Mary Jane Bass
Senior Partner
Mary Jane Bass serves as the city attorney for the City of Gulf Breeze and as counsel to the Santa Rosa Island Authority. Acting as an outside general counsel, Mary Jane advises on issues involving procurement contracts, code enforcements, Sunshine Laws, ethics, public records, governmental proceedings, land use, obligations and liabilities.
Mary Jane brings decades of litigation and regulatory experience to her work with Florida government entities. She led private and public clients in major environmental and mass toxic tort litigation, managed land use challenges, and negotiated resolutions to disputes with local, state and federal agencies and government bodies.
Prior to starting private practice, Mary Jane spent a decade conducting government relations and legislative lobbying in the U.S. Congress.