26 Nov 2012

Murthy Law Firm Gathers for Family Retreat

Murthy Law Firm attorneys and staff recently were joined by their families and significant others for a weekend of rest, relaxation, and fun at the firm's Family Retreat and Thank You Weekend. Held on Maryland's scenic Eastern Shore, it was the perfect time to get...

20 Nov 2012

Post-Election, Prospects for Immigration Reform Improve

Following a lengthy hiatus that spanned the seemingly-endless campaign season, GOP opinion leaders like Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and John McCain (R-AZ) are once again raising their voices in support of comprehensive immigration reform, joining Republican luminaries like Jeb Bush and Newt Gingrich, and conservative...

19 Nov 2012

Murthy Staff Members Raise Funds for Health

At the Murthy Law Firm, our commitment to helping others runs deep. Our team is bound together by a shared ethos of service, a core value that suffuses all of our work - so it's no surprise that the same people who take exquisitely good...

09 Nov 2012

Sheela Murthy Speaks at AILA Solo Practice Event

Murthy Law Firm founder and president, Sheela Murthy, spoke at a continuing legal education conference sponsored by the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), the leading professional organization for immigration lawyers. The conference, called "Business School for Immigration Lawyers," was designed for attorneys with solo and...

06 Nov 2012

Defense Department Recruiting Immigrants with Special Skills

Good news for immigrants with medical training and/or fluency in any of 44 strategic languages: the U.S. military has revived a special recruiting program called Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest (MAVNI) that provides an expedited path to citizenship for participants, bypassing the lengthy...

05 Nov 2012

New York Times: Don’t Blame Immigration

Judging by the spate of recent articles on the subject, foreign-born entrepreneurs and STEM workers are finally getting due recognition for their contributions to the U.S. economy: starting high-tech businesses and creating entirely new industries - and jobs - in the process. Although the pace...