A federal court has scheduled Mikal Watts’ criminal trial to start Feb. 1, 2016. By that date, only three months will have passed since federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment against Watts, a well-known San Antonio plaintiff lawyer, who faces allegations that he knowingly stole the identities of people by claiming he represented them in civil litigation against BP Exploration & Production.
Robert McDuff of McDuff & Byrd in Jackson, Mississippi, who represents Watts, said his client denies the allegations and welcomes the speedy trial.
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