Daily Record Names Sheela Murthy a Most Admired CEO
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We are proud and honored (and not a bit surprised!) to report that Sheela Murthy, founder and president of the Murthy Law Firm, was named a Most Admired CEO by The Daily Record. The award recognizes the outstanding achievements of an elite group of CEOs of successful companies and nonprofits in Maryland. According to The…

Murthy Attends DREAM Act Luncheon with MD Governor
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Murthy Law Firm founder and president, Sheela Murthy, was invited to join Governor Martin O’Malley and local immigrant advocates for a luncheon meeting held at downtown Baltimore’s Center Club on July 17th. The purpose of this gathering was to discuss Maryland’s DREAM Act and the ongoing campaign to preserve it. Early last year, Governor O’Malley…

Murthy Throws First Pitch to Honor Girl Scouts’ 100th Anniversary
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While some 40,000 fans were looking on, Sheela Murthy threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the Orioles-Nationals baseball game on Sunday, June 24th at Baltimore’s Camden Yards. As part of the Girl Scouts’ Grand Slam 100th Anniversary Celebration, Murthy was chosen to do the honors. She is a longtime supporter of the Girl Scouts,…

Murthy Leads Discussion Panels At Women Spanning the Globe Event
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On May 31st, Murthy Law Firm founder and president, Sheela Murthy, moderated two panels at the World Trade Center Institute’s 6th Annual Women Spanning the Globe Event, a one-day conference for women leaders in international business, held at the American Visionary Arts Museum, Baltimore, MD. With the warmth and enthusiasm for which she is well…

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“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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