Offers Video ConferencingTap to Call This Lawyer
Mr. Matheson is a former prosecutor who is dedicated to zealously advocating for his clients. He practices exclusively criminal defense, and limits his practice to only Wake County.
Attorney Matheson has substantial criminal law experience, not only as a private defense attorney, but also his previous work with the Harnett County District Attorney's Office as an Assistant District Attorney, the A.C.L.U. Capital Punishment Project and the Durham County Public Defender's Office.
Recently, Mr. Matheson was asked by the North Carolina Bar Association to serve as the Managing Editor of the N.C. Criminal Law Desk Book. Additionally, he wrote both the ‘Driving While Impaired Defense’ and the ‘First Offenders’ chapters of the book. This book is provided by the N.C.B.A. as a resource to attorneys looking to get into the Criminal Defense practice in North Carolina.
Attorney Matheson has also recently been honored as a ‘Top 100 Trial Lawyers’ by The National Trial Lawyers organization as well as a ‘Top 10 Best in Client Satisfaction’ by the American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys.
In his spare time, Mr. Matheson enjoys spending time with his wife, two daughters and their rescue dogs. He can also be found restoring and fabricating cars, as well as volunteering with the Capital Area Teen Court program.
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- Traffic Tickets
- Suspended License
- DUI & DWI
- FaceTime
- Zoom
- Free Consultation
-
Credit Cards Accepted
Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express
- North Carolina
- U.S. Supreme Court
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
- English: Spoken, Written
- Principal Attorney
- Matheson and Associates, PLLC
- - Current
- As we have grown, we changed our firm name to Matheson & Associates to better represent the breadth of our legal team.
- Principal Attorney
- Matheson Law Office
- -
- Represent clients facing North Carolina Misdemeanors and Felonies, including Traffic and Driving While Intoxicated (DWI).
- Assistant District Attorney - Volunteer
- Harnett County District Attorney's Office
- -
- Managed District Court and People's Court.
- Extern
- ACLU - Capital Punishment Project
- Provided case research and analysis in the area of Capital Punishment.
- Intern
- Durham County Public Defender's Office
- Represented indigent clients in all facets of District Court.
- Regional Financial Information Analyst
- Sherwin Williams Company
- -
- North Carolina Central University School of Law
- J.D. (2010) | Law
- cum laude; Dean's List
- Greensboro College
- B.S. (2001) | Business Administration & Economics
- Dean's List; Pride Leaders; Student Ambassador; Residence Adviser; Orientation Leader
- Client Champion - PLATINUM
- Martindale-Hubbell
- 10.0 Superb Rating
- Avvo
- Top 10 Best in Client Satisfaction
- National Trial Lawyers
- Top 100 Trial Lawyers
- The National Trial Lawyers
- 2014-2016
- 10th Judicial District Bar Association
- Member
- Current
- North Carolina St. Andrew's Society
- Member
- - Current
- Wake County Academy of Trial Lawyers
- Member
- - Current
- North Carolina State Bar
- Licensed Member
- - Current
- Wake County Bar Association
- Member
- - Current
- North Carolina General Practitioner's Guide to Criminal Law
- North Carolina Bar Association
- DWI Attorney Raleigh | What Constitutes an Assault with a Deadly Weapon Charge
- Martindale Legal Alerts/Articles
- DWI Lawyers Raleigh | Understanding the Charge of Prostitution
- Martindale Legal Alerts/Articles
- Raleigh Criminal Attorney | Legitimization of Police DNA Swab?
- Martindale Legal Alerts/Articles
- Raleigh Criminal Lawyer | Cooperative with Police and Consent
- Martindale Legal Alerts/Articles
- The Rule of Law Program, Wake County Bar Association
- Alumni Presentation and Networking, North Carolina Central University School of Law
- So you want to be a lawyer?
- Speaking to students about a career in law.