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

28.07.2026

Managing prison overcrowding: the Government's early release dilemma

The new Prime Minister has inherited a criminal justice system near to collapse due to decades of under-investment. One of the most pressing consequences of this neglect is a prison system that is dangerously...
Martin Rackstraw, Partner in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, criminal and financial crime team.
Martin Rackstraw
3 min Read
News

27.07.2026

New government consultation on Education Otherwise Than at School (EOTAS)

Senior associate Erin Smart explores the key issues raised by the Government’s proposed reforms to Education Otherwise Than at School ...
Erin Smart, Associate in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, family and children team.
Erin Smart
3 min Read
News

23.07.2026

Save Wimbledon Park granted second Wimbledon expansion appeal

Russell-Cooke’s client, Save Wimbledon Park Ltd (SWP), has been granted permission by the Court of Appeal to challenge a High Court ruling concerning the proposed expansion of the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) on the former Wimbledon Park Golf Club site...
John Gould, Chair in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, regulation and compliance team. Michael Stacey (1) Lui Asquith, Associate in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, regulation and compliance team.
Multiple Authors
1 min Read
John Gould, Michael Stacey, Lui Asquith
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