Bar Memberships

American Bar Association

The American Bar Association (ABA), with approximately 370,000 members, is the world’s largest voluntary professional association. The Association has long served a dual role as advocate for the legal profession and for the public. With the growing complexity of society and our legal system, the Association’s public role has gained both emphasis and breadth.

The ABA is comprised principally of practicing lawyers, judges, court administrators, law teachers, public service attorneys and many non-practicing lawyers who are business executives, government officials, etc. The ABA represents state and local bar associations as well as practitioners in specialized areas of the law. It represents affiliated, law-related organizations and groups with specialized interests or needs such as administrative law judges, lawyers in the armed forces, and minority and women’s bar associations. Attorney Murthy has served as a Member of the Immigration Law Subcommittee of the ABA.

American Immigration Lawyers Association

The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) is the national bar association of over 3,900 attorneys who practice immigration law. AILA Member attorneys represent tens of thousands of U.S. families who have applied for permanent residence for their spouses, children, and other close relatives to lawfully enter and reside in the United States. AILA Members also represent thousands of U.S. businesses and industries which sponsor highly skilled foreign workers seeking to enter the United States on a temporary or permanent basis. AILA Members also represent foreign students, entertainers, athletes, and asylum seekers, often on a pro bono basis. Having previously served as the Chair of the AILA Liaison Committee to the Department of Labor for Maryland, Virginia, and Washington D.C., Attorney Murthy is currently the Chair of AILA National’s InfoNet Advisory Committee.

Maryland State Bar Association

The Maryland State Bar Association (MSBA) is the state organization of the legal profession. It is comprised principally of practicing lawyers, judges, court administrators, law teachers, public service attorneys and many non-practicing lawyers who are business executives, government officials, etc. The MSBA represents practitioners in specialized areas of the law. It also represents affiliated, law-related organizations and groups with specialized interests or needs such as administrative law judges, lawyers in the armed forces, and minority and women’s bar associations. Attorney Murthy has served as the Member of the Law Practice Management Committee and the Technology Committee of the MSBA.