Attorney Maria Rivera-Cotto was born in Barranquitas, Puerto Rico and raised in Massachusetts. After graduating from South High Community High School in Worcester, MA, she earned a BA degree in History/Pre-Law from Boston College and a Juris Doctorate degree from Suffolk University Law School. She is licensed to practice law in Massachusetts, the Federal District Court and the United States Supreme Court.

Attorney Maria Rivera-Cotto is the founder and owner of the Law Office of Maria M. Rivera-Cotto in Worcester, MA where she litigates a variety of family law cases.

Attorney Maria Rivera-Cotto is a former licensed Social Worker with the Department of Children and Families. Attorney Maria Rivera-Cotto has been practicing law for over 24 years. She began her legal career as an Assistant District Attorney with the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office. Since then, she has gained extensive business operations and litigation experience handling complex family and juvenile law matters while working with a local legal aid office, as the Managing Attorney of a mid-sized law firm and as a private practice business owner. Attorney Maria Rivera-Cotto also volunteers her time for the Worcester County Bar Association by serving as a volunteer Conciliator. Attorney Maria Rivera-Cotto is an attorney mentor with the Massachusetts Bar Association Tiered Community Mentoring Program. Attorney Maria Rivera-Cotto presently serves as General Counsel and Vice President of the Central Region on the board of directors of the Massachusetts Women of Color Coalition, Inc.

Attorney Maria Rivera-Cotto also serves on the Board of Directors of CENTRO. Attorney Maria Rivera-Cotto was awarded the 2020 Community Service Award for Central Massachusetts by the Massachusetts Bar Association and Worcester County Bar Association. Attorney Maria Rivera-Cotto was recently named a Masslive Massachusetts leader in the Hispanic and Latino community.