When you are really good at what you do, others try to figure out how you do it, in hopes that mimicry will also bring them success. After all, as the old adage says, "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery." [Charles Caleb Colton, Lacon,1820.]...
I am honored and delighted that a colleague and friend whom I respect and admire has been nominated by President Obama for a position in the nation's highest court, as U.S. Supreme Court Justice. I have had the opportunity to get to know Dean Kagan...
Attorney Sheela Murthy is not only one of Maryland's leading entrepreneurs, she also is among its leading philanthropists. Murthy's uncommon success in integrating smart and purposeful philanthropy with a thriving law practice has been recognized once again, this time by Baltimore SmartCEO magazine, required reading...
This week marks sixteen years since Attorney Sheela Murthy began her solo practice in U.S. immigration law and hung out her shingle on MurthyDotCom. In 1994, the newness of the Internet was both daunting and seductive. There was no manual for figuring out how to...
Forbes magazine is considered a "must-read" for top managers and entrepreneurs across the United States, and around the world. In this week's issue [March 1, 2010] there is a special section, Maryland: Women in Business, which includes a profile of the Murthy Law Firm and...
Pam Genise always wanted to be in a profession that served people and promoted social justice, but she says she got into immigration law by accident. After college, Pam joined the Brethren Volunteer Service, and was asked to work in their legislative office in Washington...
Derek Sewall took an early interest in international affairs. As a teenager, he spent three summers in Latin America, building latrines and working on other health projects for a humanitarian organization, first in remote mountain villages in Ecuador, later in Paraguay, and finally in Mexico,...
When Shay Taylor started at the Murthy Law Firm (MLF) in November of 1998, it was much smaller than it is today, but growing fast, thanks to the innovative use of new technologies put into practice by Vasant Nayak, Sheela Murthy's husband. The website, eBulletins,...
A major Indian newspaper, the Bangalore-based Deccan Herald, recently featured a profile of immigration lawyer and philanthropist, Sheela Murthy, who was in India last month on business. See: Mingling Cultures, Crisscrossing Lives, by Sharada Prahladrao, Deccan Herald, Jan 16, 2010.) The profile lauded Murthy as...
Early in December 2009, the Murthy Law Firm received certification of its status as a women-owned business from the Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), a national advocacy and accreditation organization. This prestigious certification means that our firm has joined the ranks of the leading...
