on behalf of 41,000 seafood industry workers. Watts' criminal trial began in July 2016. His brother was also a co-defendant. At the start of the trial, Watts fired his attorney and chose to represent himself in the case. On August 18, the jury acquitted Watts and his co-defendants on all criminal charges. However, the jury found guilty several people that Watts hired in Mississippi to gather clients for his litigation against BP. Lawsuit against Watts for identity theft On March 3, 2016, a $100 million lawsuit was filed for identify theft against two Texas attorneys (John Cracken of Dallas and Bob Hilliard of Corpus Christi) and one non-attorney (Max Duncan of Kerrville) in Harris County, Texas District Court. The attorneys were accused of using "case runners to steal the identities of Vietnamese-Americans damaged by spill." Duncan helped finance this effort. After the case was filed, Watts' name was added as a co-defendant. However, on September 13, Watts was non-suited, meaning he was removed from the lawsuit. Personal life He has been married to Tammy, and the couple have three children, Taylor, Hailey, and Brandon. Mikal has two brothers David and Guy, and one sister, Katy Watts. Watts and his wife are actively involved in their church, Oak Hills Church is San Antonio, pastored by Max Lucado and Randy Frazee. Watts and his wife Tammy founded Rapha God Ministries, a ministry they founded in order to provide free Christian prayer counseling to those in need. Watts' mother is a Texas state district judge. Watts opposes abortion and same-sex marriage, but supports civil unions for same-sex couples. He supports the expansion of federal funding for stem cell research. References External links Watts for US Senate Exploratory Committee 1967 births Living people People from San Antonio Texas Democrats Texas lawyers