16.Nov.2004
Speaker: “Hiring & Retaining Foreign Workers Professional Seminar.” Baltimore, MD
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04.Oct.2004
Interviewed: “Legally Speaking,” Immigration Issues, WWRL1600 Radio. New York, NY
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22.Sep.2004
Co-Authored: “The Roles of Various Agencies in Employment-Based Immigration” in the Maryland State Bar Bulletin, 15.Sep.2004, a publication of the Maryland State Bar Association.
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31.Aug.2004
TV Appearance: “Health Insurance & Immigration Status” on WJZ-TV, local CBS affiliate in the Baltimore area
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07.Jul.2004
Meeting: Chief of Consular Section and Consular team at U.S. Consulate in Chennai, INDIA
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17.Jun.2004
Participant: Harvard Law School Worldwide Alumni Congress, London, U.K.
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10.Jun.2004
Speaker: “Nonimmigrant Visa Options” and attendee at the AILA Annual Conference. Philadelphia, PA
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26.May.2004
Moderator: U.S. Department of Labor, Region II meeting. Washington D.C.
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07.May.2004
Speaker and Moderator: U.S. Department of Labor Panel, AILA, Washington D.C. Chapter Conference. Washington D.C.
05.Mar.2004
Participant: AILF meeting as a member of the Board of Trustees. Washington D.C.
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17.Jan.2004
Participant: AILF meeting as a member of the Board of Trustees. St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
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01.Dec.2003
Published : “Changes in Immigration Law” in The Subcontinental, Journal of South Asian American Political Identity
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20.Nov.2003
Speaker: “Skilled Workers,” Global Immigration Conference, London, U.K.
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10.Oct.2003
Chair & Moderator: Program Committee, AILA Immigration Conference. Washington D.C.
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12.Sep.2003
Interviewed: Good Nursing Magazine, professional publication from CANADA
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05.Aug.2003
Appointed: American Immigration Law Foundation, Board of Trustees, 3-Year Term
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27.Jul.2003
TV Appearance: “Immigration Issue” on WJZ-TV, local CBS affiliate in the Baltimore area
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27.Jun.2003
TV Appearance: “Immigration Related Issue” on WJZ-TV, local CBS affiliate in the Baltimore area
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09.May.2003
Moderator & Speaker: “Labor Certification & Its Future,” AILA Spring Conference. Washington D.C.
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05.May.2003
Authored: “L-1 & H1B Visas,” The Economic Times, National Edition, INDIA
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02.May.2003
Panelist: “Immigration & the Huddled Masses,” Harvard Law School. Cambridge, MA
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19.Apr.2003
Interview: “Immigration Issues in the Current Climate,” WWRL1600 Radio. New York, NY
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01.Apr.2003
Judged: Jessup International Law competitions, Washington D.C.
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05.Mar.2003
Testified: Before Maryland Legislature on why immigrants in lawful status should get Social Security Numbers and drivers’ licenses currently denied them.
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04.Mar.2003
Interviewed: KLIF Radio of Dallas, TX on Green Card Lottery scams.
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10.Feb.2003
Interviewed: New York Times – Quoted extensively in an article on Nurses.
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Oct 2002
Authored: “Immigration Law” Chapter for the Mathew Bender Desktop Treatise on Business Employment, 2001-Present (October 2002 Edition)
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Oct 2002
Presenter: “Naturalization,” American Immigration Lawyers Association, National Fall Conference. Washington D.C.
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Sep 2002
TV Appearance: “Immigration and Civil Liberties” on WJZ-TV, local CBS affiliate in the Baltimore area.
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May 2002
Presented: “H1B Advanced Issues” American Immigration Lawyers Association, Annual Spring CLE Conference. Washington D.C.
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May 2002
Presented: “Labor Certification Issues and Strategies” American Immigration Lawyers Association, DC Chapter Annual Spring CLE Conference. Washington D.C.
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Mar 2002
Presented : “You are What you Think You Are!” Stella Maris College, Chennai, INDIA to approximately 3000 students and parents, as chief guest for Annual College Day celebrations
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01.Dec.2002
TV Appearance: “Constitutional and Civil Liberties Perspectives on Targeting ArabAmericans on the FBI’s NCIC,” Fox News Live, International and National live TV broadcast.
