Brian D. Wise

Working with Brian has brought great relief to me and his expertise and recommendations have helped me to recover my life after a very messy divorce. I can only say I wish I had him throughout the entire process. He has saved me a great deal of stress and anxiety not to mention my livelihood. Brian Wise is an experienced family law attorney and litigator. He has been practicing family law in Maryland and Washington DC for over 24 years. He has handled complex matters including divorce, custody, paternity, property division, child support, alimony, and contempt cases. He has also handled many pre-marital, separation, and property settlement agreements. Brian handles complex financial and property litigation matters including retirement, pension, investment accounts, inheritance, source of funds and tracing for non-marital property, business valuation, stock and stock options, monetary award, alimony and alimony buyout concepts, and real estate issues. Brian’s ability to analyze complex cases—utilizing necessary experts—and prepare comprehensive trial strategies allows him to advise clients on the best options for litigation or a negotiated settlement to maximize a successful outcome. Brian’s combined experiences and analytical approaches have been key to working with parties both directly and indirectly in reaching solutions to their complex problems. He can draw from his litigation experience and extensive knowledge of the court processes to help craft options and solutions that work for individual families. He provides creative options that the court is unable to fashion given the inherent limitations in the adversarial court process.