Watza

Michael Watza is an attorney at BloomSluggett.com, where they focus on litigated, regulatory, and policy advocacy for various organizations, including PROTEC and the Merit Network. They served as a partner at Kitch Drutchas Wagner et al from 1996 to 2025 and were a faculty member at the Michigan State University Institute for Public Utilities from 2018 to 2020. Michael has extensive teaching experience as an adjunct professor at the Michigan State University College of Law, where they taught courses on ethics and communications law. They are also the General Counsel for both PROTEC and Merit Network, advising on telecommunications and energy issues. Michael obtained their J.D. from the Michigan State University College of Law and holds a B.A. in Criminal Justice, Economics, and Psychology from Michigan State University.