EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE

Maria practises primarily in insurance and professional liability litigation, with a strong focus on medical negligence, personal injury and indemnity disputes. Her work regularly involves complex questions of breach, causation and quantum, supported by detailed analysis of expert medical and factual evidence.

She has extensive experience managing multi-party litigation, contribution and indemnity claims, and matters involving parallel civil, criminal or regulatory processes. Maria is frequently involved in early liability assessment, defence strategy and alternative dispute resolution.

Maria also brings a strong background in commercial litigation, including contractual disputes, financing arrangements and risk allocation, as well as experience advising government and institutional clients on sensitive investigations and compliance-driven matters.

Maria is known for delivering clear, structured and strategically focused advice in high-risk matters. She prioritises early liability assessment, careful expert management and commercially realistic resolution pathways, particularly where professional and reputational interests are engaged.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Acting in a medical negligence matter arising from alleged delayed diagnosis following emergency department presentation, involving detailed review of clinical records, expert evidence and resolution through alternative dispute resolution
• Representing a medical practitioner in civil proceedings arising from allegations of sexual misconduct, alongside related criminal charges, coordinating defence strategy across multiple jurisdictions and processes
• Managing a complex motor vehicle accident matter involving five interrelated proceedings, including contested liability, insurance coverage disputes, contribution claims and an AFCA complaint
• Conducting long-running workers’ compensation and personal injury litigation involving complex medical causation and contested expert evidence, progressing to trial in the County Court of Victoria
• Advising a Commonwealth government agency on sensitive investigations and regulatory matters involving financial, reputational and compliance risk.