Christopher Adkins
Adkins Law PLLC
Practice Area Breakdown:
80% Family Law - separation, divorce, child custody, child support, spousal support, equitable distribution
20% Estate Planning - wills, living wills, trusts, power of attorneys
I am a native of Charlotte and graduated from Myers Park High School. After college and law school, I moved back to Charlotte and served as a police officer, and as an officer in the N.C. Army National Guard. I focus my law practice primarily on family law and estate planning.
I live in Huntersville with my wife and our four children. We both have children from previous relationships, and one child together. I thoroughly understand the difficulties that come with divorce, dividing your assets and debts, and child custody, having to blend two child custody schedules myself. Understanding custody from both a legal and practical perspective, I try to help my clients develop arrangements that truly support their children’s best interests, and that work for the long term. I am passionate about helping parents develop schedules that minimize conflict, and support their children’s growth and development. My practice philosophy avoids or minimizes litigation to the extent we are able to come to a reasonable agreement. If we are not, or if we are dealing with the unreasonable, we have no choice but to fight for what is best for your children.
Education:
- Appalachian State University – Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice
- Oklahoma City University School of Law – Juris Doctor
- Boston University – Master of Criminal Justice
- University of St. Andrews – Graduate certificate in Terrorism Studies
Additional professional experience:
- Police officer with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (6.5 years)
- United States Army veteran – Engineer officer with the North Carolina Army National Guard (8.5 years). Deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
- Divorce
- Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- Domestic Violence
- Domestic Violence Restraining Orders, Victims Rights , Victims Rights
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Traffic Tickets
- Suspended License
- Credit Cards Accepted
- North Carolina
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Partner / Attorney
- Adkins Law PLLC
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- Family Law | Traffic / DWI | Estate Planning
- Engineer Officer
- North Carolina Army National Guard
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- Combat / Construction Engineer
- Police Officer
- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department
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- Police Officer focusing on DWI / DUI Enforcement
- University of St. Andrews
- CertHE (2010) | Terrorism Studies
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- Boston University
- M.S. (2009) | Criminal Justice
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- Oklahoma City University School of Law
- J.D. (2006) | Law
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- Activities: Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity
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- Appalachian State University
- B.S. (2003) | Criminal Justice
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- Honors: Pi Gamma Mu Honor Society
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- Advanced Law Enforcement Certificate
- State of North Carolina
- Mecklenburg County Bar Association
- Member
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- North Carolina Bar Association
- Member
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- North Carolina National Guard Association
- Member
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- Fraternal Order of Police
- Member
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- Unraveling the Veil: The Concepts of Limited Liability and Disregard of the Corporate Entity
- bepress Legal Repository
- Alcosensor / ASTD
- NC DHHS
- Standardized Field Sobriety Testing (SFST)
- NHTSA
- DWI/DUI Chemical Analyst - Intox EC/IR II
- NC DHHS
