Neil J. Lehto

Government, Mediation
4035 Iverness Lane
West Bloomfield, Michigan 48323


Government

Admitted

1978, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth and Seventh Circuits

Law School

Detroit College of Law, J.D., 1978

Law School Graduation Year

1978

College

Wayne State University, B.A., 1974

Memberships

Macomb County (Chairman, Cable TV Committee, 1997—) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan; Federal Communications Bar Association.

Biographical

Managing Editor, Detroit College of Law Review, 1976-1978. Author: Cable Television Franchise Renewal Under Federal Law: A Powerful Alternative for Some Municipal Officials, 1988 Det. Coll. L.Rev. 37; Cable TV Rates and Service Charges: Upholding Municipal Regulatory Authority Under the U.S. Cable Act, 1989 Det. Coll. L. Rev. 1402; Public Utility Franchise Requirements: Regulating Cable Television the Old Fashioned Way, 8 Cooley L. Rev. 33, 1991; First Amendment and Right of Way Issues in Cable Television, Protecting Free Speech and Expression: The First Amendment and Land Use Law, American Bar Association, 2001. (Also Of Counsel to O'Reilly, Rancilio, Nitz, Andrews, Turnbull & Scott, P.C., Sterling Heights)

Military

2nd. Lt., USARNG, 1972-1978