Mark Bryant, a Rouse Frets White Goss Gentile Rhodes attorney recognized as one the best land use and public law lawyers in the Kansas City metropolitan area, retired in 2025 after a 50-year legal career.
As a former member of the City Council in Kansas City, Missouri, Mark’s experience with the codes that affect real estate development gave him an edge to help developers and public agencies. He worked with large retailers, public utility companies, and real estate developers to obtain the land use approvals and entitlements they need to conduct business. Mark also represented high-profile clients seeking variances, special use permits, zoning changes, annexation, eminent domain, and redevelopment incentives in Missouri and Kansas.
In 2015, Mark received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, where he earned his law degree after completing his bachelor’s from the University of Central Missouri. In addition to serving on the Kansas City Council, Mark was a member of the city’s Tax Increment Financing Commission,
Land Clearance for Redevelopment Corporation, and Economic Development Corporation. He is also a member of local, state and national bar associations.
In addition to his government service, Mark also served as president of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Board of Directors, a member of the Friends of the Kansas City Zoo Executive Committee, and Executive Director of the Onyx Development Corporation in Kansas City.