Vincent Wills

Vincent M. Wills

Vincent Wills has been practicing law in Maryland for 33 years. For 29 years, his practice has focused almost exclusively on family law matters, including complex financial litigation involving alimony, distribution of marital property, and the division of retirement benefits, and contested custody cases. Mr. Wills has also handled numerous appellate cases, several of which have resulted in written appellate opinions. He is regularly appointed as a Best Interest Attorney. He is also a mediator and has testified as an expert witness in family law cases.

Vince is a member of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Maryland Chapter) and is currently the President of the Maryland Chapter. He is also an active member of the Maryland State Bar Association Family and Juvenile Law Section Council, serving as the chair in June 2014 to June 2015. He is a former Co-Chair of the Family Law Section of the Montgomery County Bar Association and a Bar Leader of the Montgomery County Bar Association. He has been a frequent lecturer for the Maryland State Bar Association and the Montgomery County Bar Association. He has also developed and presented continuing legal education programs to Judges and Magistrates at the Judicial College of Maryland.

Vince is a graduate of the University of Maryland, College Park (B.S. 1981). Following graduation, he served on active duty for four years in the United States Air Force, achieving the rank of Captain. His service included a three-year assignment in the former West Germany. Mr. Wills earned a master’s degree in business administration from Boston University while serving in the military, and in 1991 he obtained his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Baltimore (cum laude). He has also completed the Georgetown University 2016 eDiscovery Training Academy and the Arkfeld Online eDiscovery and Digital Evidence Course. Vince has been married for over 42 years and has two adult children.

Awards & Honors

• 2022 Lifetime Achievement Recipient Washingtonian Magazine
• Best Lawyers in America (2025)
• Super Lawyers (2009 – 2025)
• Lawyers of Distinction (2024)
• Top Attorneys in Washington D.C. (2019)
• AV Preeminent Rating in Martindale-Hubble
• Family Law Practitioner of the Year/ Montgomery County Bar Association 2017

