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

24.03.2026

Moonlighting or misconduct: how should HR handle employee side hustles?—People Management Magazine

Senior associate Jeremy Coy has been quoted in an article from People Management Magazine on the issue of employee ‘moonlighting’ and how organisations...
Jeremy Coy, senior associate in the Russell-Cooke employment law team.
Jeremy Coy
1 min Read

Witness preparation: building confidence, clarity and credibility in court

Welcome to the third episode of season two of our family law podcast series...
Hannah Field, Partner in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, family and children team.
Hannah Field
1 min Read
News

23.03.2026

An introduction to share option schemes for startups

Many growing companies use equity incentives to attract, retain and motivate key employees without significant upfront cash cost. There are several ways to do this...
Sally Johnston, Senior associate in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, corporate and commercial team. Guy Wilmot, Partner in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, corporate and commercial team.
Multiple Authors
7 min Read
Sally Johnston, Guy Wilmot
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