Elijah Underwood

Eli Underwood is the founder of Marcus Underwood LLP, where the firm's emphasis is real estate law, eminent domain law, business law, and litigation. Before founding the firm, Eli was a partner at a prominent regional Sacramento firm. 

Eli is a winning trial lawyer, whose efforts have already changed state law in his decade-long legal career. 

Eli's state court experience includes the California Superior Court in Sacramento, El Dorado, Placer, Yolo San Francisco, Alameda, Napa, San Mateo, San Joaquin, and Santa Clara counties, as well as the California Court of Appeal. 

His federal court experience includes the United States District Court for the Central, Eastern, and Northern Districts of California, as wells the United States Bankruptcy Courts for the Eastern and Northern Districts. 

While in law school at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, Eli was a board-member for the award winning Hasting Negotiation Team where he competed at the highest levels of national and international negotiation competitions. 

Eli completed his bachelor's degree as a 2005 graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara where he served in a leadership role in student government while also serving as the assistant to the Mayor of the City of Santa Barbara. 

During his legal career, Eli Has been interviewed and quoted by television stations and newspapers, such as KCESQ and the Palm Springs Desert Sun. Eli Volunteers his time as a for Sacramento's Active 20/30 Club No. 1, where he previously served as a board member.