15.Nov.2010
Spoke: Ms. Murthy is keynote speaker at the CHRA 5th Annual Employment Law, Legislative & Regulatory Conference. Her address is, Bringing Out the Leadership in You and Your Company. Phoenix, MD

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15.Nov.2010
Informed: Ms. Murthy is notified that the Murthy Law Firm has been selected as the winner of the 2010 Business Philanthropy Award. The award will be presented at the Annual MD Association of Fundraising Professionals Luncheon by the MD Chamber of Commerce and the Baltimore Business Journal.

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10-12.Nov 2010
Invited: As a 2009 winner of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, Ms. Murthy is invited to join 1,500 of America’s top CEOs, entrepreneurs, and others at this annual gathering. Palm Springs, CA

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05.Nov.2010
Served: Conference Chair for the AILA DC Chapter, 2010 Annual CLE Conference. She also moderates one of the panel discussions during the conference. Rockville, MD

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30.Oct.2010
Appeared: Guest on the Kendel Ehrlich Show, a radio talk show, to discuss legal immigration and her own story, as well as the work of the Murthy Law Firm. Baltimore, MD

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27.Oct.2010
Spoke: The Women’s Law Center of Maryland’s annual meeting and awards ceremony. Baltimore, MD

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21.Oct.2010
Served: Judge for the 5th Annual Top 100 Minority Business Enterprise Awards. This is the only mid-Atlantic regional awards program honoring outstanding women and minority business owners. Adelphi, MD

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20.Oct.2010
Spoke: Guest speaker at the Business Women’s Network luncheon. Her talk is, Achieving Personal Success. Columbia, MD

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30.Sep.2010
Spoke: Guest speaker at Proctor & Gamble’s WINGS luncheon for women. Hunt Valley, MD

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25.Sep.2010
Spoke: Guest speaker at the St. Louis Regional Business Council United Way event. Her talk is on successful women and their impact on the community and philanthropy. St. Louis, MO

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25.Sep.2010
Honored: Sheela Murthy and Vasant Nayak of the MurthyNAYAK Foundation are honored for their generous sponsorship of the Episcopal Refugee and Immigrant Center Alliance (ERICA)’s 2010 Benefit Concert, Music and Stories of Migration. Cathedral of the Incarnation, Baltimore, MD

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18.Sep.2010
Honorary: Gala Chair & Mistress of Ceremonies ASHA for Women, the Washington-metro area’s oldest anti-domestic violence organization for South Asian women and their children, holds a Gala to celebrate 21 years of work and raise funds to continue. Bethesda, MD

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09.Sep.2010
Spoke: Guest speaker at the luncheon for DLA Piper’s luncheon for their Baltimore-based attorneys. (DLA Piper has 3,500 lawyers globally, of which 1,500 lawyers are in the United States.)

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03.Sep.2010
Spoke: Women’s Forum Event on her experiences as a successful businesswoman at the AKKA 2010 Conference. Holiday Inn, Edison, NJ

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18.Aug.2010
Awarded: Presentation of the Spirited Woman Award for 2010. Sheela is honored for her philanthropy and her involvement in the community. Selected for this award by MyCity4Her.com. All profits from the awards luncheon go to the American Red Cross of Central Maryland. Baltimore, MD

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16.Aug.2010
Interviewed: Sheela Murthy is to be honored Wednesday, 18.Aug.2010 with the 2010 Spirited Woman Award. She was interviewed by ABC 2 News in Baltimore with Monyka Berrocosa, CEO of MyCity4Her.com, which selected her for the award.

