Michigan will soon have its 3rd community with high Speed, low cost, fiber based internet access. Lyndon Township has committed to doing what the Monopolists have refused to do, despite overwhelming demand. As the Township ramps up for the project, Michael J. Watza will be guiding them through the regulatory process, given his involvement in each of the preceding such projects in Michigan. Mike is thrilled to be involved. http://www.mbcoop.org/2017/08/09/lyndon-township-broadband-vote-passes-two-to-one/

Michael J. Watza heads the governmental litigation and affairs practice at the Kitch firm. Mr. Watza’s areas of concentration include litigated, legislative and administrative solutions on behalf of municipal, nonprofit and private sector clients in the areas of Telecommunications, Energy, Complex Litigation and Legislative Consulting.

Mr. Watza practices in both state and federal trial courts throughout Michigan and in the U.S. 6th Cir Court of Appeals. He has managed regulatory matters before the Michigan Public Service Commission, Tax Tribunal, Department of Labor and Economic Growth and Federal Communication Commission and U.S. Department of Transportation. Mr. Watza has also appeared as a witness, client advisor, negotiator or drafter of legislation on various issues including energy, telecommunications, cable, pipelines, the formation of inter-governmental authorities and tort reform before the U.S. Congress and the Michigan State Legislature. He serves as general counsel for PROTEC, a consortium of several dozen Michigan municipalities with unique interest in local government right-of-way issues and as special projects counsel for the Michigan Municipal Risk Management Authority.

Mr. Watza is a council member and has served as Chair of the Michigan State Bar Association Public Corporation and Administrative Law Sections. Mr. Watza is Chairman of a panel of the Michigan Attorney Grievance Commission and has taught “Ethics and the Practice of Law,” and “Communications Law and Policy” at the Michigan State University College of Law.

Mike Watza Guides Township on Regulatory Process for Hi Speed, Low Cost, Fiber Based Internet Access