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05.02.08 |
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Quoted
: Baltimore Sun article, "Long
Wait for Scarce Visas" quotes Sheela Murthy on the subject of
premium processing.
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04.15.08 |
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Attended : Harvard Law School
meeting with Dean Elena Kagan, National Press Club; Washington D.C.
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04.13.08 |
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Attendee / Participant : "The
Women, Faith and Development Summit to End Global Poverty" breakthrough
held at the National Cathedral, Washington D.C., various world political
leaders, religious leaders and global organizations working together.
[For
her involvement and
leadership (PDF 47.8KB) in the United Way's expansion towards the
elimination of poverty through helping to feed thousands of poor
children in schools in Bangalore, India, Sheela Murthy was invited to
the stage by Brian Gallagher, the CEO of United Way of America.]
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04.12.08 |
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Honored Guest / Speaker : on the
topic of U.S. immigration law; Annual "Ugadi" celebration of the
Telugu Association of
North America, with approximately 2,000 attendees; Vienna, VA.
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04.09.08 |
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Participant : President's Advisory
Council meeting; Villa Julie College, Owings Mills, MD.
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04.04.08 |
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Meeting : Board of Trustees of the
American Immigration Law
Foundation; Washington D.C.
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04.03.08 |
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Serving : as Chair of the
Distinguished Women's Committee of the Girl Scouts of Central Maryland (GSCM)
for their annual gala, speaking on the event and helping to raise funds
for GSCM.
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04.03.08 |
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Panelist : on PERM Labor
Certifications; AILA Annual Paralegal Conference; Washington D.C.
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04.03.08 |
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Speaker : Keynote address at the
Remax American Dream Real Estate Group Annual meeting; Timonium, MD.
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03.30.08 |
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Authored : "Where
They Stand on Immigration," The Hindu's online edition.
Attorney Murthy explains the position of each of the front-runners in
the 2008 presidential election.
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03.12.08 |
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Awarded : Attorney Murthy is
one of the top seven Maryland businesses, selected from among 150,000,
to receive the
12th Annual Global Leadership Award
from the World Trade Center Institute in Baltimore, MD.
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01.14.08 |
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Interviewed : CBS Affiliate,
Baltimore, WJZ-TV regarding Taneytown, MD's efforts to officially close
the town to illegal immigrants.
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Jan 2008 |
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Recognized : as a
Maryland Super Lawyer 2008, in Baltimore
Magazine and the Maryland Super Lawyer publication
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Jan 2008 |
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Featured :
Maryland Super Lawyer publication
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Fall 2007 |
|
Interviewed : "A
Powerful Voice: Sheela Murthy, LL.M. '87 Lends a Hand to Immigration Law,"
(PDF 290KB) Harvard Law Bulletin, published by Harvard Law
School, Cambridge, MA.
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10.09.07
MurthyBlog |
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Meeting : Chief of Consular Section
and Consular team at U.S. Consulate in Chennai, INDIA.
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09.18.07
MurthyBlog |
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Speaker & Participant : Rally in
support of immigration reform for skilled workers. Sponsored by
Immigration Voice. Washington D.C.
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09.11.07 |
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Interviewed : "6 Secrets of
Successful Immigrants," MSN Money, on finding your niche and
working HARD. Read the article
here (PDF 48.2KB).
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07.20.07
MurthyBlog |
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Interviewed : Feature story on the
Murthy Law Firm in the Baltimore Business Journal, covering the
effects of the rush of I-485 filings in the summer of 2007.
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07.09.07 |
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Authored : "Green
Agony," on the I-485 fiasco of 2007. Published in national
edition of The Economic
Times, Kolkatta, INDIA.
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Jul 2007 |
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Honoree : Who's Who Legal
has honored Attorney Murthy by listing her in their corporate section as
an internationally-recognized corporate / immigration lawyer in their
2007 edition. Read more here.
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06.28.07
MurthyBlog |
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Meeting : U.S. / India Business
Council, sponsored by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Washington D.C.
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06.14.07
MurthyBlog |
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Panelist : "Alternate Career Paths
and Quality of Life Issues," Harvard Law School World-Wide Alumni
Congress. National Press Club, Washington D.C.
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06.06.2007
MurthyBlog |
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Participant : Baltimore Symphony
Orchestra
(BSO) program to help at least 75 local children who cannot afford to
purchase musical instruments and provide them with the opportunity to
work with BSO artists.
