Sarah Pavlik Associaste Attorney at Hylton & Associates

Sarah A. Pavlik

Associate Attorney

spavlik@hyltonapc.com
949-603-0404

18201 Von Karman Ave, Suite 430
Irvine, CA 92612



PRACTICE AREAS

  • Public Entity Defense
  • Personal Injury
  • Premise Liability
  • Products Liability
  • General Negligence
  • Assault / Harassment
  • Business / Commercial Litigation

EDUCATION

  • Western State University College of Law, JD, Business Law Certificate / 2011
  • Butler University, BS in Biology, Concentration in Biomedical Engineering / 2008

ADMISSIONS

  • State of California, 2013

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

  • Orange County Bar Association (Former Board Member of OCBA’s Education and Bridge-the-Gap Committees)
  • Orange County Trial Lawyers Association
  • Defense Research Institute
  • Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County
  • Los Angeles Public Counsel
  • American Bar Association – Antitrust Section
  • Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA) (Former Member).
  • Trial Lawyer’s University (Former Member

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

  • HYLTON & ASSOCIATES
    • March 2025 – Current: Associate Attorney
  • STONE & DEAN, LLP
    • March 2024 to February 2025: Litigation Associate
  • McNEIL, TROPP & BRAUN, LLP
    • June 2022 to February 2024: Litigation Associate
  • LAW OFFICES OF SARAH A. PAVLIK
    • December 2017 to May 2022: Founder / Of-Counsel
  • RICK J. CARUSO SCHOOL OF LAW AT PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY
    • 2019: Adjunct Professor
  • MERRILL LYNCH
    • September 2014 to November 2017
  • LATHAM & WATKINS, LLP
    • 2013: Litigation Project Attorney
  • SAIL CAPITAL
    • May 2011 to May 2012: Private Equity Associate

NOMINATIONS/AWARDS

  • Top 10 Verdicts – California: $60,000,000.[1]
  • Seven-time recipient of the Witkin Award for Excellence (Highest Grade) in Law School.

PRESENTATION/SEMINARS

  • Career Speaker by the Laguna Beach Unified School District (January 2024, May 2024).
  • Invited “Judge” at University of California-Irvine’s Law School’s Annual Oral Argument Competition (2022, 2023).
  • Speaker at “Western State’s Panel of Attorneys Representing Businesses in Southern California,” hosted by the State Bar of California (March 2012).
  • Author and Presenter, “Uniform Solar Standard Report,” CleanTech OC’s[2] Local Government Roundtable (September 2010).

[2] Formerly known as CleanTech OC.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES/LICENSES

  • Sustain SoCal[3] (Former Board Member, Government Affairs).
  • Childhelp (Former Board Member).
  • City of Hope (Former Board Member).
  • Series 7, Series 66 (FINRA)

[3] Now known as Sustain So Cal.

PUBLICATIONS

  • “Law and Economics: Liability for Risk and Financial Principles,” (May 2011).
  • “Carbon Asset” Village Green Global (March 2011).
  • “Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Programs: Do the Benefits Outweigh the Risks?” (Fall 2010).
  • “Compliance with California’s Renewable Energy Standard,” CTOC (Nov. 2010).

LANGUAGES (other than English)

  • French (conversational)

Sarah A. Pavlik is an experienced and passionate trial attorney specializing in civil litigation, including public entity cases, personal injury, premises and product liability, negligence, assault, harassment, wrongful death, and business disputes. Ms. Pavlik has successfully represented a wide range of clients across various industries in all aspects of litigation, from pre-litigation investigations to arbitration to settlement negotiations.

With a background in biomedical engineering, finance, and business/leadership, Ms. Pavlik thrives in high-stakes environments, applying strategic thinking and creative problem-solving to build strong client relationships and deliver exceptional results.

Outside of work, Ms. Pavlik can be found reliving her ‘glory days’ as a Division 1 athlete, by coaching her daughter’s soccer team, enjoying Laguna Beach’s First Thursday Art Walk, or adding a few more stamps to her well-worn passport.

Ms. Pavlik lived in an Australian rainforest studying the spatial epidemiology of the endangered Tasmanian Devil, focusing on the spread and impact the Devil Facial Tumor Disease (DFTD).

Ms. Pavlik was one of the few athletes in the country to receive a Full Scholarship to play Division One Women’s Soccer in college.