Huntersville’s Law Firm
Local perspective. Clear strategy. Prepared representation.
Adkins Law helps families, professionals, businesses, drivers, and neighbors make sound decisions when the stakes are personal. We bring practical legal guidance, candid communication, and disciplined preparation to matters throughout Huntersville and the Lake Norman region.
for families, drivers, workplaces, businesses, and future planning.
What we are about
Legal counsel should make the path forward clearer.
People usually contact a lawyer because something important is changing: a family is restructuring, a career or business is under pressure, a driver faces court, or a plan for the future needs to be put in writing. Our first job is to understand the real problem—not just the label on the case.
We listen carefully, explain the available options in plain English, and build a strategy around the client’s goals, obligations, risks, and resources. When a matter touches more than one area of law, our broad practice helps us see those connections early.
Every case is different. Our standard is not. We aim to be candid, responsive, prepared, and practical from the first conversation through resolution.
How we can help
One firm. Connected legal needs.
Explore the area that best fits your situation. Each page includes a practical overview, related guides, and a direct path to speak with the firm.
Family Law
Divorce, custody, support, equitable distribution, separation agreements, domestic violence, and related family matters.
Employment Law
Workplace disputes involving discrimination, retaliation, compensation, leave, contracts, investigations, and public employment.
Civil Litigation
Prepared representation in contract, property, business, fiduciary, and other high-stakes civil disputes.
DWI & Traffic
Guidance on citations, speeding, license consequences, chemical tests, checkpoints, and impaired-driving charges.
Criminal Defense
Defense counsel for criminal allegations, investigations, misdemeanor and felony matters, and related court proceedings.
Estate Planning
Wills, powers of attorney, health-care directives, trusts, probate guidance, and practical legacy planning.
Our attorneys
A team built for real-world legal problems.
Learn about each attorney’s background, areas of practice, and approach to helping clients in Huntersville and throughout Lake Norman.
Christopher Adkins
Founder • Attorney • Mediator • Parenting Coordinator
Chris brings experience across law, law enforcement, military leadership, business, mediation, and family-focused dispute resolution. His practice includes family, civil, employment, mediation, and parenting-coordination matters.
Christerfer R. “Chris” Purkey
Trial Attorney
Chris represents clients in family law, civil and employment disputes, criminal and DWI defense, and estate and probate matters. He approaches each case with careful preparation and practical strategy.
Dominique Stokes
Trial Attorney
Dominique practices family law, criminal defense, and estate planning. Before joining Adkins Law, she spent several years with the Mecklenburg County Public Defender’s Office representing people facing criminal charges.
Start with useful information
Legal resources, organized around your next decision.
Our guides, books, and linked resources are designed to help you identify questions and prepare for a productive conversation with counsel.
Legal Guides
Browse family, employment, estate, civil, criminal, and practical legal articles.
DWI & Traffic
Traffic Resource Center
Find organized guides on stops, tests, court, licenses, and North Carolina driving law.
By Christopher Adkins
Books
Explore practical North Carolina guides on divorce and DWI.
Lake Norman Brief
LKN Legal Blog
Read current legal analysis and practical guidance for the Lake Norman community.
Rooted in Huntersville
Local counsel for the Lake Norman region.
Our office is in Huntersville, and our work is shaped by the communities around Lake Norman. We serve clients from Huntersville, Cornelius, Davidson, Mooresville, and surrounding Mecklenburg and Lake Norman communities, with an understanding that legal problems rarely stay inside a single box.
Ready to talk?
Begin with a focused conversation.
Tell us what is happening, what is most urgent, and what you need to decide next.
This page provides general information and does not create an attorney-client relationship or constitute legal advice. Every matter depends on its own facts and applicable law.