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06.04.2007 |
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Appearance :
Forbes Magazine
(PDF 271KB)
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05.25.2007
MurthyBlog |
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TV Appearance : interviewed by Kai
Jackson on the current immigration debate; local CBS affiliate, WJZ-TV,
Baltimore
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05.21.2007
MurthyBlog |
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Radio Appearance
: The Ed Norris Show, local CBS radio affiliate, the Immigration Debate
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May 2007 |
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Recognized : Top 100 Maryland
Women; The Daily Record
(PDF 255KB), awards ceremony Baltimore, MD
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May 2007
MurthyBlog |
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Sponsor
: Multi-Ethnic Domestic Violence (MEDOVI) Project, Women's Law Center of
Maryland
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05.17.2007
MurthyBlog |
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Speaker : Global Women's Leadership
Conference, Maryland World Trade Center Institute, Baltimore, MD
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04.28.2007
MurthyBlog |
|
Participant : Tour and Retreat for
members of the Board of Directors for the Girl Scouts of Central
Maryland
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04.20.2007
MurthyBlog |
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Speaker : National Interest
Waivers; AILA, DC Chapter
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04.11-14.2007
MurthyBlog |
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Participant : meeting of the
Women's Leadership Council of the United Way; San Antonio, TX
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04.09.2007
MurthyBlog |
|
Speaker : on the topic of the field
of U.S. immigration law; University of Baltimore, Law Society
|
04.09.2007
MurthyBlog |
|
TV Appearance : interviewed on the
implications of the H1B cap having been reached on the first day; TV9
cable, broadcasting primarily in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and
Karnataka, India
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03.17-25.2007
MurthyBlog |
|
Participant : Trip to Istanbul,
Ankara, & Dubai as part of the Maryland Institute for Dialogue to
further understanding between countries and cultures with focus on the
work and efforts of the TurkishAmerican population.
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03.04.2007
MurthyBlog |
|
TV Appearance : regarding Girl Scout
Leadership Program and work as co-Chair of the Distinguished Women's
Reception in Baltimore, MD, on the WJZ-TV Channel, local CBS affiliate in the Baltimore
area
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Mar 2007
MurthyBlog |
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Recognized : Top 100 Maryland
Women; The Daily Record, leading legal newspaper in Baltimore, MD
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Jan 2007-2009
MurthyBlog |
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Serving :
President's Advisory Council for Villa Julie College; Owings Mills, MD
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01.17-21.2007 |
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Participant :
AILF Board of Trustees meeting; San Jose, Costa Rica
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01.2007 |
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Moderator / Speaker
: Immigration Law & Compliance by Sterling Education Seminars;
Wilmington, DE
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Dec 2006 |
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Recognized :
Murthy Law Firm as one of the largest and most prominent minority-owned
businesses; Baltimore Business Journal, Baltimore, MD
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12.12.2006 |
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Moderator / Speaker
: Immigration Law & Compliance by Sterling Education Seminars;
Baltimore, MD
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Nov 2006 |
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Member :
Women's Business Council, invitation-only group of leading women-owned
business; Baltimore, MD
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10.2006 |
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Sponsor :
Murthy Law Firm sponsors Women's Law Center dinner and awards ceremony
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08.31-09.02
2006 |
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Speaker & Panelist
:
"Immigration and Business Options for International Talent"
and panel of successful women. World Kannada Conference, Baltimore, MD
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Sep 2006 |
|
Recognized : by Baltimore Business Journal as one of the
largest charitable donors in the area (both Sheela Murthy & the Murthy
Law Firm)
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Sep 2006-2008 |
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Serving : Board of Directors, Girls
Scouts of Central Maryland
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Jul - Aug 2006 |
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Participant :
educational & cultural tour of Turkey to raise awareness for diversity
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Aug 2006 |
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Recognized : among Baltimore's Legal Elite by Baltimore
SmartCEO Magazine; August 2006
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May 2006-2008 |
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Serving : Co-Chair, United Way
Women's Initiative of Maryland
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05.05.2006 |
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Awarded
: for "Special Leadership Award" by the YWCA for Leadership in Law,
Baltimore, MD
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04.06.2006 |
|
Recognized
: "Sheela
Murthy Circle of Philanthropy"
Girl Scouts of
Central Maryland; the highest single donor based on a multi-year pledge
to help struggling women and teenagers, Baltimore, MD
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02.24.2006 |
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Awarded
: for "Leadership in Law" by American Desi Magazine, Washington
D.C.
