Mr. Jeff Hilger

    Jef Hilger is an educator and attorney who, relentlessly dissatisfied with the status quo,   strives to make the world a better place by embracing challenging opportunities. In the  years since graduating from Loyola High, Georgetown, UCLA Law, and Teach For America, he has founded, managed, and overseen the growth of sevenschools (Stella Middle Charter Academy, Bright Star Secondary Charter, New Opportunities Jail School, Family First Adult School, and St. John Paul II STEM Academy, Yeezy Christian Academy, and Catholic Polytechnic University) and the organizations that support them (Bright Star Schools and New Opportunities Organization).

    After serving as managing editor of the UCLA Law Review and a law clerk for the US District Court, he developed a steady legal practice, including laying the grounds for an appellate victory at the US Supreme Court, as well as work in real estate, contracts, and governmental accountability. His current practice focuses on the defense of law enforcement agencies.

    He credits his Catholic faith, patriotism, family, and bilingualism for many of his successes, which have come from the graces of the Holy Spirit, and his intention, through discernment, to do God’s will. Jef and his wife Cari live in Culver City and have four children, including a recent graduate from the University of Notre Dame now preparing for a career in nursing and another playing D1 soccer for the College of the Holy Cross.