Maria Assimakopoulos
Maria Assimakopoulos is an associate attorney at Cook Law, where she supports the team with legal research, drafting, and case preparation. A Pinellas County native, she earned her Juris Doctor cum laude from Stetson University College of Law with a Certificate of Concentration in Environmental Law.
Throughout her schooling, Maria gained professional experience as a law clerk at two prominent local firms , where she conducted legal research, assisted with drafting, and supported case strategy and preparation of documents and exhibits. She also worked as a legal assistant at at another firm, coordinating with courts and opposing counsel and managing case files.
During law school, Maria served as an Associate Member of the Stetson Law Review, Treasurer of the Environmental Law Society, and a member of the Ambassador Program and the Florida Association for Women Lawyers. She interned with the Jacobs Public Interest Law Clinic for Democracy and the Environment, the Honorable Judge Komninos of the Sixth Judicial Circuit of Florida, and the Ocean Conservancy, and presented at the Nitrogen Pollution and Solutions Symposium. She holds a B.S. in Environmental Science and Policy, with a certificate in Emergency Management and Homeland Security, from Florida State University, where she graduated magna cum laude.
Maria brings the same care to research and casework that drew her to public interest work throughout law school: a close attention to the facts of a situation and the people affected by it. That's the kind of groundwork that helps the Cook Law team build toward the right resolution for your unique situation, not just any resolution.
