Maria brings considerable experience in legal office administration to her role at Michael Best. She leads the firm’s Office Administration and Operations Managers team, ensuring quality and efficiency across operations and legal support functions, manages the firm’s real estate portfolio and its active projects, and spearheads process improvement and professional development initiatives across the Office Operations Department.
Before joining the firm, Maria led office administration and operations for an international AmLaw 100 firm’s Chicago office, and previously worked in a similar role for a full-service AmLaw 200 firm where she managed four offices in Chicago, Denver, San Diego, and Cleveland.
Maria holds an Executive MBA from Marquette University and is a Certified Legal Manager (CLM).