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12.01.2005 |
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Nominated & Recognized
: Court of Appeals of Maryland; Certificate of Appreciation for
exemplary service as a volunteer member of the Peer Review Committee for
the Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland
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11.13.2005 |
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Speaker : "Consular Issues,
Technology Alert and Security Clearance Visas," International Legal
Studies conference; Salzburg, Austria
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10.13.2005 |
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Speaker : "PERM-Related Matters
(Specifically Audit Triggers and the Additional Recruitment Required for
Professionals)," national teleconference
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Oct 2005 |
|
Participant : joined United Way
Women's Initiative; to contribute to charitable causes as a woman leader
and become involved in various groups
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Sep 2005 |
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Speaker : Immigration law issues;
Executive Women's Group
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Sep 2005 |
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Participant : with the Girl
Scouts of Central Maryland, helping women, children, and youth to get
their lives back on track; also worked on the Distinguished Women's
Award for those involved in charitable causes
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Sep 2005 |
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Participant : hosting and working
towards having a woman president of the United States
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8.17.2005 |
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Speaker : Immigration 101 session
for professionals, Anne Arundel County Department of Health, Annapolis,
MD
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6.14.2005 |
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Interviewed : "Success Story with a
Twist," The Baltimore Sun, on the increasing number of immigrant women
becoming entrepreneurs, according to a study by a Towson University
professor for the Immigration Policy Center
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4.11.2005 |
|
Speaker : "Nonimmigrant Visas for
Business Professionals," and Moderator for panel comprised of
Robert Divine, Chief Counsel, USCIS and Efren Hernandez, Chief Programs
and Policies at USCIS, Washington D.C.
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4.05.2005 |
|
Speaker : on the Legal Profession
before a group of the Harvard Law School class, to provide insight into
law firm practice and law firm management from a unique, large boutique-practice perspective
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3.17.2005 |
|
Testified : success before the
Judicial Sub-Committee of the Maryland General Assembly on bills
affecting immigration
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11.16.2004
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Speaker : "Hiring & Retaining
Foreign Workers
Professional Seminar" - Baltimore, MD
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10.04.2004 |
|
Interviewed : "Legally Speaking" -
Immigration Issues, WWRL1600 Radio, New York, NY
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9.22.2004 |
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Co-Authored : "The Roles of Various
Agencies in Employment-Based Immigration" in the Maryland State Bar
Bulletin, Sep 15, 2004, a publication of the Maryland State Bar
Association
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8.31.2004 |
|
TV Appearance : "Health
Insurance & Immigration
Status" on the WJZ-TV Channel, local CBS affiliate in the Baltimore
area
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7.07.2004 |
|
Meeting : Chief of Consular Section
and Consular team at U.S. Consulate in Chennai, INDIA
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6. 17.2004 |
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Participant : Harvard Law School
Worldwide Alumni Congress, London, U.K.
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6.10.2004 |
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Speaker : "Nonimmigrant Visa
Options" and attendee at the AILA Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA
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5.26.2004 |
|
Moderator : U.S. Department of
Labor, Region II meeting, Washington D.C.
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5.07.2004 |
|
Speaker and Moderator : U.S.
Department of Labor Panel, AILA, Washington DC Chapter Conference,
Washington D.C.
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3.5.2004 |
|
Participant : AILF meeting as a
member of the Board of Trustees, Washington D.C.
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1.17.2004 |
|
Participant : AILF meeting as a
member of the Board of Trustees, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
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12.01.2003 |
|
Published : "Changes in Immigration
Law" in The Subcontinental, Journal of South Asian American Political
Identity
|
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11.20.2003 |
|
Speaker : "Skilled Workers" -
Global Immigration Conference, London, U.K.
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10.10.2003 |
|
Chair & Moderator : Program
Committee, AILA Immigration Conference, Washington D.C.
