This opinion piece by former Ohio Supreme Court Justice Michael P. Donnelly, who we are proud to say was a guest on our Legally Speaking podcast, appeared in the May 1, 2025 edition of cleveland.com/The Plain Dealer. We are pleased and proud to reprint and share it: There’s a moment in the film, “A Few […]
Rumor has it that the temperature may actually climb above 70 degrees and stay there. That means the bikers in Ohio and Pennsylvania will soon join Floridians in enjoying the open road. Unfortunately, that also means local bikers will face all the challenges that accompany riding in urban areas. At Betras Kopp we help riders […]
Certain work stories haunt Jeremy Grant, the assistant chief dog warden in Licking County. “It just looked like a murder scene,” Grant said, recounting the house where a little boy had been attacked by his uncle’s dog. Grant just cannot forget the sight of the child’s bloody handprints smeared on the wall of the house. […]
In the third installment of this compelling, though-provoking, and anger-inducing series, Akron Beacon Journal reporter Stephanie Warsmith recounts the story of 51-year-old Michael Palmer who lost his ears, thumbs, an index finger and part of his nose when he was savagely attacked by a friend’s pit bull in December 2022: Michael Palmer is a broken […]
In the second installment of this compelling, though-provoking, and anger-inducing series, Columbus Dispatch reporter Laura Bischoff recounts the story of 11-year-old Avery Russel who was attacked and severely injured by two pit bulls… Click here to read/view all the stories in the series. ‘Just tell me if my daughter’s alive.’ After near fatal dog attack, […]
We are pleased to reprint the first installment of “VICIOUS: An investigation into how Ohio laws fail thousands of dog attack victims,” the outstanding investagatory series written by Columbus Dispatch reporter Laura Bischoff and her colleagues at the Akron Beacon Journal, Canton Repository, and Cincinnati Enquirer. The first report in the series titled “Vicious: Dog […]
Since MahoningMatters offered me the opportunity to grace their website with this column each week, I’ve addressed everything from COVID to corruption, distracted driving to democracy and dozens of topics in between. But if pressed to pick the most important subject I write about, is highlighting the role personal injury attorneys and the civil justice […]
It’s that time of year, time to review BK’s safe winter driving tips. Please be careful on the roads, and remember, even though you do everything right, someone who does just one thing wrong in icy conditions can cause an accident in the blink of an eye. If you’re involved in a wreck caused by […]
In this edition of Legally Speaking on WFMJ Today BK Managing Partner David Betras introduces Attorney Jacklyn Soroka, the newest member of the Betras Kopp Legal team. Attorney Soroka practices marital and family law in Florida. During the segment she and David discussed the significant differences between the laws that govern marital and family law […]
Attorneys Brian Kopp, Frank Cassese, and James Melfi of Betras Kopp LLC today filed multiple lawsuits in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court on behalf of people who suffered personal injuries, property and other economic damages as a result of the explosion that rocked the Realty Towers building in downtown Youngstown on May 28, 2024. The […]
In defense of the rule of law – reflections for Law Day: Michael P. DonnellyMay 1, 2025 - 7:01 am
As motorcycle season arrives in Ohio and PA, the law firm bikers trust offers tips from Motorcyclist Magazine that will help keep riders safe as they share the road with cars and trucksApril 28, 2025 - 10:44 am
‘It looked like a murder scene.’ Why Ohio dog wardens want harsher penalties for attacksMarch 25, 2025 - 9:52 am