Vincent M. Wills
Attorney Profile
Top Rated Family Law Attorney in Rockville, MD
Attorney Vincent M. Wills is a partner with Meiselman Helfant & Wills, LLC, law firm in Rockville, Maryland. A top-rated attorney with more than 28 years of total legal experience, Mr. Wills focuses his practice primarily on family law, and he provides unmatched counsel and support to clients throughout his region who are going through a divorce or have some other serious legal issue affecting their families.
A lawyer since 1991, Mr. Wills has concentrated his practice on family law almost exclusively since 1996, and he has achieved significant success handling complex litigation and appeals for his clients who seek the most favorable outcomes possible for their serious and pressing family law matters.
Honored for his outstanding professionalism and service, he has received consistent recognition as among the top family law attorneys in his region from Washingtonian Magazine along with designation as one of "Washington’s Top Divorce Lawyers" in 2016. In addition, the Montgomery County Bar Association's Family Law Section named him Family Law Practitioner of the Year in 2017, and he has received Superb, 10 out of 10 client ratings on AVVO.
After graduating from the University of Maryland, College Park, in 1981, Mr. Wills completed four years of active duty with the U.S. Air Force, where he reached the rank of captain. During this time, he attended Boston University, where he earned a Master of Business Administration.
Upon deciding to pursue his career in law, he then attended the University of Baltimore School of Law, where he obtained his Juris Doctor cum laude in 1991. He is also a graduate of the Georgetown University 2016 eDiscovery Training Academy, and he completed the intensive Arkfeld Online eDiscovery and Digital Evidence Course.
Mr. Wills is highly active in his legal community, and he is a member of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers' Maryland Chapter and the Maryland State Bar Association, where he has served as chair for the organization's Family and Juvenile Law Section Council. He has also served as co-chair of the Montgomery County Bar Association's Family Law Section as well as the organization's bar leader. He has also co-authored several publications and conducted lectures and seminars across his region on a variety of legal topics.
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Alimony & Spousal Support, Child Support, Custody & Visitation, Dissolution, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Paternity, Prenuptial Agreements, Marital Property, Mediation & Collaborative Law, Same Sex Family Law
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- Super Lawyers: 2009 - 2022
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About Vincent M. Wills
Admitted: 1991, Maryland
Professional Webpage: https://mhwfamilylawyers.com/vincent-wills/
Educational Background
- Boston University, master’s degree in business administration
- University of Maryland, College Park, B.S. 1981
Honors/Awards
- Family Law Practitioner of the Year by the Family Law Section of the Montgomery County Bar Association, 2017
- Top 100 attorneys for Maryland and the Washington Metropolitan area by Super Lawyers, 2018
- Named as one of the top lawyers in family law by the Washingtonian Magazine, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, and 2015
- Recognized in the December 2016 issue of Washingtonian Magazine in the article, “Washington’s Top Divorce Lawyers”
Bar/Professional Activity
- Maryland State Bar Association Family and Juvenile Law Section Council, Chair, June 2014 to June 2015
- Bar Leader of the Montgomery County Bar Association
- Co-Chair of the Family Law Section of the Montgomery County Bar Association
- American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Maryland Chapter, Member
- Maryland State Bar Association Family and Juvenile Law Section Council, Member
Scholarly Lectures/Writings
- "Searching for Answers about the Role of the Guardian ad Litem", Cynthia Callahan and Vincent M. Wills, Maryland Bar Journal, May/June 2003. "Maryland Child Support Guidelines - Time for an Overhaul?" Cynthia Callahan and Vincent M. Wills, Maryland Bar Journal, May/June 2006. "Joint Legal Custody," Cynthia Callahan and Vincent M. Wills, Maryland Bar Journal, May/June 2005. , Co-author
- Presenter, Determining child support in high income cases to Judges and Magistrates at the Judicial College of Maryland
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Last Updated: 11/6/2020