Counsel
Charleston, WV
mobile 304.545.4483
Ms. Durst's primary areas of practice are toxic tort and product liability litigation.

Education

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

Experience

  • Account Manager for Chemours
  • Lead trial counsel for EIDP, Inc., formerly known as E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, in West Virginia asbestos litigation since 2002
  • 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
  • Defense of talc product liability cases in West Virginia
  • 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

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

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

Memberships

  • Kanawha County Bar Association
  • American Bar Association, Member, Section of Litigation
  • Defense Research Institute, Member, Toxic Tort and Environmental Law Committee and Product Liability Committee
  • Participant in University of Virginia School of Law Nine-Day Trial Advocacy Institute, 1997

Community Involvement

  • Director, Camp Leon overnight camp for Blessed Sacrament Parish, 2012 - present
  • West Virginia Youth Symphony, Member, Board of Directors, President, 2012 - 2023
  • Fund for the Arts, Member, Board of Directors, 1994 – 2015
  • Chair, Wine & All That Jazz Festival, sponsored by Fund for the Arts, 2003 - 2004
  • Co-Chair, Wine & All That Jazz Festival and Blues Brews & BBQs Festival, sponsored by Fund for the Arts, 2005
  • Keep a Child in School, Member, Board of Directors, 1993 - 1997
  • Leadership West Virginia, 1999
  • Leadership Charleston, 1992

Other

  • Participant in University of Virginia School of Law Nine-Day Trial Advocacy Institute, 1997