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9.12.2003 |
|
Interviewed : Good Nursing
Magazine, professional publication from CANADA
|
|
8.05.2003 |
|
Appointed : American Immigration
Law Foundation, Board of Trustees, 3-Year Term
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7.27.2003 |
|
TV Appearance : "Immigration
Issue" on the WJZ-TV Channel, local CBS affiliate in the Baltimore
area
|
|
6.27.2003 |
|
TV Appearance : "Immigration
Related Issue" on the WJZ-TV Channel, local CBS affiliate in the
Baltimore area
|
|
5.9.2003 |
|
Moderator & Speaker : "Labor Certification
& Its Future,"
AILA Spring Conference, Washington D.C.
|
|
5.5.2003 |
|
Authored : "L-1 & H1B Visas,"
The
Economic Times,
National Edition, INDIA
|
|
5.2.2003 |
|
Panel : "Immigration & the Huddled
Masses,"
Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA
|
|
4.19.2003 |
|
Interview : "Immigration Issues in the Current Climate,"
WWRL1600 Radio, New York, NY
|
|
4.1.2003 |
|
Judged : Jessup International Law
competitions, Washington D.C.
|
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3.5.2003 |
|
Testified :
before Maryland Legislature on why immigrants in lawful status should
get Social Security Numbers and drivers' licenses currently denied them
|
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3.4.2003 |
|
Interviewed : KLIF Radio of Dallas,
TX on
Green Card Lottery scams
|
|
2.10.2003 |
|
Interviewed : New York Times - Quoted
extensively in an article on Nurses
|
|
Oct 2002 |
|
Authored : "Immigration Law"
Chapter for the Mathew Bender Desktop Treatise on Business Employment,
2001-Present (October 2002 Edition)
|
|
Oct 2002 |
|
Presenter : "Naturalization," American Immigration
Lawyers Association, National Fall Conference, Washington D.C.
|
|
Sep 2002 |
|
TV Appearance : "Immigration and Civil Liberties" on the
WJZ-TV Channel, local CBS affiliate in the Baltimore area
|
|
May 2002 |
|
Presented : "H1B Advanced
Issues" American Immigration Lawyers Association, Annual Spring CLE
Conference, Washington D.C.
|
|
May 2002 |
|
Presented : "Labor Certification Issues and
Strategies" American Immigration Lawyers Association, DC Chapter
Annual Spring CLE Conference, Washington D.C.
|
|
Mar 2002 |
|
Presented : "You are What you Think You Are!" Stella Maris
College, Chennai, INDIA to approximately 3000 students and parents, as chief
guest for Annual College Day celebrations
|
|
12.1.2002 |
|
TV Appearance : "Constitutional and Civil Liberties
Perspectives on Targeting ArabAmericans on the FBI's NCIC," Fox News
Live, International and National live broadcast TV
|
|
2002 |
|
Authored : "Immigration Law" for
the 6 volume treatise on Employment Law, Mathew Bender
|
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10.11.2001 |
|
TV Appearance : "Emerging Business Leader Award"
publicized on TV as jointly recognized by the Baltimore Business Journal
and WJZ-TV (CBS affiliate in Baltimore, MD)
|
|
10.11.2001 |
|
TV Appearance : "Immigration Law as Affected by the
September 11, 2001 Attack on America," CNBC International and KLIF
Radio Station, Dallas, TX
|
|
Oct 2001 |
|
Presented : "Consular Practice
Panel," American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), Washington D.C.
Chapter
|
|
Sep 2001 |
|
Awarded : "Excellence in eBusiness
Awards for Content and Presentation" for the law firm's website, Baltimore Business Journal
|
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Jul 2001 |
|
Awarded : "40 Under 40" Prominent
Emerging Leaders in the Baltimore-Washington Area, Baltimore Business
Journal
|
|
Jun 2001 |
|
Authored : "Employer Sanctions"
update, Immigration and Nationality Handbook,
Volume 1, 2001-02, AILA Publications
|
|
Jun 2001 |
|
Presented : "100 Tips for the
Immigration Lawyer," AILA National Annual Conference,
Boston, MA
|
|
Jun 2001 |
|
Featured : "Women in Business,"
Baltimore Magazine
|
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2001 |
|
Served : American Immigration
Lawyers Association Chair, National Membership Committee
|
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2001 - 2002 |
|
Served : Board of Governors of the
Harvard Club of Maryland
|
|
Dec 2000 |
|
Speaker : "Keys to
Leadership," to over 5,000 students and parents, Timpany School,
Vizag, India, during the school's prestigious 70th Anniversary
Since Founding celebrations
|
|
Dec 2000 |
|
Featured : "Dreams Made True"
FEMINA Magazine, INDIA
|
|
Jun 2000 |
|
Presented : "National Interest
Waivers," AILA National Annual Conference, Chicago, IL
|
|
Mar 2000 |
|
Presented : "Technology and Your Practice," AILA,
Washington DC Chapter Conference
|
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2000 |
|
Authored : "Consular Practice at
Mumbai," Immigration Law Today, AILA publication
|
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2000 |
|
Authored : "Consular Practice at
Chennai," Immigration Law Today, AILA publication
|
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2000 - 2001 |
|
Served : Executive Committee of
the AILA, Washington D.C. Chapter
|
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1999 - 2001 |
|
Served : Member of the Immigration
Law Coordinating Committee of the American Bar Association
|
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Nov 1999 |
|
Presented : "Websites for Lawyers,"
Bar Association of Washington D.C.
