In the 1967 film, The Graduate, Ben Braddock is just back from college, wondering what to do with his life. A family friend tells him there's a great future in plastics, and he really should give it some thought. Better advice would have been: get...
We are pleased to announce that Adam Rosen, a Member of the Murthy Law Firm and Supervising Attorney in the Special Projects Department, has published an article in the Summer 2012 Newsletter of the Immigration and Naturalization Committee of the American Bar Association (ABA) Section...
Earlier this summer, the Obama administration unveiled the "Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals" program ("DACA"), which will allow undocumented immigrants, who were brought here as children, to receive a two-year deferral of removal, if they meet certain application criteria. [See DHS Update on Deferred Action -...
In case you missed it in the end-of-summer rush, James Surowiecki's essay on immigration, in the August 27 issue of the New Yorker is well worth a look. [See: The Track-Star Economy, by James Surowiecki, The New Yorker, 27.Aug.2012.] Surowiecki, who covers economics and finance...
Sheela Murthy has done it again! With her inclusion in the 2012 edition of Corporate Immigration, the Murthy Law Firm founder and president has been recognized as one of the world's top International Corporate Immigration Lawyers. Murthy Law Firm Managing Attorney, Aron Finkelstein, was likewise...
As America's economic trend line bends slowly upward, pundits and politicians continue to debate whether this economic policy or that change in the tax code might spur the growth we need to accelerate our progress. This is to be expected in an election year. As...
We often have warned our readers that almost any crime - no matter how trivial it seems - can lead to serious immigration problems, even removal (deportation). [See Beware: Serious Immigration Consequences of Shoplifting, MurthyDotCom, 17.Oct.2011.)The latest cautionary tale comes from the world of baseball. San...
Innovation is key to moving humankind forward. Innovators are crucial to development and economic growth locally and globally. Last week, the Baltimore Business Journal announced its picks for the 2012 Innovators of the Year. Among them, we are proud to announce: Sheela Murthy!Knowledge of the...
To those who follow immigration law and policy, it's a familiar argument: America needs an immigration system that's more sensitive to our economic needs, not just to the prevailing political winds. The long-running fight between immigrant advocates and restrictionists has yet to produce any workable...
At the Murthy Law Firm, good corporate citizenship is an integral part of the business plan, based on Sheela Murthy's conviction that doing well and doing good are two sides of the same coin. Murthy sets an example for the firm, contributing her energy, passion,...
