Mary Basta completed a combined Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Commerce (majoring in Human Resources Management) prior to commencing her employment with Culshaw Miller Lawyers in May 2011. She has practised exclusively in the area of Family Law during that time, completing higher education in respect of the Family Law sphere. She has been involved in numerous complex children and property matters, and has conducted her own cases briefed Counsel to appear in the Family Court of Western Australia.
Prior to Culshaw Miller Lawyers, Ms Basta worked at Legal Aid Western Australia where she was exposed to, and provided advice on, a range of complex family law issues. She was also an associate to the Deputy President of the State Administrative Tribunal, where she was involved in the hearing of guardianship and administration, equal opportunity, mental health and vocational regulation matters.