Dallas Litigation Firm Adds Britta Stanton

Dallas trial lawyer Britta Stanton has left a two-and-a-half year stint as a jury consultant to join forces with Chrysta Castañeda at The Castañeda Firm.Stanton, who started her career at Beck Redden and then practiced for more than 15 years at Lynn Pinker, becomes the second partner at the three-lawyer trial boutique. She said that although she considered returning to a big firm, the opportunity to be mentored by Castañeda was an “incalculable benefit.”“My first love is the courtroom,” Stanton said. “I’ve always pointed my career towards the best courtroom experience. My experience trying commercial cases to judges and juries around the country, coupled with Chrysta’s trial experience and depth of knowledge about energy law is a perfect combination.”Most recently, Stanton was at IMS Consulting & Expert Services, where she advised a number of trial lawyers preparing for and going to trial.“It’s fun to see how other trial lawyers approach their cases, and to study the various styles of different folks in the courtroom,” said Stanton, who serves as the chair of the Advisory Committee for the Northern District of Texas courts. “And juries are endlessly fascinating – from watching mock jurors deliberate to picking juries during voir dire – I…