Client testimonial, comment, acknowledgement
"Held in high regard by decision makers in my circles." - Prominent respondent, alleged importation and distribution of controlled and illicit drugs, money laundering and tax evasion (Wellington, 2025)
"Jessica is just an amazing lawyer to have. She goes above and beyond always. She is our lawyer of choice for proceeds of crime when we can afford her. Jess has provided advice to us on proceeds, restructuring of our family trust, and the repatriation of cash and other assets based overseas." - Respondents, alleged: money laundering, tax evasion, supply of methamphetamine, cultivation and supply of cannabis (Auckland, 2025)
"Three words brothers. Let. Her. Cook." - Prominent lead respondent, alleged participation in, and leadership of, organised criminal group and alleged associated class A import and supply charges (South Island, 2025)
"I describe Jessica's addition to our proceeds legal team in 2025 as being an 'immediate relief'." - Lead respondents, alleged cannabis related charges (South Island, 2025)
"Worse than a dealer when she's not paid on time, and by on time, i mean immediately." - Private criminal proceeds litigation funder (australia, 2025)
"she is trusted in my circle, both as a lawyer and as a person. there's only two lawyers in new zealand i trust like that, and jess is one of them. she got results other lawyers said were impossible. I became a fan after that." - Respondent, alleged commercial manufacturing of methamphetamine, money laundering, participating in organised criminal group (auckland, 2025)
"i asked [prominent figure in 'criminal community'] who the best proceeds lawyer was in new zealand. they said "jessica matheson". i went with jess. less than six months later jess saved around $2M worth of [assets]. big downside for me is she doesn't do legal aid, so i had to rely heavily on [associates, family, friends] to pay her fees." - Respondent, alleged importation and sale/supply of methamphetamine/cocaine, money laundering, participating in organised criminal group (auckland, 2025)
"One of the best lawyers I have come across in some time. supportive. cares about what really matters and gets results. she puts up a real fight against the police." - Respondent, alleged money laundering and the sale and supply of methamphetamine (Auckland, 2025)
"our whanau is so thankful and grateful for jessica. we got our property back." - Respondent, alleged cannabis/meth supply and sale (Napier, 2024)
"Jessica asks the questions that [a veteran criminal senior silk] did not" - high profile respondent, alleged significant money laundering (Auckland, 2023)
"Hands down. Best proceeds lawyer i ever had" - respondent, alleged cannabis cultivation and supply (nelson, 2024)
"Amazing job" - family of respondent, alleged sale/supply/manufacture of methamphetamine, permitting premises (Auckland, 2023)
"Fighter... and the woman for the job" - high profile respondent, alleged significant tax fraud (gisborne, 2023)
"I did not understand her strategy at first and she doesn't really explain it when she is putting a plan together, but then some months later it all came together and I was like 'WOW!' She knows what she is doing. She works really differently to the other barrister I got advice from [senior criminal barrister]." - respondent, alleged sale and supply of methamphetamine and cannabis (gisborne, 2023)
"Amazing job and prettiest proceeds lawyer haha" - respondent, alleged tax evasion (auckland, 2021)
"Jessica is just an amazing lawyer to have. She goes above and beyond always. She is our lawyer of choice for proceeds of crime when we can afford her. Jess has provided advice to us on proceeds, restructuring of our family trust, and the repatriation of cash and other assets based overseas." - Respondents, alleged: money laundering, tax evasion, supply of methamphetamine, cultivation and supply of cannabis (Auckland, 2025)
"Three words brothers. Let. Her. Cook." - Prominent lead respondent, alleged participation in, and leadership of, organised criminal group and alleged associated class A import and supply charges (South Island, 2025)
"I describe Jessica's addition to our proceeds legal team in 2025 as being an 'immediate relief'." - Lead respondents, alleged cannabis related charges (South Island, 2025)
"Worse than a dealer when she's not paid on time, and by on time, i mean immediately." - Private criminal proceeds litigation funder (australia, 2025)
"she is trusted in my circle, both as a lawyer and as a person. there's only two lawyers in new zealand i trust like that, and jess is one of them. she got results other lawyers said were impossible. I became a fan after that." - Respondent, alleged commercial manufacturing of methamphetamine, money laundering, participating in organised criminal group (auckland, 2025)
"i asked [prominent figure in 'criminal community'] who the best proceeds lawyer was in new zealand. they said "jessica matheson". i went with jess. less than six months later jess saved around $2M worth of [assets]. big downside for me is she doesn't do legal aid, so i had to rely heavily on [associates, family, friends] to pay her fees." - Respondent, alleged importation and sale/supply of methamphetamine/cocaine, money laundering, participating in organised criminal group (auckland, 2025)
"One of the best lawyers I have come across in some time. supportive. cares about what really matters and gets results. she puts up a real fight against the police." - Respondent, alleged money laundering and the sale and supply of methamphetamine (Auckland, 2025)
"our whanau is so thankful and grateful for jessica. we got our property back." - Respondent, alleged cannabis/meth supply and sale (Napier, 2024)
"Jessica asks the questions that [a veteran criminal senior silk] did not" - high profile respondent, alleged significant money laundering (Auckland, 2023)
"Hands down. Best proceeds lawyer i ever had" - respondent, alleged cannabis cultivation and supply (nelson, 2024)
"Amazing job" - family of respondent, alleged sale/supply/manufacture of methamphetamine, permitting premises (Auckland, 2023)
"Fighter... and the woman for the job" - high profile respondent, alleged significant tax fraud (gisborne, 2023)
"I did not understand her strategy at first and she doesn't really explain it when she is putting a plan together, but then some months later it all came together and I was like 'WOW!' She knows what she is doing. She works really differently to the other barrister I got advice from [senior criminal barrister]." - respondent, alleged sale and supply of methamphetamine and cannabis (gisborne, 2023)
"Amazing job and prettiest proceeds lawyer haha" - respondent, alleged tax evasion (auckland, 2021)