Attorney Aaron Thomas joins BK as Manager of Tampa, FL office and Leaders of firm’s Real Estate Practive Group

Aaron’s exceptional expertise and experience, which includes structuring and executing multi-national transactions, will significantly expand and enhance all aspects of BK’s complex business and sports law operations.

We invite you to take a moment to review Aaron’s professional biography:

Attorney Aaron Thomas, who joined Betras Kopp Attorneys at Law in January 2026 as a shareholder, manages the firm’s Tampa, Florida office and leads the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group. He also oversees the firm’s closing and title insurance operations and works closely with BK’s Complex Litigation and Sports Law Practice Groups.

Based in Tampa, Aaron represents developers, lenders, investors, and business entities in complex real estate, corporate, and sports-related transactions throughout the United States and across the world.

Aaron’s practice focuses on the acquisition, development, financing, and disposition of diverse commercial real estate assets, including hotels, multifamily communities, office buildings, and luxury residential properties. He regularly represents both lenders and borrowers in mortgage and mezzanine loans, construction lending, and other complex financing transactions. He also serves as a trusted advisor to clients engaged in joint ventures, private company acquisitions, and business divestitures.

As leader of the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group Aaron manages all aspects of the firm’s closing and title insurance business which includes overseeing residential and commercial closings throughout the State of Florida, working with title underwriters, and ensuring compliance with all regulatory and underwriting requirements.

A considerable portion of Aaron’s practice involves high-volume residential closings, complex commercial transactions, and serving as a strategic advisor on title, survey, and insurability issues. He also works closely with, supports, and provides expert counsel to BetrasKopp attorneys in Florida and Ohio who are engaged in complex real estate and title transactions.

Aaron also brings vast experience and expertise to BK’s Sports Law Practice Group where he plays an integral role in structuring and executing transactions involving professional sports organizations and related entities. During his career he has been involved in the purchase and sale of sale of professional sports franchises in the United States, Europe, and the Middle East. Most notably, he represented a consortium of U.S. and international investors in the acquisition of a minority interest in Plymouth Argyle Football Club and Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C.

Aaron also maintains robust land use, government relations, and regulatory practice. He represents clients throughout Florida in zoning, permitting, and regulatory matters. He has successfully negotiated more than 100 settlements under the Bert J. Harris, Jr. Private Property Rights Protection Act and routinely secures site plan approvals, special exceptions, and variances for residential, multifamily, and commercial developments.

Aaron is a member of and active in the Florida Bar and its Young Lawyers Division as well as the Hillsborough County Bar Association.

Aaron, a three-time Academic All-American, graduated Summa Cum Laude from Mars Hill College where he received his Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration with a concentration in Entrepreneurship. He then earned his Juris Doctor from Florida International University College of Law.

Aaron and his wife Jordan have two daughters: Hayden and Remi.