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 – see attachment
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.
