# Justin Underwood
> Partner, Wyatt, Underwood & Grasheim, El Paso, Texas
He began at the El Paso District Attorney's office, prosecuting thousands of cases from misdemeanors to murder and presenting cases to grand juries. He has served as a special prosecutor for the State of Texas, and left the DA's office in 2004 to form the firm.
Named El Paso's Most Outstanding Lawyer by the El Paso Bar Association, 2020.
Electronic mail: justin.underwood@wuglaw.com
Telephone: [(915) 485-9100](tel:+19154859100)
Office: 705 Texas Ave #100, El Paso, TX 79901
Admitted in Texas and New Mexico. Hablamos español.
## Background
Justin Underwood began his career at the El Paso District Attorney's office, where he prosecuted thousands of cases from simple misdemeanors to serious felonies including murder, presented cases to grand juries, and worked with law enforcement agencies on trial preparation. He has served as a special prosecutor for the State of Texas where there were conflicts with the elected District Attorney. He left that office in 2004 to form the firm.
He was elected to the Fellows of the Texas Bar Foundation, an honor extended to one third of one percent of Texas attorneys each year. He is a member of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and sits on the board of the El Paso Bar Association. In 2020 he was named El Paso's Most Outstanding Lawyer by the El Paso Bar Association.
He serves on the board of Ronald McDonald House Charities in El Paso and was appointed by the Mayor of El Paso to the city's Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone board. He has lectured at the Texas Tech School of Law, the University of Texas at El Paso and El Paso Community College, and has been a featured presenter at legal seminars across the United States.
He graduated with honors from Texas Tech University in 1998 with a Bachelor of Arts in political science, and from the Texas Tech School of Law in 2001, where he was a member of the national mock trial team and of the Board of Barristers.
## The other partners
- [Dereck Wyatt](/team/dereck-wyatt), partner: Criminal law and litigation. He has handled thousands of cases and taken a wide range of them to jury trial, from DWI to murder, and has been called to testify in court as an expert witness.
- [Elena Grasheim](/team/elena-grasheim), managing partner: She came to the firm from Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, where she provided legal services at no cost under a fellowship. Before that she wrote federal regulations and legal opinions at the United States Department of Agriculture.
## What the firm handles
- [Criminal law](/practice/criminal): charges, probation violations and expunctions
- [Family law](/practice/family): divorce, child custody and child support
- [Personal injury](/practice/injury): accidents and medical malpractice
- [Traffic law](/practice/traffic): moving violations and traffic-related warrants
- [Civil law](/practice/civil): wills, trusts, contracts and landlord-tenant disputes
- [Juvenile law](/practice/juvenile): all juvenile offenses
## Talk to a partner
The case review is free, the call comes from a partner, and you get a straight answer either way. Even if the answer is that you do not need us.
Call [(915) 485-9100](tel:+19154859100) or use the chat at the bottom right of any page. Hablamos español.
Wyatt, Underwood & Grasheim
705 Texas Ave #100
El Paso, TX 79901
[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=705+Texas+Ave+%23100%2C+El+Paso%2C+TX+79901)
General information about Texas procedure, not legal advice about your matter. Reading this page does not make the firm your lawyer. See the [Terms of Use](/terms).
