Jane Darst brings more than two decades of frontline prosecutorial experience to everything she does. A seasoned trial attorney and administrator, she currently serves as a faculty member at Vera Causa Group and as a senior prosecutor in St. Charles County, Missouri.

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Jane’s career took root at the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office, where she prosecuted thousands of misdemeanor and felony cases. She developed deep expertise in the Sex Crimes and Family Violence unit before earning promotion to general felony trial team leader.

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As First Assistant Circuit Attorney for 16 years, Jane led an office of nearly 160 employees, overseeing more than 60 non-attorney staff and a multimillion-dollar budget. She managed all aspects of personnel, from hiring and separations to training, and helped design and implement a new performance management system.

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Since 2011, Jane has served as an Adjunct Professor of Law at St. Louis University School of Law, preparing students placed at state and federal prosecutors’ offices on the unique demands of prosecution. Her broader teaching portfolio includes NDAA trial advocacy faculty, Co-Director of the Washington University School of Law Prosecution Clinic, the Missouri Office of Prosecution Services trial school, the Missouri Bar Association, the Salt Lake County Utah District Attorney’s Association, and the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Academy and Citizen’s Academy.

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Jane also served as Program Coordinator for the Police Prosecutor Partnership Initiative at the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, which is a Bureau of Justice Assistance grant focused on reducing gun violence through interagency collaboration, NIBIN technology implementation, and community outreach to strengthen victim and witness participation. In that role, she managed grant reporting and bridged communication among researchers, prosecutors, and law enforcement.

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Ms. Darst earned her J.D. from St. Louis University School of Law and her undergraduate degree in business from Missouri State University.