Author Archive for: David Betras
Entries by David Betras
By defending people charged with crimes I protect justice for all
During my career as a criminal defense attorney, I have represented hundreds of people who have been charged with serious offenses. From time to time either the nature of a particular case and/or its outcome will attract the attention of MahoningMatters and other media outlets. I know this will come as a shock, but I […]
Using the civil justice system to hold perpetrators accountable for criminal acts
As many of you know, I am representing Cameron Morgan, the 23-year-old woman who was punched in the face and then dragged into the street by Andrew Walls in Akron on Feb. 26. The incident garnered nationwide media attention hours after video of the racially motivated attack went viral. Since then, Walls has admitted to […]
The Cameron Morgan Attack: Hate and those who spread it, are tearing our nation apart.
During my 30-plus year career as a criminal defense and personal injury attorney I have viewed many disturbing images: autopsy photos, disfiguring injuries resulting from dog bites, surveillance cam footage of a murder, third degree burns suffered in an industrial accident. You name it, I have seen it. But few of those images have been […]
Attorney David Betras files civil suit against Cameron Morgan’s attacker, vows to hold white supremacists accountable for racially motivated assault
Cameron Morgan, the 23-year-old woman who was brutally assaulted by David Walls in Akron, Ohio on Feb. 28, 2022, is suing her attacker. The incident garnered nationwide media attention after video of the racially motivated assault went viral. Attorney David Betras, who represents Ms. Morgan and her father David, filed the lawsuit in Summit County […]
Judge dismisses felony charges against former Liberty Schools Superintendent Joe Nohra
In a ruling handed down on Wednesday, December 30, 2021, Trumbull County Common Pleas Court Judge Ronald Rice dismissed six felony counts that had been lodged against former Liberty Local Schools Superintendent Joe Nohra earlier this year. The ruling came in response to a motion filed by Atty. David Betras arguing that the statutes under […]
Betras, Kopp & Harshman founders say addition of new equity partner Justin Markota demonstrates prominent law firm’s continued commitment to the Valley
Sixteen years after founding what has become one of the region’s most respected and successful multi-disciplinary, multi-state law firms Attorneys David Betras, Brian Kopp, and Mike Harshman announced today that Attorney Justin Markota will become an equity partner in the firm which will now operate as Betras, Kopp, and Markota (BK&M). Atty. Harshman will continue […]
PREP Act Liability Protections worked, COVID-19 vaccines are safe and life-saving
As Brad Pitt and J-Lo know only too well, being a celebrity, a status I achieved thanks in no small part to this column and the quite fetching full-color headshot that runs with it, can sometimes be a pain in the gluteus maximus. That pain has become excruciating in recent weeks as a growing number […]
It’s that time of year–time for winter driving tips from Betras, Kopp & Markota
Just in case you haven’t looked outside yet, our “Three Ps” of safe winter driving tips will be extremely relevant and useful over the next couple of days. Please be careful on the roads, and remember, if someone who isn’t driving safely runs into you or a member of your family, contact Betras, Kopp & […]
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Second installment of USA Today Ohio News Network series “Vicious: An investigation into how Ohio laws fail thousands of dog attack victims”March 13, 2025 - 10:07 am- Vicious: Dog attacks maim, disfigure and kill every year. How Ohio law fails victimsMarch 12, 2025 - 10:50 am
Corporate greed, regulatory failures responsible for hundreds of deadly big rig accidents each year, Betras Kopp is fighting to make the roads safer by holding truckers accountableJanuary 23, 2025 - 11:45 am
