The Law Office of Matthew A. Bailey

02/25/2026

"The City of Madison is set to host an amnesty day.

March 4th at 8 a.m., for anyone with an outstanding misdemeanor warrant, including traffic citations.

This process will allow the City to clear more than 200 outstanding misdemeanor warrants.

If you believe you have an active warrant, you are encouraged to call the Madison Municipal Court at (256) 772-5617 to confirm your status."

March 4th at 8 a.m., for anyone with an outstanding misdemeanor warrant, including traffic citations.

10/26/2025

With SNAP benefits not continuing into November due to the government shutdown, it is important that those who can donate to food banks and other programs near them do so.

North Alabama Food Bank, Manna House, and the Huntsville Assistance Program will need donations to help get as many people who are food insecure as they can through the shutdown. https://www.foodbanknorthal.org/
https://huntsvilleap.org/
https://www.mymannahouse.com/

04/25/2024

The office will be closed the next few days due to a death in attorney Matthew A. Bailey’s family.

04/12/2024

HPD said that designated NAHSO hotspot locations include:

Jordan Lane/Sparkman Drive
Mastin Lake Road/Pulaski Pike
Meridian St./Delaware Blvd.
Moores Mill Road/Stanwood Blvd.
Bankhead Parkway/Douglas Lane
Cecil Ashburn Drive/Old Big Cove Road
Church St./Pratt Ave.
Clinton Ave./Monroe St.
University Drive/Old Monrovia Road
University Drive/Research Park Blvd.
University Drive/Slaughter Road
The department said there could be more checkpoints in addition to those listed.

The Huntsville Police Department is telling people to be prepared for traffic safety checkpoints being conducted throughout the weekend.

01/10/2024

"The use of presumptive field tests in drug arrests is one of the largest, if not the largest, known contributing factor to wrongful arrests and convictions in the United States."

10/29/2023

Got a legal problem? Tonight on WAAY31 LawCall you can "Ask Us Anything!"

Join attorneys Will League of Timberlake & League, P.C. and Matthew Bailey as they answer your legal questions at 10:30pm on WAAY-TV .

The Law Office of Matthew A. Bailey

10/20/2023

I was fortunate to have another client with a Class A felony conviction be granted parole to her house yesterday by a unanimous board.

10/04/2023

I am excited to say that my client with a class A conviction whose initial parole hearing had to be continued due to a split in the two person Board of Pardons and Paroles was granted parole today in a 2-1 vote in front of the full Board! She will have the opportunity to be released early to a halfway house which will help ensure she does not return to the Alabama Department of Corrections.

09/29/2023

“So to summarize, it has been clearly established for decades prior to Mr. Edger’s arrest that the police are free to ask questions, and the public is free to ignore them,” a three-judge panel for the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals said in a unanimous opinion issued this week.

Bodycam video shows Huntsville police arrest man for initially declining to show his ID.

07/26/2023

I'm excited to announce that I will be moving my practice to Huntsville. I will be transferring completely over the next couple of months so I have a P.O. Box that I am available at.

P.O. Box 4432
Huntsville, AL 35815

I am excited to start work in Huntsville and the areas that I represent will not be changing. Feel free to continue to call or text me at (205) 286-9082.

06/21/2023

https://matthewabailey.com/blog/f/adoc-inmates-should-prepare-advanced-healthcare-directives
ADOC Inmates Should Prepare Advanced Healthcare Directives

The numerous complaints about the Alabama Department of Corrections healthcare and the numerous injuries and deaths that have occurred due to violence in the prisons create a unique issue for inmates in Alabama. Given th...