Timothy S Durst

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Tim Durst is a Chambers-ranked, first-chair trial lawyer with years of courtroom experience handling complex and high-stakes disputes. He has taken to trial a wide range of cases including patent, trade secrets, contract, fraud, and fiduciary duty disputes. He has tried cases in Texas and on both coasts, in state and federal courts, and before arbitration panels. Tim has handled litigation in more than 20 different states and has worked within a variety of industries, including technology, energy, banking, retail, and healthcare.

Tim leads high-performing litigation teams from start to finish by focusing on the client's objectives and mapping out an effective trial strategy, which then guides development of the case through discovery and trial. This yields a trial-ready case and frequently presents opportunities for litigated or negotiated business resolutions short of trial.

Career

Thirty plus years of experience, and a regular speaker and writer on litigation, IP, and business topics, including trial skills, professionalism, litigation strategy, evidentiary and pleading matters, sealing of courtrooms for trade secret litigation, and the litigation realities of partnership and joint venture formation.