Matthew W. Dietz

Matthew W. Dietz

January 06, 2025 | Daily Business Review

Florida Lawyers Assistance in Need of Reform for Fairer Mental Health, Substance Abuse Monitoring

For many years, Florida Lawyers Assistance was a haven for lawyers who needed help. Now it has become an adversarial arm of the Florida Bar that no longer serves Florida’s legal profession. FLA should encourage help-seeking behaviors and not seek to hijack the doctor-patient relationship for its own survival.

By Brian Tannebaum and Matthew W. Dietz

6 minute read

February 01, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Fla. COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Has Failed Seniors With Disabilities

In Florida, over 40% of the total of 4.5 million seniors who are not in institutions have at least one disability. More than half a million seniors have difficulty leaving their home.

By Matthew W. Dietz

5 minute read

May 06, 2020 | Daily Business Review

Letter to the Editor: Florida Bar Examiners Ignore Mental Health of Test-Takers

Miami attorney Matthew Dietz critiques the Florida Bar of Board Examiners' decision to move ahead with a July bar exam with few allowances for the coronavirus pandemic.

By Matthew W. Dietz

3 minute read

May 22, 2015 | Daily Business Review

Mental Illness in Legal Profession Still an Issue

The Florida Board of Bar Examiners should stop penalizing bar applicants who have been treated for mental illness and start removing professional barriers, writes attorney Matthew W. Dietz.

By Matthew W. Dietz

5 minute read

May 22, 2015 | Daily Business Review

Mental Illness in Legal Profession Still an Issue

The Florida Board of Bar Examiners should stop penalizing bar applicants who have been treated for mental illness and start removing professional barriers, writes attorney Matthew W. Dietz.

By Matthew W. Dietz

5 minute read