Matthew Dylag

Dr. Matthew Dylag is an access to justice scholar with a particular interest in how emerging technologies are being integrated into the justice sector. His research has been published in numerous peer reviewed journals, and he has presented extensively at both national and international conferences. Since 2022 he has been an assistant professor at the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University where he has enjoyed teaching Civil Procedure, Torts, and Legal Ethics. In 2025 he was awarded the DLAA & LSS Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Before joining Dalhousie University, Dr. Dylag was a Max Weber Fellow in Law at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy, where he was researching the growing use of artificial intelligence within the legal services market and the effect of this phenomena on equality and fairness.

Dr. Dylag obtained his PhD from Osgoode Hall Law School at York University in Toronto, Canada. His dissertation, entitled “Measuring Access to Civil Justice: An Empirical Study of Ontario’s Reform Initiatives,” examined social media conversations about legal problems to assess whether crowd-sourced legal advice was a viable access to justice solution for Canadians. This research was awarded several scholarships, including the Joseph-Armand Bombardier CGS research grant.

Prior to entering academia, Dr. Dylag practiced in Ontario as a civil litigator representing clients in all manners of commercial and consumer disputes. He has appeared before the Superior Court of Justice, the Divisional Court, and the Ontario Court of Appeal.

Within the realms of law and technology, Dr. Dylag is interested in issues surrounding ethics, the rule of law, equality and human rights, and research methodologies.