Even before Detroit declared bankruptcy last July, it had long been a poster child for urban decay and the ravages of deindustrialization. Each new crisis further reinforced the perception - even in Detroit's own suburbs - that the city was in free-fall, and possibly beyond...
Murthy Law Firm attorneys make frequent and important contributions to the advancement of legal knowledge, and by doing so, have earned the respect of their professional peers throughout the immigration law community. A recent example is Murthy Law Firm attorney Anna Stepanova's article, Enjoying the...
A recent incident at New York's John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport strikes a cautionary note that's well heeded: international borders matter. Most of us are used to passing through international borders smoothly and without incident, so it's easy to forget. Though we tend to...
Predicting what may happen in the House of Representatives is often thought of as a sort of political calculus, albeit one with 435 variables, with each member adding yet another layer of uncertainty and complexity. The permutations would seem almost limitless. In practice, there's still...
On January 14th, Murthy Law Firm founder and president, Sheela Murthy, was on hand for a lecture by one of the giants of the digital age: Apple Computer co-founder Steve Wozniak, the latest eminent guest to take the stage for Stevenson University's Baltimore Speaker Series....
We've all heard stories like this: a highly-qualified doctor immigrates to the United States only to wind up working as a lab tech because his or her credentials - though outstanding - are not recognized here. In December, the Migration Policy Institute (MPI), a nonpartisan...
When the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) took effect twenty years ago, on New Year's Day, 1994, there was no shortage of predictions - both dire and glowingly optimistic - about its long-term effects. Supporters, like Presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton, argued...
After a protracted series of political maneuverings in the Senate, which obstructed his nomination for several months, Alejandro Mayorkas was confirmed as the new Deputy Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), where he will be second in command to the new DHS Secretary,...
Murthy Law Firm founder and president, Sheela Murthy, was a featured speaker at the TEDx Baltimore Women conference, held December 5th at the Women's Exchange in downtown Baltimore. The event was organized in conjunction with the TEDWomen: Invented Here conference in San Francisco, and is...
Murthy Law Firm founder and president, Sheela Murthy, was among the many distinguished guests who attended the December 11th International Justice Mission's (IJM) massive annual benefit gala at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington D.C. Murthy was accompanied by a delegation of MLF attorneys, staffers,...
