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Harvard Law’s 200th Anniversary – and Sheela Murthy is There!

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The Harvard Law School (HLS) is celebrating its 200th Anniversary in Cambridge, MA this week – October 26-27, 2017. In the video launching the event, Sheela Murthy, the Founder, President and CEO of the Murthy Law Firm is among the distinguished alumni featured. Following the opening video, there were distinguished speakers. Among them were the…

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New Documentary Series Explores the Lives of Accomplished IndianAmericans, Starting With Sheela Murthy

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The Indian-based cable and satellite television channel Zee TV launched its latest series, Those Who Made It, on Saturday, October 14, 2017. Each 30-minute episode of the documentary-styled series explores the life of a different IndianAmerican who has risen to the top of his or her respective field. And, to kick off the show, Those…

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Annual Festival Presents Exciting New Films from South Asia

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The 6th annual DC South Asian Film Festival (DCSAFF) brought a variety of compelling new feature length films, shorts, and documentaries to the area this past weekend. The MurthyNAYAK Foundation is a sponsor of the event, and Murthy Law Firm founder and president Sheela Murthy was on hand for the festivities. Hosted by the nonprofit…

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Scholarship America Receives Funds from MurthyNAYAK Foundation

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The MurthyNAYAK Foundation is supporting Scholarship America in 2017. An organization that believes that every student deserves an opportunity to further his/her education beyond high school, regardless of financial circumstance, Scholarship America has helped more than 2.3 million students and distributed more than $3.7 billion. Investing in the education of our nation’s young people lifts…

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Tocqueville Society Member

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Sheela Murthy became a member of the prestigious Tocqueville Society of the United Way with her pledged donation of $1 million in 2008. Over the last decade she has given her time, talent, and treasure to United Way International and the United Way of Central Maryland, as well as the Women’s Leadership Council. Murthy believes…

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SABA National Convention, Washington D.C.

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The South Asian Bar Association National Convention is to be held in Washington D.C., July 15, 2017. Sheela Murthy will serve on the panel discussion the topic, “Lawyer to Entrepreneur.” Moderated by lawyer and businessman, Kubs Lalchandani, this panel examines South Asian attorneys who shift from lawyer to entrepreneur. Indians in the U.S. have founded…

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AIC American Heritage Awards – June 23, 2017

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For decades the Murthy Law Firm and the MurthyNAYAK Foundation have been major sponsors of a special gala of the American Immigration Council, celebrating the contributions of talented and gifted immigrants to the United States. Held annually, during the national conference of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). Held in New Orleans, this year’s recipients…

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Murthy Speaks on Law Practice Management at AILA 2017

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The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) is the national professional organization for practitioners of U.S. immigration law. Sheela Murthy has been active in AILA since the early days of her career. Attendees of this year’s national convention, which will be held in New Orleans, LA, June 21-25, 2017, have the opportunity to learn about law…

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ASHA for Women 2017 Annual Fundraiser

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For more than a decade, the Sheela and the MurthyNAYAK Foundation have supported ASHA for Women and the good works they do, serving women in the SouthAsian community of greater Washington D.C. ASHA volunteers connect their clients, who are victims of domestic abuse, to housing and the professional services they may need in order to…

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11th Annual Women Spanning the Globe

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The 11th Annual Women Spanning the Globe Leadership Conference was held June 6, 2017, at Baltimore’s Visionary Arts Museum. This year’s conference is entitled, “Navigating Career, Family & the World.” Always working toward diversity and inclusion, there is also a session from “Men Who Get It.” Sheela Murthy offers the introduction this year. This is…

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