Presentations

1. Evolution of Family Law (Program Coordinator and Co-presenter). Judicial College of Maryland (“Judicial College”). May 23, 2024.
2. Contempt (Co-presenter). American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers – Maryland Chapter Hot Tips. May 17, 2024.
3. Income for Child Support Purposes/A Complete Guide to Child Support. Family Law University 2024. Family Law Section of the Maryland State Bar Association (“MSBA Family Law Section”). February 21, 2024.
4. Contempt in the Family Law Context (Program Coordinator and Co-presenter). Judicial College. February 17, 2024.
5. Real Estate Issues in Divorce. Family Law Section of the Montgomery County Bar Association (“MCBA”). January 17, 2024.
6. When Child Support is Not Just Plugging in the Numbers (Co-presenter). Judicial College. January 31, 2023.
7. Understanding the History and Role of a Best Interest Attorney. Maryland Chapter Association of Family and Conciliation Courts. October 21, 2022.
8. Non-marital Tracing in Retirement/Stock Accounts (Co-presenter). MCBA. September 15, 2022.
9. Monetary Awards (Co-presenter). MCBA. April 26, 2022.
10. Breaking Up Bad: Custody Roles, Rules and Trends in Maryland Courts. Association of Practicing Psychologists. May 16, 2021.
11. Trial Preparation (Co-presenter). MSBA Family Law Section. April 28, 2021.
12. Family Law 202 – Discovery. MCBA. March 2021.
13. Daubert Presentation. MCBA. December 17, 2020.
14. Daubert Presentation. MSBA Family Law Section. November 12, 2020.
15. How to Prepare for a Pendente Lite Hearing. MCBA. November 20, 2019.
16. Family Law: Focus On Domestic Violence (Co-presenter). Maryland Psychological Association. November 1, 2019.
17. Common Evidentiary Issues in Family Law (Co-presenter). Judicial College. April 16, 2019.
18. Family Law 101 – Discovery (Co-presenter). MCBA. April 2019.
19. Child Support in Above Guidelines Case. MCBA. October 26, 2018.
20. Determining Income for a Self-Employed Parent When Calculating Child Support. Judicial College. February 27, 2018.
21. 2017 Divorce Tax Workshop. MSBA Family Law Section. January 27, 2017.
22. Section. September 9, 2016.
23. Document Drafting for the Family Law Practitioner – Discovery. MSBA Family Law Section. February 17, 2016.
24. Electronically Stored Information – What Family Law Practitioners Should Know, Hot Tips in Family Law. MSBA Family Law Section. February 4, 2016.
25. Family Law Evening Trial Preparation, Series – The Litigation Process A to Z. MSBA Family Law Section. April 7, 2015.
26. Marital Property Workshop. MSBA Family Law Section. November 7, 2014.
27. Mahr Agreements and Gets, Hot Topics in Family Law (Co-presenter). MSBA Family Law Section. February 7, 2014.
28. Alimony Workshop (Co-presenter). MSBA Family Law Section. October 25, 2013.
29. Fundamentals of Retirement/Pension Orders. MSBA Family Law Section. November 5, 2013.
30. Cross Examination of Expert Witness, Anatomy of a Divorce and Custody Trial. MSBA Family Law Section. May 22, 2013.
31. Marital Property in Oz (Co-Instructor). All Courts Judicial Conference. May 11, 2012.
32. Separating Personal Goodwill from Enterprise Goodwill (Co-presenter). Hot Tips in Family Law, MSBA Family Law Section. March 2, 2012.
33. Divorce Tax Workshop (Co-presenter). MSBA Family Law Section. December 8, 2011.
34. Limited Scope Representation (Co-presenter). MSBA Family Law Section. June 10, 2011.
35. Pleadings and Grounds/Scheduling Conference/FDM Forms/The Uncontested Hearing, Rita Rosenkrantz Basic Family Law Training. MCBA. November 12, 2008.
36. Walker v. Grow: Subchapter S Income in Support Cases, Hot Topics in Family Law (Co-presenter). Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers, Inc. (“MICPEL”). February 9, 2007.
37. Marital Settlement Agreements/ Ethical Issues, Rita Rosenkrantz Basic Family Law Training. MCBA. November 25, 2005.
38. Orders Appointing the GAL, Guardians Ad Litem Training. MCBA. November 15, 2005.
39. How to Obtain Medical Record Information in Light of HIPAA, Hot Tips for the Family Law Practitioner. MICPEL. February 2005.
40. The Role of the Attorney in the Mediation Process (Including Ethical Considerations), (Co-presenter). MICPEL. May 4, 2004.
41. GAL & Child Counsel Issues, Family Law University Winter Term 2004 (Co-presenter). MICPEL. January 20, 2004.
42. Child Support, Hot Tips for Family Law Practitioners (Co-presenter). MICPEL. January 31, 2003.
43. Dependency Exemption and the Child Tax Credit, Hot Tips in Family Law. MICPEL. February 2001.
44. Family Law Update 1996 (Co-presenter). MICPEL. June 1996.

Articles

• Dorothy R. Fait, Vincent M. Wills, and Sylvia F. Borenstein, The Merits of and Problems with Presumptions for Joint Custody, Maryland Bar Journal, January/February 2012.
• Vincent M. Wills, P. Lindsay Parvis. When Do I Become A Spy, Maryland Bar Journal, May/June 2009.
• Cynthia Callahan and Vincent M. Wills, Maryland Child Support Guidelines – Time for an Overhaul?, Maryland Bar Journal, May/June 2006.
• Cynthia Callahan and Vincent M. Wills, Joint Legal Custody, Maryland Law Journal, May/June 2005.

Cynthia Callahan and Vincent M. Wills, Searching for Answers about the Role of the Guardian ad Litem, Maryland Bar Journal, May/June 2003.