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.