Mikal Watts talks openly about the criticism and scandals he's faced - Corpus Christi Caller-Times
Mikal Watts didn't have a fighting chance. As a toddler, he rode in a stroller as his mother marched in a farm workers' rights march in Austin. In the years since, Watts has risen from law-school whiz kid (he received a degree at 21) to nationally known product liability lawyer and political financier who pledged $10 million of his own fortune in his aborted bid to unseat Republican U. S.... He's most well known for taking on Ford and Firestone in SUV rollover cases that forced much-publicized recalls, though he also has been involved in significant cases involving pharmaceutical and other industries. He's well respected among trial lawyers, though he has faced criticism for some of his methods. Most recently, Watts encountered skepticism surrounding the timing of his departure from the Senate race last fall. Watts cited family reasons, but rumor mills and newspapers around the state hypothesized that Watts was hiding a different reason. political and professional ties to Corpus Christi businessman Mauricio Celis, who is charged with impersonating a lawyer. Watts recently talked openly about the criticism, calling the speculation "armchair lawyering" by political observers, but shrugged it off as a part of life in the public eye. Watts spoke with a Caller-Times reporter in the Watts Law Firm office in San Antonio, one of five around the state. Source: www.caller.com
