Mary Jane Bass
Mary Jane Bass is a partner at Beggs & Lane with a litigation practice primarily focused on pharmaceutical, environmental, and land use disputes. Recent experience includes complex mass tort litigation as part of a team which has successfully tried to verdict six plaintiffs' cases involving the acne medication, Accutane. Ms. Bass also represents clients in regulatory and transactional matters related to contaminated property, hazardous waste management and cleanup, wetlands and land use. She has represented clients in enforcement actions and consent order negotiations with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. She was a member of class action legal team representing the plaintiffs in Samples v. Conoco, et al and Williams v. Conoco, et al, involving property damage and medical monitoring claims. She formerly served as counsel to the Santa Rosa Island Authority and she has represented property owners and homeowners in local government quasi-judicial proceedings.
Areas of Practice
- Environmental Law
- Land Use
- Administrative Law
- Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Georgia, 1988
- Florida, 1995
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida, 1995
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
Education
- Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia
- J.D. (Cum Laude) - 1988
- George Washington University
- M.A. - 1982
- Major: Science, Technology/Public Policy
- Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Georgia
- B.A. With Honors; Phi Beta Kappa - 1978
- Major: Political Science
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Escambia-Santa Rosa Bar Association, Member
- American Bar Association, Member
- State Bar of Georgia, Environmental Law Section, Member
- The Florida Bar Environmental and Land Use Section, Member
Past Employment Positions
- King & Spalding, Associate Attorney, 1988 - 1995
- National Federation of Independent Business, Assistant Director for Federal Government Relations, 1984 - 1988
- Office of Congressman Elliott H. Levitas, Chief Legislative Asst/Press Secretary, 1979 - 1984
- North Georgia Area Planning and Development Commission, Municipal Code Specialist, 1978 - 1979
