The old saying still holds true: the jack-of-all-trades is the master of none.Whether you are an individual or business client, you can’t afford to leave the immigration process to just anyone - least of all, a jack-of-all-trades. Too much is at stake - for yourself,...
Hundreds of friends, family members, and well-wishers packed the ballroom at Valley Mansion in Cockeysville, MD last Saturday to honor Sheela Murthy for her outstanding humanitarian work and philanthropy. The applause was thunderous when Ms. Murthy took the stage to receive the 2012 Sadie Award...
Our main conference room is now graced by a stunning wall-sized photograph of Lady Liberty, artistically rendered in sepia tones, with the closing line of Emma Lazarus's immortal poem, The New Colossus, printed across it: "I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" It is a fitting...
Aron Finkelstein didn't start out to be an immigration lawyer, but he could not be happier with where he is now. As assistant managing attorney for the Murthy Law Firm, he is Sheela Murthy's right-hand man, an important presence in every aspect of the firm's...
Murthy Law Firm Founder and President, Sheela Murthy, gave the opening remarks at the Girl Scouts USA kickoff celebration of the Year of the Girl campaign at the State House in Annapolis in February. The event celebrated the Girl Scouts' 100th anniversary as a national...
Seventy years after the fact, it still ranks among the most appalling events in U.S. history: on February 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066, which allowed military authorities to round up 120,000 JapaneseAmericans and lock them into muddy, fly-blown internment camps...
All of us at the MurthyLawFirm extend our warmest congratulations to our friend and colleague, Jonelle Ocloo, who was just named one of the Top 100 Women of 2012 by the Maryland Daily Record. Ms. Ocloo is a graduate of Yale Law School, and is...
In the absence of Congressional action to reform our nation's immigration system, many state legislatures are trying to fill the void with immigration measures of their own. This is true in Maryland as well, where the General Assembly is poised to consider legislation to require...
First the good news: the immigration system is turning in a more business-friendly direction. The catch? The arc of change is long and slow.Last May, on a trip to El Paso, TX, President Obama gave a major speech on immigration, pressing Congress to enact the...
Murthy Law Firm founder and President, Sheela Murthy, was named a finalist for the Corridor, Inc. 2011 Person of the Year Award, and was honored along with a Who's Who of other prominent business leaders at an awards ceremony reception on February 16 at the...
