Elijah T. Beaver graduated from Baylor University in 2002 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Philosophy. After graduation, Mr. Beaver did a post-baccalaureate study of early medieval Europe. He went on to study law at the University of Alabama School of Law and graduated with a Juris Doctorate in 2008. In addition to his practice at Akridge & Balch, Mr. Beaver is a Judge Advocate with the Alabama National Guard. He is also an active member of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary and is a deacon at the First Presbyterian Church of Opelika.