Christi L. Underwood is an attorney who
also provides arbitration and mediation services in the areas of
complex construction and commercial disputes. She is a Florida Bar
Board Certified Construction Lawyer and also licensed as a Class
"A" certified general contractor in the State of Florida. She was
a partner in commercial construction contracting businesses for
over ten years before attending law school. Ms. Underwood was formerly
a partner with the national firm of Foley & Lardner before starting
her own practice in 2002. She has been a panelist with the American
Arbitration Association since 1989 and currently is a member of
the National and International Rosters of the AAA. In 2004, Ms.
Underwood was invited to become a member of the AAA's Construction
Arbitration Master Panel. Ms. Underwood was included in The
Best Lawyers in America, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 Editions, Alternative
Dispute Resolution section. In 2007, Ms. Underwood was inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Construction Lawyers and a Fellow of the College of Commercial Arbitrators. |