Category Archives: Media
The Hunt for Alejandro Suarez: A Miami Man Decided to Move Out. A Massive Uproar Ensued.
BY CAROL MARBIN MILLER AND OMAR RODRÍGUEZ ORTIZ – OCTOBER 06, 2022 On July 4, Independence Day, Alejandro Suarez packed his laptop, camera and some clothes into a book bag. He placed a handwritten note in the glove box of his blue Honda Civic and left the car in the parking lot of a… Read More »
Professor Comes to the Support of Children Denied Dental Care
Prof. Matthew Dietz, NSU Disability Inclusion and Advocacy Law Clinic A Hillsborough County mother turned to the local television station after her children with special needs were denied dental treatment. Attorney Matthew Dietz, the clinical director of the Disability Inclusion and Advocacy Law Clinic at Shepard Broad College of Law at Nova Southeastern University,… Read More »
From Park Avenue Penthouse to Puppy Pit: Miami Lawyer Matthew Dietz Won’t Stop Advocating
Rachel Lean – Sept. 13 2019 Miami civil rights attorney Matthew W. Dietz has spent 20 years stepping on toes by pushing the envelope on Florida’s Americans with Disabilities policies. But it wasn’t the path his parents had expected him to follow. Dietz grew up in a penthouse apartment on Park Avenue in New… Read More »
Professor Takes the Offense in Defense of Those with Disabilities
If you’re looking for a crusader for justice when it comes to disability and accessibility, NSU Professor Matthew Dietz has the credentials. Since 2022, Dietz has been the clinical director of the Disability Inclusion and Advocacy Law Clinic in NSU’s Shepard Broad College of Law. His commitment to defending those with disabilities runs deep. Throughout his life,… Read More »
Law Clinic Works with Media to Expose Disabled Parking Fraud
Matthew Dietz, the clinical director for the Disability Inclusion and Advocacy Law Clinic in Nova Southeastern University’s Shepard Broad College of Law, was recently featured on a WPLG Channel 10 investigative piece because of the work of him and his students to expose a man who was selling forged disabled parking permits online without… Read More »
Reporter Follows Up with Law Professor after Federal Ruling
TV reporter Tony Pipitone interviews NSU Professor Matthew Dietz at the Shepard Broad College of Law. Investigative reporter Tony Pipitone has been following the story on lawsuits against the state that claimed it illegally kept children with complex medical needs in nursing homes. The state was first sued over this issue in 2012 by… Read More »
Disability Advocate Addresses Sidewalk-Utility Pole Issue
Matthew Dietz, the clinical director for the NSU Disability Inclusion and Advocacy Law Clinic Matthew Dietz, the clinical director of the Disability Inclusion and Advocacy Law Clinic in NSU’s Shepard Broad College of Law, recently weighed in on a Local 10 story about a power pole in Miami that was put in the middle… Read More »
Federal Court Ruling Favors Law Professor and Child Advocate
Prof. Matthew Dietz, NSU Disability Inclusion and Advocacy Law Clinic Matthew Dietz, the director of the Disability Inclusion and Advocacy Law Clinic at NSU’s Shepard Broad College of Law, was one of the attorneys in a case that led to a federal judge ruling that the state of Florida can no longer keep children… Read More »