Maartje graduated with concentrations in civil law and criminal law from Radboud University in Nijmegen.

She was sworn in as a lawyer in 2008 and has dedicated herself to liability and insurance law since, gaining extensive litigation experience in the process. Maartje joined V&A Advocaten in July 2018. She focuses mostly on professional liability, property damage and policy disputes.

In 2014, Maartje completed the Grotius Enterprise and Liability specialisation course. Maartje is a regular contributor to the Liability and Insurance Case Law journal and member of, inter alia, the Association for Insurance Research.