnston, Senior associate in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, corporate and commercial team. Emma Shipp, Director of client services in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, corporate and commercial team. Aashay Knight, Senior associate in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, corporate and commercial team.
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Jonathan Thornton, Sally Johnston, Emma Shipp, Aashay Knights
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26.06.2025

Digital assets in English law: an unusual type of property to administer—Thought Leaders 4

Senior associate Giles Hall has written an article for ThoughtLeaders4 Disputes magazine exploring the continued rise of digital assets and the challenges they...
Giles Hall a senior associate in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, trust, wills and estate disputes team.
Giles Hall
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