Karina Hamilton is a partner at Holthouse, Carlin & Van Trigt (HCVT) in Irvine, CA. She is a highly experienced professional with over 30 years of legal and non-profit experience. Karina graduated from Stanford University, holds a JD from Boalt Hall School of Law at UC Berkeley, practiced corporate law at Allen Matkins, and served as corporate counsel for Pioneer Electronics. Before joining HCVT, Karina was the Director of Students Affairs Scholarships and Special Projects at the University of California, Irvine. Active in the community, Karina is one of the founders of Sage Hill School, an independent high school in Orange County. She also serves on the boards of the TGR Foundation that provides innovative after-school programming and college scholarships for thousands of talented first-generation students; the El Sol Academy Foundation that supports an innovative K-8 public charter school in Santa Ana, CA; and Lulu’ Place, a nonprofit that is creating opportunities for underserved youth in Los Angeles and beyond through strategic partnerships.