Jayna Marie Rust

Jayna Marie Rust serves as a Professorial Lecturer in Law at The George Washington University Law School while maintaining an active partnership at Thompson Coburn LLP, where she specializes in federal government contracts and litigation.

Her educational qualifications include:

• BJ from the University of Missouri
• MA from Loyola Marymount University
• JD from George Washington University

Professor Rust's expertise centers on federal procurement law, with extensive experience representing clients before the Government Accountability Office, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Her practice spans contract disputes, prime/subcontractor conflicts, and grant administration matters, emphasizing strategic resolution of complex government contracting issues. Prior teaching experience before law school fuels her commitment to legal education.

She actively bridges academic instruction with real-world litigation, focusing on practical applications of contract law for governmental entities and contractors.