NASHVILLE (AP) — A veteran Nashville attorney says getting through a divorce with dignity and reputation intact should be the ultimate goal.

John Hollins Jr. includes that advice in a new book, "Surviving Divorce — A Lawyer's Common Sense Guide to What You Should Know Before, During and After a Divorce."

Hollins also writes that divorce does not mean someone is a failure as a spouse, parent or person. He said litigants should always take the "high road" and they will never regret it.

According to a news release about the book, Hollins has represented more than 1,000 clients in divorce and domestic relations cases. He self-published the book through Eveready Press of Nashville.