Matthew Louis Barry

Attorney Barry was extremely efficient in handling my case. He was very knowledgeable, and always took the time to speak with me if I had any questions. I received the desired outcome with an honorable discharge at the conclusion of my separation board. If your looking for a defense attorney that wil...l give you the best possible outcome, look no further.

Retaining Matthew Barry for legal advice and representation in my investigation was one of the best decisions I made in preparing for my case. Navigating the West Point legal system can be very scary and intimidating, so having someone as capable, professional, and knowledgeable as Matthew Barry in m...y corner was essential. Throughout the whole process, he was very involved and helped me gather evidence to produce a very powerful case that ultimately cleared me of all allegations. His products allowed me to graduate on time with my classmates and a cleared name. The letter he wrote on my behalf with the evidence I provided him ultimately led to the separation of the individual who falsely accused me in the first place. What meant the most was that he believed in me from the beginning, and he demonstrated that time and time again in our meetings and his efforts to produce a high-quality and well-written defense. Matthew Barry is an incredible advocate. I recommend him to anyone seeking legal representation for military matters.

A few months after leaving the Army with an Honorable Discharge I received a memorandum style letter in the mail from Army Human Resources Command stating, "The Department of Defense Consolidated Adjudications Facility (DoD CAF) has found unfavorable information on you per the DoD Continuous Evaluati...on Program. This information was found since or unreported during your last background investigation." There was also an IMREPR flag placed on my Reserve/Veteran profile on my HRCAPPS HRC portal, sort of like an Enlisted Record Brief for IRR Soldiers, I imagine the other Service Branches have something similar to this. Not only would this prevent me from being called up in the IRR should the Army need me, but it would also make me ineligible for Reserve Service if I wanted to. Making this more stressful for me was the dearth of information I found online about the DoD CAF, unlike the Discharge Review Board, which Matt has been helping me with, the DoD CAF along with the whole process of security clearance adjudication was very difficult to find any information on about online, which considerably added to my stress. Like my Review Board case, Matt and literally, his encyclopedic knowledge of Army Regulations along with my own input of submitting various documents relevant to out rebuttal, gave me considerable confidence, doing much to calm myself. What is unique about the help Matt provided is the fact that many Soldiers in the IRR or those with still active security clearances are still under security clearance adjudication, completely unbeknownst to the Veteran. Anything from a felony criminal investigation or an unreported large financial purchase, say a home loan or large auto loan may flag the Veteran with Army HRC via the DoD CAF. Trying to prevent this or at least remedy this, along with the lack of information online and from what I received from the Security Clearance Specialist at HRC was pretty futile. The packet like rebuttal of the documents I submitted to Matt, along with Matt's tremendous help and instruction with FOIA requesting other relevant documents, lead to my Security Clearance Eligibility being reinstated. Which when I return to Service will remove any blemish or negative mark on my military record. I was facing a pretty complicated, bureaucratic and obscure hindrance on returning to service, and Matt successfully helped me fight it. My review is long and relatively detailed, but I know this will be seen by many who are in the same position I was. There is no other attorney I'd rather call than Matt Barry out of Nashville, his encyclopedic knowledge of Army Regulations, his legal education and his experience and most importantly, his attitude towards defending lower ranking, particularly Lower Enlisted troops make him in my eyes, the absolute best choice when it comes to hiring a civilian UCMJ, Security Clearance, or Military Records attorney.