Debate in the U.S. Senate rages on regarding the proposed comprehensive immigration reform (CIR) bill. However, the ultimate fate of this bill has long-rested, in part, on the answer to one key question - how much will it cost? On June 19, 2013, the Congressional...
Murthy Law Firm founder and president, Sheela Murthy, joined prominent businesswomen from around the region at a reception for members of the Women's Leadership Council (WLC) of the United Way of Central Maryland (UWCM). The Murthy Law Firm sponsored this event, which was held at...
Sheela Murthy, Murthy Law Firm founder and president, and Brian Green, a supervising attorney in our Special Projects department, teamed up to teach a Business Network Forum on the newly revised edition of the Employment Eligibility Verification (I-9) form for employers on May 7, 2013....
A new study from the Brookings Institution finds that the Baltimore-Towson metro area is a STEM hotspot: it's among the top ten places in the country with high demand for STEM knowledge. Baltimore ranked ninth in a field of heavy hitters like Silicon Valley -...
Murthy Law Firm attorneys, Dana Delott and Joel Yanovich, were among scores of immigrant advocates, community supporters, and philanthropists celebrating the achievements of outstanding immigrants in Howard County at FIRN's 11th Annual American Success Awards, held June 4th at the Turf Valley Conference Center in...
Maryland is not just a great place to live, it's a great place to do business: we have a high-tech workforce that's second to none, with more Ph.D. scientists and engineers than any other state, outstanding universities and research institutions, and a top-ranked public education...
For many opponents of immigration reform - and immigration generally - it's become an article of faith that the cost of immigration far outstrips its benefits. The corollary, whether shouted or politely whispered, is that immigrants somehow consume more than their fair share of various...
President Obama held a national conference call on June 5, 2013, with key supporters of comprehensive immigration reform (CIR) across the nation. Several organizations participated, including Murthy Law Firm founder and president, Sheela Murthy. According to Murthy, the President thanked immigration advocates for their active...
Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY), leading Democrat on the Senate's Gang of Eight - the bipartisan negotiating group that's shepherding comprehensive immigration reform (CIR) through the upper chamber of Congress - expects the full Senate to begin debating the measure on June 10th, and pass it...
At a recent continuing legal education seminar, Chris Drinan, a supervising attorney in the Murthy Law Firm's H1B department, shared his knowledge of an important development in U.S. immigration law: a new process that allows immediate family members of U.S. citizens to seek a provisional...