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2002
Authored: “Immigration Law” for the 6 volume treatise on Employment Law, Mathew Bender
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11.Oct.2001
TV Appearance: “Emerging Business Leader Award” publicized on TV as jointly recognized by the Baltimore Business Journal and WJZ-TV (CBS affiliate in Baltimore, MD)
11.Oct.2001
TV Appearance: “Immigration Law as Affected by the September 11, 2001 Attack on America,” CNBC International and KLIF Radio Station. Dallas, TX
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Oct 2001
Presented: “Consular Practice Panel,” American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), Washington D.C. Chapter
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Sep 2001
Awarded: “Excellence in eBusiness Awards for Content and Presentation” for the law firm’s website, Baltimore Business Journal
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Jul 2001
Awarded: “40 Under 40” Prominent Emerging Leaders in the Baltimore-Washington Area, Baltimore Business Journal
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Jun 2001
Authored: “Employer Sanctions” update, Immigration and Nationality Handbook, Volume 1, 2001-02, AILA Publications
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Jun 2001
Presented: “100 Tips for the Immigration Lawyer,” AILA National Annual Conference. Boston, MA
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Jun 2001
Featured: “Women in Business,” Baltimore Magazine
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2001
Served: American Immigration Lawyers Association Chair, National Membership Committee
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2001 – 2002
Served: Board of Governors of the Harvard Club of Maryland
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Dec 2000
Speaker: “Keys to Leadership,” to over 5,000 students and parents, Timpany School, Vizag, India, during the school’s prestigious 70th Anniversary Since Founding celebrations
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Dec 2000
Featured : “Dreams Made True” FEMINA Magazine, INDIA
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Jun 2000
Presented: “National Interest Waivers,” AILA National Annual Conference, Chicago, IL
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Mar 2000
Presented: “Technology and Your Practice,” AILA, Washington D.C. Chapter Conference
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2000
Authored: “Consular Practice at Mumbai,” Immigration Law Today, AILA publication
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2000
Authored: “Consular Practice at Chennai,” Immigration Law Today, AILA publication
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2000 – 2001
Served: Executive Committee of the AILA, Washington D.C. Chapter
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1999 – 2001
Served: Member of the Immigration Law Coordinating Committee of the American Bar Association
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Nov 1999
Presented: “Websites for Lawyers,” Bar Association of Washington D.C.
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Nov 1999
Featured: “Who’s Who in Law” Top 25 lawyers in the Baltimore-Washington area, Baltimore Business Journal
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24.Sep.1999
Featured: “Website Turns Immigration Lawyer into Internet Star,” India West Magazine
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02.Aug.1999
Featured : “Net Worth,” India Today Magazine
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26.Jul.1999
Featured: “Web of Roses,” India Today, International Edition
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Jun 1999
Presented: “Internet and Your Practice,” AILA National Annual Conference. Houston, TX
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1999 – 2000
TV Appearance: “Interviews on Immigration Angle on Elian Gonzalez,” several interviews on WJZ-TV, local CBS affiliate in the Baltimore area
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Jul 1998
Panel: “Women in Business” Panel Discussion on National Public Radio
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Nov 1997
Featured: “Is This (murthy.com) the World’s Best Lawyer Website?” featured article in Lawyers Weekly USA
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Nov 1995
Featured: “A Legal Eagle Goes Online,” Baltimore Magazine
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1994
Admitted: U.S. Supreme Court
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1994 – Present
Authored: Regular writer and editor of the MurthyBulletin, containing articles on various immigration law matters, published weekly by the law firm for clients & prospective clients all over the world
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May 1994 to Present
Established: Founder & managing Attorney THE LAW OFFICE OF SHEELA MURTHY, P.C., (doing business as the Murthy Law Firm) Owings Mills, MD 21117-5594
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1991 – 1994
Served: Executive Committee, Young Lawyers Division, Baltimore City Bar Association
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Nov 1992
Position: Attorney – SHAPIRO and OLANDER, Baltimore, MD
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1990 – 1994
Served: Board of Directors, Executive Women’s Network
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1990 – 1992
Served: Executive Committee of the Bar Association of Baltimore City, Young Lawyers Section
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1989
Admitted: Maryland Court of Appeals
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1989
Admitted: Baltimore City Bar Association
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1989
Admitted: Maryland State Bar Association
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1989 – 2001
Served: Jessup International Law competitions, coached various teams and judged the regional and international rounds
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1989 – 1992
Position: Attorney -GORDON, FEINBLATT, et al., Baltimore, MD, Attorney Immigration Law and Business / Real Estate Law
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1988
Admitted: New York Supreme Court
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1987 – 1989
Position: Attorney – WHITE & CASE, New York, New York Associate – International Law, Corporate / Business Law, Litigation and Real Estate Law
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1987
Education: HARVARD LAW SCHOOL LL.M Cambridge, MA
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Spring 1986
Position: Assistant Professor of Travel and Entertainment Law at the Institute of Hotel Management, Bangalore, INDIA
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1985
Awarded: Jessup International Law Moot Court competition; received several awards, individual category as well as national and international levels, organized by the American Society of International Law
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1985
Awarded: Outstanding Young Person Award, finalist, sponsored by Jaycees in Bangalore, INDIA
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1982 – 1985
Education: UNIVERSITY LAW COLLEGE LL.B Bangalore, INDIA; 1st in class for entire Bangalore University
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1985 – 1986
Position: Taught French as a foreign language at the Alliance Francaise, Bangalore, India, and at the Institute of Hotel Management, Bangalore, INDIA
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1984
Education: Diploma French Language, ALLIANCE FRANCAISE, Bangalore, INDIA; Tres Honorable (highest rating) certification
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1982
Education: STELLA MARIS COLLEGE, Madras, INDIA; B.A. History Major and Political Science Minor