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Michael A.
Curtis, Member
Admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme
Court and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals,
Mr. Curtis has more than 30 years experience as
an attorney working in the areas of municipal,
natural resource, utility, commercial, and
corporate law. He also is an active lobbyist at
the Arizona State Legislature and he works in
Washington, D.C. on behalf of client interests.
Mr. Curtis has served as legal counsel for the
Towns of Wickenburg, Apache Junction, Cave Creek
and Gilbert and as legal counsel for the Arizona
Power Pooling Association, Mohave Electric
Cooperative, Navopache Electric Cooperative,
HoHoKam Irrigation & Drainage District and the
Cortaro-Marana Irrigation District. Mr. Curtis
frequently speaks and writes on municipal law
aspects of utility regulation and municipal
energy, water and environmental matters.
He has been the Executive Secretary for the
Arizona Municipal Power Users' Association,
whose members deliver almost half of Arizona's
electricity. He is a member of the American Bar
Association, Arizona State Bar Association,
Maricopa County Bar Association, and many other
civic organizations. Mr. Curtis has also been a
member of the Board of Directors of the American
Public Power Association which represents over
1,700 municipally-owned electric utilities.
Mr. Curtis is a native Arizonan, from a family
involved in the ranching and farming business.
He received both his B.S. degree and his J.D.
from the University of Arizona.
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