M. Ali Law is the practice of a former Alberta Crown prosecutor with 20 years in courtrooms across England, Wales, and Canada — who now defends criminal charges knowing exactly how the other side builds its case.
M. Ali Law doesn't do everything — deliberately. The practice is built around courtroom advocacy in criminal and family matters, with a few carefully chosen services alongside.
All criminal matters, from first police contact through trial and appeal — led by a former Crown bail prosecutor who knows how release decisions actually get made.
Contentious and non-contentious — from a hard-fought parenting trial to a clean separation agreement signed across a table.
Clean, properly structured Alberta and federal incorporations for professionals, contractors, and family businesses — done right the first time.
Documents witnessed, sworn and certified by a lawyer — for use in Alberta, elsewhere in Canada, or overseas.
Canadian immigration applications — from family sponsorship and work permits to permanent residence and citizenship — prepared carefully and properly the first time.
Very few defence lawyers have sat on both sides of a courtroom, in two countries. Mohammed Ali has prosecuted, defended, and been the duty lawyer standing beside people on the worst day of their lives.
Born in Blackburn, Lancashire, Mohammed trained with the Crown Prosecution Service in London before qualifying as a solicitor in England and Wales, beginning in criminal defence at Pictons in Luton. He then spent nine consecutive years with Martin Murray & Associates — a West London boutique criminal defence firm covering the London, Berkshire and Reading court circuit — acting in matters up to and including homicide, manslaughter, conspiracy and fraud, conducting trials in the Youth and Magistrates' Courts, and appearing in the Crown Court and the Royal Courts of Justice, where he successfully secured habeas corpus relief in unlawful detention proceedings.
After relocating to Canada, he was called to the bar in Ontario and Alberta and founded Ali Law, a Calgary general practice, in 2017, which he wound down in 2021 on his appointment as a Crown Prosecutor in the Bail Unit of the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service — a role he held until 2024, conducting daily bail hearings and assessing new charges across high-volume dockets. The practice is now re-established in Calgary as M. Ali Law. His defence work has produced outcomes including dismissals and stays of proceedings for Charter and procedural violations.
That combination shapes everything about the practice. Having decided and argued bail from the Crown's side of the room, he knows exactly what prosecutors look for, what makes them nervous, and where cases actually get won. Files are built from the evidence up, prepared for trial from day one, and explained in plain language — in English, Urdu, Punjabi, or Hindi.
Your matter is handled by the lawyer who will stand up in court — not passed between juniors. Calls are returned, and you always know where your file stands.
The first conversation is a candid evaluation of your position — strengths, weaknesses, cost, and timeline — so you can decide whether to fight, settle, or walk away.
Files are built for trial from the outset. Opposing counsel and Crown prosecutors negotiate differently when they know you are ready to be heard by a judge.
Applications for people coming to or staying in Canada: spousal and family sponsorship, permanent residence, work permits, study permits, visitor and super visas, Express Entry, the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program, and citizenship. The practice handles applications only — not appeals, judicial review, or refugee and asylum claims.
Bail is often the most important stage of a criminal case — and counsel here spent three years as an Alberta Crown prosecutor deciding and arguing bail from the other side. Knowing how the Crown assesses risk, evidence and release plans changes how a defence is prepared from the first phone call.
Yes — the practice covers the full range of driving matters: impaired driving (DUI), refusal charges, dangerous driving, Immediate Roadside Sanctions and licence suspensions, along with the insurance and employment consequences that follow them.
Yes. As a lawyer, counsel can act as a notary public and commissioner for oaths — notarizing documents, certifying true copies, and taking affidavits and statutory declarations. Please bring government-issued photo ID and the unsigned document.
Yes. Consultations and full representation are available in English, Urdu, Punjabi and Hindi — no interpreter needed between you and your lawyer, which matters when the details of your case turn on exactly what was said.
M. Ali Law is opening in Calgary in December 2026. If you would like to be contacted when the firm begins accepting clients — or to discuss a future matter — you are welcome to get in touch now. All enquiries are confidential.
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