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28.Jul.2010
Spoke: National Association of Women Business Owners event. The Diversity Committee is hosting Women of Success – A Summer Celebration. Baltimore, MD

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23.Jul.2010
Honored: Among the first group of 100 women honored by the BRAVA Women Business Achievement Awards, and receives a special gift signifying that she is part of the BRAVA 100. Along with the 99 others in this group, she will be showcased in a special section of the August 2010 issue of SmartCEO. American Visionary Art Museum, Baltimore MD

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10.Jul.2010
Spoke: Inspired donors to Association for India’s Development (AID), a volunteer movement supporting sustainable development and social justice in 20 states in India. Chevy Chase, MD

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07.Jul.2010
Attended: Reception with Governor Martin O’Malley of Maryland and Ambassador Kirk, the U.S. Trade Representative, for senior executives of major Maryland companies doing business globally. Center Club, Baltimore, MD

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Jul / Aug 2010
Interviewed: Focus on Women Magazine (PDF 229KB), Baltimore, MD

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July 2010
Recognized: Indus Business Journal lists Murthy among the ‘100 Most Influential Entrepreneurs & Professionals’ in the South Asian community in the USA.

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30.Jun.2010
Day Coordinator & Panelist: 2010 AILA Annual Conference on U.S. Immigration Law, National Harbor, MD

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22.Jun.2010
Chaired: Girls Scouts of Central Maryland Board Meeting. Ms. Murthy conducts her first meeting as President of the Board of Directors. Baltimore, MD

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21.Jun.2010
Spoke: National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) Business Circle event on international women. Cockeysville, MD

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03.Jun.2010
Awarded: MD Chamber of Commerce 2010 Small Business of the Year Award. Westin BWI Airport Hotel, Baltimore, MD

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03.Jun.2010
Moderated: The Power of Purpose: Successful Women International Roles, World Trade Center Institute’s 2010 Women Spanning the Globe event. Visionary Museum, Baltimore, MD

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26.May.2010
Sponsored: Suited to Succeed, Suit-A-Palooza event. The mission of Suited to Succeed is to empower Baltimore area women in their efforts to attain self-sufficiency by providing free professional clothing and workshops. Lyric Theater, Baltimore, MD

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21-22 May.2010
Spoke: When the USCIS Comes Knocking – Fraud Detection & National Security, Shawe & Rosenthal’s Employment and Labor Seminar. Cambridge, MD

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07.May.2010
Chaired & Led: United Way Worldwide, Leadership Council for India meeting, to discuss strategy and programs for U.S. donors to get involved in India. Cambridge, MD

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03.May.2010
Judged: The 2010 Top 100 Women competition for the Daily Record, for which the reception was held at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. Baltimore, MD

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May.2010
Recognized & Featured: Attorney Murthy is inducted into the Circle of Excellence by SmartCEO Magazine for her philanthropy. See the cover article (PDF 1.51MB).

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07.Apr.2010
Awarded: Leaders Portfolio with Rebecca Blacksmith, which airs on Washington DC’s Money 1260 Radio, announced the winners of the 2010 Leaders Portfolio Awards. The prestigious awards were designed to identify and reward business leaders and leadership businesses. Businesses and business leaders were direct applicants or were nominated by the listening audience or the business community. Eligible applicants were judged on their responses to a wide range of questions on leadership and their answers were independently scored by a panel of judges including Host Rebecca Blacksmith.

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31.Mar.2010
Spoke: Lecture and Q&A session on immigration law and its effect on business. Morgan State University Graves School of Business and Management Honors Program. Baltimore, MD

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Mar.2010
Serving: President of the Girl Scouts of Central Maryland for two years.

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Mar.2010
Serving : Advisory Council for Jhpiego, an affiliate of the Johns Hopkins University.

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Mar.2010
Featured: The March 2010 issue of Forbes Magazine in the Maryland region carries an informative interview (PDF 676KB) with Attorney Sheela Murthy.

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16.Jan.2010
Featured: Sheela Murthy is featured in the Deccan Herald (premier English language newspaper of the state of Karnataka, India) in Mingling Cultures, Crisscrossing Lives (PDF 823KB). Bangalore, INDIA

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Jan.2010
MurthyBlog Included: The Baltimore Business Journal has published its 2010 Book of Lists. Attorney Sheela Murthy and the Murthy Law Firm have rated top spots on a number of lists – for professional achievements and philanthropic generosity.