Sullivan Hill’s Shay Kulkarni currently serves as an advisory board member and Mentoring Program co-chair of the Crawford Academy of Law. In these roles, Mr. Kulkarni manages the recruitment of attorney mentors and internship supervisors, facilitates the development of work-based learning opportunities for student participants in the program, and seeks to foster relationships with industry partners. 

The Crawford Academy of Law is a California Partnership Academy, founded in 2011, through a grant from the State of California. It serves students in 10th through 12th grade at Will C. Crawford High School who are identified as “at risk” of dropping out of school.  The Academy focuses on educating these students about the law and careers in the legal field, with the goal of preparing them to attend college and, potentially, pursue a legal career.

Mr. Kulkarni is a Shareholder in the Construction and Real Estate Litigation practice groups of Sullivan Hill. He is the Chair of the Construction Law Practice Area Committee of the California Lawyers Association and the former two-time Chairman of the  Construction Law Section of the San Diego County Bar Association. He currently serves on the Steering Committee of Division 5 (General Contractors) of the ABA Forum on Construction Law, and as a fellow of the Construction Lawyers Society of America. Mr. Kulkarni also proudly serves the San Diego community as an Advisory Board Member and Mentoring Program Co-chair for the Crawford Academy of Law program, and as a member of the Build and Serve Committee of the San Diego Chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America.

About Sullivan Hill:

Sullivan Hill has provided efficient and responsive legal representation for more than 50 years. The firm provides full service representation to clients in a variety of industries with an emphasis in insolvency, construction disputes, insurance coverage, real estate, business disputes, civil litigation, and transactional work. The firm has offices in San Diego and Las Vegas.