Murthy’s April Address to the American Bar Association
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The leading organization for lawyers in the United States is the American Bar Association (ABA), which has a membership of more than 900,000 attorneys. The ABA holds periodic mentoring and educational sessions to train lawyers across the U.S. Its Business Employment Section meeting took place in April 2018, in Orlando, Florida. Sheela Murthy was invited…

Murthy Inspires a New Generation of Women in India
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Empowering women to take their rightful place in the world is the mission of Stella Maris, and Sheela Murthy is among the alumnae who have taken this to heart. The Smt. Indira Gandhi Endowment Lecture was instituted by Dr. Sr. Helen Vincent in 1985. Established in memory of India’s first and, to date, only female…

A Gift to Franklin High School
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The MurthyNAYAK Foundation made a $5000 donation to Franklin High School, in Reisterstown, Maryland, for their moot court competitions. Sheela Murthy and Aron Finkelstein of the Murthy Law Firm met with the principal of Franklin High School, several participants of the student moot court, and President of the Baltimore County Foundation Board, Deborah Phelps, mother…

Baltimore Speaker Series: Murthy Sponsors Cameron, Former Prime Minister of U.K.
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Murthy Law Firm founder and president, Sheela Murthy, met the latest eminent guest to take the stage for Stevenson University’s Baltimore Speaker Series. The Murthy Law Firm proudly sponsored this event, and Murthy – a longtime supporter of Stevenson University, and former member of their Board of Trustees – had the privilege of meeting David…

“Your success and happiness lies in you. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties.”

Helen Keller
Who is Sheela Murthy

“After finding the courage to leave everything and everyone I knew, I am propelled as an immigrant to make the most of the opportunities before me.”

Who is Sheela Murthy?

Sheela Murthy is a lawyer, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and speaker, perhaps best known as founder and president of the Owings Mills, Maryland based Murthy Law Firm, which has been ranked as one of the world’s leading U.S. immigration law firms.

A native of India, Murthy and her husband, photographer and media specialist Vasant Nayak, established the MurthyNAYAK Foundation to channel their philanthropic contributions to nonprofits that serve the needs of women, children, and immigrants, particularly in education and health care.

Sheela Murthy is featured in ZeeTV’s Those Who Made It.

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