ACMUA Staff

Michael was appointed as the Atlantic City Municipal Utilities Authority's Executive Director beginning February 8, 2021. As Executive Director, he is responsible for all drinking water treatment and distribution to the City of Atlantic City. Mr. Armstrong is a 1985 graduate of Seton Hall University with a B.A. in Accounting and and a graduate of Seton Hall University School of Law. Prior to joining the ACMUA, Mr. Armstrong was in private practice as an attorney with an emphasis on representing public entities. He has extensive public experience focusing his practice in the area of civil litigation, administration, contracts, insurance defense, redevelopment, criminal defense, and administrative claims. Additionally, he serves as an Adjunct Professor at Stockton University where he teaches Business Law and Ethics and Hospitality Law. He has also served as counsel to the New Jersey State Senate and Senate Parliamentarian for ten (10) years, Solicitor to the Willingboro Municipal Utilities Authority for more than fourteen (14) years and Willingboro Township Solicitor for eighteen (18) years. Additionally, his experience includes serving as Special Counsel and/ Redevelopment Counsel to the State of New Jersey, City of Atlantic City, City of Newark, City of Trenton, City of Paterson, City of Orange, County of Passaic, Camden Housing Authority , Borrough of Lawnside, and Federal judiciary.