Biography

Eli Kay-Oliphant

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Eli Kay Oliphant is an American lawyer, who came to fame for being the husband of the Hollywood actress, Marina Squerciati, who is known for her appearance in the 5th season of Gossip Girl and also for portraying the role of Kim Burgess in the TV series, Chicago PD.

Short Bio Of Eli Kay Oliphant: Nationality & Education

Eli Kay Oliphant was born and raised in the US. He has American nationality while his ethnicity is white. 

Regarding his educational details, Eli Kay joined Northwestern University in 1997. Four years later, he graduated from college with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. He studied at Northwestern University as a Hardy Debate Scholar.

Similarly, he was also a part of the Northwestern Debate Society. In 2002, he enrolled at the Emory University School of Law. He graduated from there in 2005. While at Emory, he was a William Agnor Scholar and received Dean's Awards. He also worked as the Editor in Chief for the Emory Law Journal. 

Married Life: Wife And Children

Eli Kay Oliphant walked down the aisle with his wife, Marina Squerciati nearly half a decade ago. The duo first met during their college years at Northwestern University in the early 2010s and still together going strong. 

CAPTION: Eli Kay Oliphant with his wife, Marina Squerciati. SOURCE: Facebook

Eli Kay and his wife, Marina have given birth to their only child in 2017. The family of three currently live in a Near West Side apartment in Chicago which cost them a total of $667,500.  

Net Worth And Career Details 

Eli Kay Oliphant has earned an estimated net worth of around $500 thousand as of 2020. He earned his worth from his career as a lawyer. In contrast, his wife holds a net worth of around $1 million. 

Eli is a lawyer by profession. His practice mainly focuses on contractual matters, commercial fraud, and other business torts.

He started his career as a summer a s sociate at Paul Hastings. In 2004, he worked as an a s sociate at O'Melveeny & Myers LLP. A few years later, he started working as a Law Clerk to Honorable W. Eugene Davis of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. He has also worked as an a s sociate for Latham and Watkins and Kobre & Kim LLP.

In September 2014, he co-founded Ma s sey & Gail LLP in the Greater Chicago Area. Recently in September 2020, he co-founded Sparacino PLLC. 

During his career as a lawyer, Eli successfully secured an $8 million arbitration award for a private firm in regard to its breach of contract. He has also represented Seth Rich's parents who allegedly claimed intentional infliction of emotional distress against Fox News. He has also defended Southwest Airlines as well as an international airline in Illinois State Court. 

On the other hand, his wife Marina is a successful actress who has many successful acting projects under her credit. Some of them are Sparks, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Gossip Girl & Chicago series. As of 2021, she portrays the role of Officer Kim Burgess in Chicago P.D., Chicago Fire, and Chicago Med.