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Breaking Boundaries: A Second Biography that Includes Sheela Murthy

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The New Year brings with it a new biography, and Sheela Murthy is among five IndianAmerican women leaders whose stories are its focus. Breaking Boundaries also features Jagruti Panwala, Gauthami Vemula Qeijo, Dr. Nimisha Shukla, and Dr. Madhulika Guha Thakurta. Each woman was born in India, raised there, and emigrated from there to the United…

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Murthy Law Firm Honored for Philanthropy, 2019

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Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), Maryland Chapter, held an award luncheon on 22 November 2019. The event included the 2019 Business Philanthropy Awards presented by the Maryland Chamber of Commerce and the Baltimore Business Journal. Those awards went to Murthy Law Firm, Legal & General America, and CareFirst Inc. The Murthy Law Firm is pleased…

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Sheela Murthy Attends Philanthropy Session with Warren & Peter Buffett

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Sheela Murthy was in Omaha for a very special gathering sponsored by United Way Worldwide. The fact that the mid-April event was held in the hometown of the well-known CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, billionaire and philanthropist, Warren Buffet, was no coincidence. He and his son, Peter, were at the center of the planning meeting with…

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Murthy is Keynote Speaker at 2019 Women’s Leadership Conference

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March 7, 2019, was the annual one-day event to celebrate the contribution of women leaders and their positive affect on businesses in D.C., Maryland and Virginia. The Women’s Leadership Conference (WLC) inspired those who attended, providing tools to be better leaders. The theme of this year’s conference was Herstory: The Power of Perseverance. Conference participants…

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Sheela Murthy is a Thought Leader in Corporate Immigration for 2019

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Sheela Murthy has been named a Thought Leader in Corporate Immigration 2019 by Who’s Who Legal. Khorzad Mehta, also a Murthy Law Firm attorney, was honored with this distinction, as well. Since 1996, Who’s Who Legal has been examining legal practitioners, and they now cover 34 practice areas in more than 100 countries. Standards are…

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Sheela Murthy is an Influential Marylander for 2019

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It was announced on January 31, 2019, by the Daily Record that Sheela Murthy has been named an Influential Marylander for 2019. This is the third time Murthy has been selected for the honor in the law category, which makes her also a member of the Circle of Influence, with just two other inductees for…

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Sheela Murthy Included Among Best Lawyers® for 2019

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Congratulations to Murthy Law Firm Founder and President Sheela Murthy, again recognized as an outstanding attorney by Best Lawyers®, a peer reviewed survey that ranks lawyers in a variety of fields throughout the country. Sheela joins other elite legal professionals on the 2019 Best Lawyers® list, which was released earlier this month. The recognition by…

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Murthy Represents at AILA Annual Conference

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Last week, attorneys from all over the nation gathered at the 2018 American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) conference in San Francisco, California, and several attorneys from the Murthy Law Firm were among them. Several Attorneys from the firm were in attendance. Firm founder and president Sheela Murthy was among the session presenters. This year’s conference…

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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…

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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…

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