Attorney Arturo Uzdavinis is the newest addition to Betras, Kopp & Harshman’s impressive, multi-talented legal team. A native of Tampa, Florida, Attorney Uzdavinis graduated from Tampa Jesuit High School before attending Tulane University where he earned his Bachelor of Science in Management Degree. He received his Juris Doctorate from Barry University’s Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law, graduating Cum Laude in December 2020. A standout football player at Tulane where he appeared in 48 Read More
In his most recent MahoningMatters column, BKH managing partner David Betras, one of the area's leading criminal defense attorneys, discusses prosecutorial misconduct and the threat overzealous prosecutors pose to every American's freedom... Prosecutors in the United States wield awesome power and have access to immense resources that dwarf what is available to criminal defendants and defense counsel. The lawyers who represent the people of the United States or the people of Florida have Read More
Use our checklist to find the best facility for your loved one and to determine if they are receiving poor care Like people across the country, all of us at Betras, Kopp & Harshman were saddened by the news that nine residents of a nursing home in Hollywood Hills, Florida died after air conditioning at the facility stopped working after Hurricane Irma hit the area. The patients, who ranged in age from 71 to 99 died from heat and lack of oxygen. More than 140 other residents of the Read More
As lawyers who have represented hundreds of medical malpractice victims, we're acutely aware of the dangers associated with the hundreds of thousands of preventable medical errors committed by health care professionals in the United States each year. That's why our interest was piqued by two troubling articles that recently appeared in the Washington Post. The first: A dog bite sent him to the ER. A cascade of missteps nearly killed him, tells the story of 50-year-old David Krall who nearly Read More