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

13.04.2026

Joel Leigh joins Russell-Cooke as partner in dispute resolution group

Russell-Cooke has appointed Joel Leigh, a highly experienced solicitor with a broad commercial disputes practice, as a partner in its dispute resolution group.
Mark Fletcher, Partner in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, dispute resolution team. Joel Leigh, partner in the dispute resolution team at Russell-Cooke.
Multiple Authors
1 min Read
Mark Fletcher, Joel Leigh

Transparency in court: understanding press attendance in family court proceedings

Welcome to the fourth 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

02.04.2026

Russell‑Cooke advises Cambridge in America (UK) on record £190 million Rokos donation to the University of Cambridge

Russell‑Cooke’s charity law and not-for-profit team, led by partner Chris Rowse, advised Cambridge in America (UK) in connection with...
Chris Rowse, Partner in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, charity law and not for profit team.
Chris Rowse
1 min Read
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