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|
Nov 1999 |
|
Featured : "Who's Who in Law" Top
25 lawyers in the Baltimore-Washington area, Baltimore Business Journal
|
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9.24.1999 |
|
Featured : "Website Turns
Immigration Lawyer into Internet Star," India West Magazine
|
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8.2.1999 |
|
Featured : "Net Worth,"
India Today
Magazine
|
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7.26.1999 |
|
Featured : "Web of Roses,"
India Today,
International Edition
|
|
Jun 1999 |
|
Presented : "Internet and Your Practice,"
AILA National Annual Conference, Houston, TX
|
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1999 - 2000 |
|
TV Appearance : "Interviews on Immigration Angle on Elian
Gonzalez," several interviews on WJZ-TV, local CBS affiliate in the
Baltimore area
|
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Jul 1998 |
|
Panel : "Women in Business" Panel Discussion on
National Public Radio
|
|
Nov 1997 |
|
Featured : "Is This (murthy.com)
the World's Best Lawyer Website?" featured article in Lawyers Weekly USA
|
|
Nov 1995 |
|
Featured : "A Legal Eagle Goes
Online," Baltimore Magazine
|
|
1994 |
|
Admitted : U.S. Supreme Court
|
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1994 - Present |
|
Authored : Regular writer and
editor of the MurthyBulletin, containing articles on various immigration
law matters, published weekly by the law firm for clients & prospective
clients all over the world
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May 1994
to Present |
|
Established : Founder & managing
Attorney
THE LAW OFFICE OF SHEELA MURTHY, P.C.,
(doing business as the Murthy Law Firm)
Owings Mills, MD 21117-5594
|
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1991 – 1994 |
|
Served : Executive Committee, Young
Lawyers Division, Baltimore City Bar Association
|
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Nov 1992 |
|
Position : Attorney - SHAPIRO and OLANDER,
Baltimore, MD
|
|
1990 - 1994 |
|
Served : Board of Directors,
Executive Women's Network
|
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1990 - 1992 |
|
Served : Executive Committee of the
Bar Association of Baltimore City, Young Lawyers Section
|
|
1989 |
|
Admitted : Maryland Court of
Appeals
|
|
1989 |
|
Admitted : Baltimore City Bar
Association
|
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1989 |
|
Admitted : Maryland State Bar
Association
|
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1989 - 2001 |
|
Served : Jessup International Law
competitions, coached various teams and judged the
regional and international rounds
|
|
1989 - 1992 |
|
Position : Attorney - GORDON, FEINBLATT, et al., Baltimore,
MD, Attorney Immigration Law and Business / Real Estate Law
|
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1988 |
|
Admitted : New York Supreme Court
|
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1987 - 1989 |
|
Position : Attorney - WHITE & CASE, New York, New York
Associate – International Law, Corporate / Business Law, Litigation and
Real Estate Law
|
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1987 |
|
Education : HARVARD LAW SCHOOL LL.M
Cambridge, MA
|
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Spring 1986 |
|
Position : Assistant Professor of
Travel and Entertainment Law at the Institute of Hotel Management,
Bangalore, INDIA
|
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1985 |
|
Awarded : Jessup International Law
Moot Court competition; received several awards, individual category as
well as national and
international levels, organized by the American Society of International Law
|
|
1985 |
|
Awarded : Outstanding Young Person Award,
finalist, sponsored by Jaycees in Bangalore, INDIA
|
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1982 - 1985 |
|
Education : UNIVERSITY LAW COLLEGE LL.B
Bangalore, INDIA; 1st in class for entire Bangalore University
|
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1985 - 1986 |
|
Position :
Taught French as a foreign language at the Alliance Francaise,
Bangalore, India, and at the Institute of Hotel Management, Bangalore,
INDIA
|
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1984 |
|
Education : Diploma French Language, ALLIANCE FRANCAISE, Bangalore, INDIA;
Tres Honorable (highest rating) certification
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|
1982 |
|
Education : STELLA MARIS COLLEGE,
Madras, INDIA
B.A. History Major and Political Science Minor
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