Adkins & Purkey, PLLC · Locust, NC
Attorney Chris Adkins
Christopher “Chris” Adkins is a North Carolina trial lawyer, former Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer and former Army National Guard combat engineer officer who represents families, drivers and businesses in Locust, Albemarle, Stanly County, Huntersville and across the Charlotte region.
About Chris
Courtroom experience from both sides
Chris Adkins grew up in Charlotte, graduated from Myers Park High School and earned a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from Appalachian State University. He received his Juris Doctor from Oklahoma City University School of Law and later earned a Master of Criminal Justice from Boston University and an MBA from Louisiana State University.
After law school, Chris served as a patrol officer with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department from 2007 to 2013, including several years on a direct response team. He completed DWI officer training on the Intox EC/IR II, Alco-Sensor and standardized field sobriety tests, and earned the North Carolina Department of Justice’s Intermediate and Advanced Law Enforcement Certificates. That experience shapes how he cross-examines officers, evaluates evidence and spots the details that matter in DWI and criminal cases.
Chris also served more than nine years as a combat engineer officer in the North Carolina Army National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve, including a deployment to Kuwait in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. He brings the same discipline and planning to his clients’ cases.
In 2014 he founded Adkins Law, PLLC in Huntersville, and today he practices with Attorney Chris Purkey as Adkins & Purkey, PLLC in Locust. He frequently tries cases and focuses on family law, criminal and DWI defense, civil litigation, employment matters and estate planning.
Credentials
Licenses, training & certifications
Courts
Licensed in North Carolina; admitted to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and the Western, Middle and Eastern Districts of North Carolina.
Mediation
NC Dispute Resolution Commission Certified Superior Court, Family Financial, and Estates & Guardianship Mediator; South Carolina certified circuit and family court mediator.
Family law training
North Carolina Parenting Coordinator training and interdisciplinary Collaborative Family Law training.
Books
The Book on Divorce in North Carolina (2021), I Live in Two Homes Now (2021) and, with Chris Purkey, Charged with DWI in North Carolina?
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Adkins & Purkey, PLLC · 217 W. Main Street, Locust, NC 28097. Also serving Huntersville and Lake Norman through Adkins Law.