Books by Adkins & Purkey attorneys
Read the guide. Then call the people who wrote it.
Our attorneys write plain-English books about the North Carolina legal problems they handle every week. Both titles are available at Barnes & Noble.
Family law
The Book on Divorce in North Carolina
Most people start a separation without knowing how custody, support, and property are actually decided in North Carolina. This book walks through each of those questions in the order families usually face them, from the first conversation about separating to the final agreement or order.
Christopher wrote it as a family law attorney and certified mediator, for readers in Stanly County, Cabarrus County, the Lake Norman area, and anywhere else in the state.
- Separation and the divorce process
- Child custody, parenting agreements, and child support
- Alimony and property division
- Separation agreements
DWI and traffic defense
Charged with DWI in North Carolina?
By Christopher Adkins and Christerfer Purkey
A DWI arrest starts several things at once: a license revocation, a possible DMV hearing, and a criminal case. This guide explains each one, along with the roadside and breath-test evidence the State relies on, so you know what to ask before your first court date.
Christopher spent more than six years as a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer before he began defending these cases. He and Christerfer wrote the book from both sides of the traffic stop.
- Stops, checkpoints, and field sobriety tests
- Breath and blood testing
- License revocation and DMV hearings
- Sentencing, ignition interlock, and getting your license back
About the authors
Christopher Adkins is a North Carolina attorney, certified mediator, Army veteran, and former police officer. He founded Adkins Law in Huntersville and practices with Adkins & Purkey in Locust. His full background is on his Adkins Law attorney profile, and all of his books are listed on the Adkins Law books page.
Christerfer Purkey is a trial attorney at Adkins & Purkey who handles DWI, criminal, and family cases. Meet both attorneys on our attorneys page.
A book explains the law. A conversation applies it to you.
If you are facing a divorce, a custody dispute, or a DWI charge in Locust, Albemarle, or anywhere in Stanly County, talk with the attorneys who wrote these guides.
These books provide general information about North Carolina law. They are not legal advice, and reading them does not create an attorney-client relationship.
