Ms. Durst's primary areas of practice are toxic tort and product liability litigation.

Bar Admissions
West Virginia State Bar
State Bar of Georgia
United States Supreme Court
West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
United States Tax Court

Education

• University of Kentucky, B.S., with distinction, 1988
• Wake Forest University, J.D., cum laude, 1991

Significant Accomplishments

Account Manager for E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company

Defense of a series of large toxic tort matters for corporate client in federal court

Defense of class action toxic tort and environmental matter for large corporate client

Defense of wrongful death, employer deliberate intent, toxic tort and product liability matters in state and federal courts

Defense of asbestos and silica premises and product liability defendants

Responsible for document collection and organization of nationwide product liability litigation matter

Defense of general litigation matters, including commercial, employment and labor law, and consumer rights

Professional Activities and Experience

Distinctions

• Recognized by Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business in General Commercial Litigation
• Nominated by her peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America in the areas of Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants and Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants