Maria McKee joined Carpenter, Hazlewood, Delgado & Bolen’s Phoenix office in 2022. She works as an Associate in the Firm’s insurance defense litigation, business litigation, and general counsel practice. Prior to joining CHDB, she handled numerous trials in both criminal and family practice areas. She also has former experience working for Ernst & Young in New York, where she specialized in analyzing international tax consequences for corporate clients.
Maria earned her law degree from Rutgers School of Law – Newark in Newark, NJ. During law school, she was heavily involved with the Moot Court Board and National Mock Trial teams and pursued a career involving litigation as a result. In addition to co-chairing the Women’s Law Society and Moot Court Board, Maria secured first place in the Baker Mock Trial Competition in her second year. At graduation, she was the sole recipient of the Myron Harkavy Prize for Greatest Promise as a Trial Lawyer.
Maria is an Arizona native who enjoys being active and volunteering in her free time.