Chrysta Castañeda, the founding partner of Dallas’ The Castañeda Firm, is a commercial litigator focusing on oil and gas litigation. Named an “Elite Trial Lawyer” by The National Law Journal, Chrysta is also the co-author of “The Last Trial of T. Boone Pickens,” which depicts the multi-year battle that resulted in one of the biggest U.S. verdicts of the year. She is a candidate in the Democratic Primary for the Texas Railroad Commission.