Maria Vargas Cook

I feel that my diverse background knowledge has helped me master the office skills that I need to know in order to provide legal expertise and proficient case handling in today's workforce.     I also have experience working with civil litigation case(s) and my personal family law case. Through these economic tough times, I have learned to look outside of the box in the pursuit of my passion in the legal field and education. I am always working to improve my communication skills in both my languages, leadership and management. My expectations towards my colleagues will always be fairness and to treat everyone with respect. I feel that my areas of strength are my patience and perseverance as I feel my work ethics and contributions will always continue to be positive and inspirational.

I have professionally worked for the last 7 years at an elementary school assisting children with learning disabilities and/or physical. I also have handled my personal divorce case from the beginning, during covid, and until it was finalized last year with the legal assistance from my limited scope attorney. 

During my divorce, I decided to place my energy into going back to school to finish my Bachelor's degree. I attended daily online classes while managing a full time job and family over the course of 3 years to finalize my education. I also was made an honorary recipient for making it on the Dean's list for 3 of my educational semesters.  My Bachelor's degree in Educational Studies was finally conferred on August 11, 2023. I also have a Paralegal Certificate that I obtained from Humphrey's College in September, 2003. I