Darren Kavinoky
Darren Kavinoky | |
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Born |
United States | November 2, 1966
Residence | Encino, California, United States |
Alma mater | University of Oregon, San Diego State University, University of LaVerne |
Occupation | Attorney, correspondent for TV entertainment news |
Website |
darrenkavinoky |
Darren Kavinoky is an American criminal lawyer and television journalist who is the creator of the television show Deadly Sins on Investigation Discovery. He is also a Certified Intervention Professional,[1] and is the featured Criminal Interventionist on the Investigation Discovery TV series Breaking Point. Darren is an on-air legal analyst and a special correspondent for the syndicated show The Insider, where he reports on legal, political, and pop-culture issues. Kavinoky has also appeared on The Insider’s sister show, Entertainment Tonight, as well as NBC’s Today Show, Dr. Phil, various shows on CNN Headline News, and many other national and local television and radio programs. Kavinoky also frequently contributes a video blog to The Insider.[2]
Television
Kavinoky’s first television appearances related to his participation in several high-profile criminal cases, and included expert commentary on NBC’s Today Show, CNN’s Larry King Live,[3] and many local news shows in Los Angeles, California.[4]
Kavinoky’s career as an expert began in earnest with the arrest of Mel Gibson for driving under the influence of alcohol in 2006.[5] Following Kavinoky’s commentary on Entertainment Tonight and The Insider, he was sought out by Court TV to provide expert insight into many other cases, including the Cynthia Sommer murder trial in San Diego, the Phil Spector murder trials in Los Angeles,[6] and many other significant cases around the United States. Kavinoky became the legal analyst for The Insider following his reporting of the death of Michael Jackson.[7] He has since traveled around the country for the show, filing reports on topics as varied as the Sarah Palin book tour, Oprah Winfrey’s retirement announcement, the untimely death of Daniel Kerrigan, Jon and Kate Gosselin’s divorce,[8] the John Edwards sex tape scandal[9] and the domestic violence prosecution of Charlie Sheen.[10]
Kavinoky is the co-creator and host of Deadly Sins,[11] which airs at 9 p.m. each Saturday night (and repeated throughout the week) on Investigation Discovery. The show uses the seven deadly sins as an analytical framework for understanding extreme forms of criminal misbehavior.
Keynote Speaking
Darren Kavinoky is an accomplished keynote speaker. He appeared on the cover of the May, 2014 issue of Speaker magazine.[12] He authored an article for that magazine entitled "As Seen On TV".[13] He has delivered his signature speech, entitled Be The Billboard, to associations, organizations, and public audiences around the country.[14] Be The Billboard is an unfiltered look at Kavinoky’s life.
Legal
Kavinoky is the founding attorney of 1-800-NoCuffs, the Kavinoky Law Firm.[15] He has been recognized many times by his contemporaries.[16]
He has authored three legal textbooks, including Facing a DUI Charge in California: What You Need to Know,[17] which answers the most frequently asked questions regarding DUIs.
Awards
In 2015, Darren Kavinoky was named METal Man of the Year. Kavinoky was named a Thomson Reuters Super Lawyer Rising Star in 2005 and 2006, and was named a Super Lawyer in 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013.[18] He has been named one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in California by the National Trial Lawyers every year since 2007,[19] and has received an "AV" Rating (highest level of skill and ethical standards) by the Martindale-Hubbell directory.[20]
Education
- Ashland Sr. High School, Ashland, Oregon (1984)
- University of Oregon, did not graduate[21]
- San Diego State University, did not graduate (academically disqualified)[21]
- University of LaVerne, San Fernando Valley College of Law[22]
Personal life
Kavinoky is married and has one daughter. He is an endurance athlete, having completed seven Ironman Triathlons, and many other marathons and ultramarathons.[23]
References
- ↑ Pacertboard.org
- ↑ Theinsider.com
- ↑ "CNN - Witness couldn't ID Cosby murder suspect - Apr. 10, 1997". cnn.com. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ↑ "No Prints Found on Cosby Case Gun, Report Says". latimes. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ↑ "Mel Gibson Report". YouTube.
- ↑ Jill Serjeant; Alex Dobuzinskis (April 17, 2009). "Reuters: Phil Spector convicted of murder".
- ↑ "AP Analysis of Michael Jackson's personal physician target of a criminal probe". Associated Press. July 28, 2009.
- ↑ "CNN.com - Transcripts". Transcripts.cnn.com. 2009-08-07. Retrieved 2012-01-31.
- ↑ Theinsider.com
- ↑ Theinsider.com
- ↑ Investigationdiscovery.com
- ↑ "Speaker - May 2014". nsaspeaker-magazine.org. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ↑ "Speaker - May 2014". nsaspeaker-magazine.org. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ↑ "Orange County Paralegal Association - 27th Annual Educational Conference". ocparalegal.org. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ↑ "NoCuffs.com". nocuffs.com. Retrieved 2012-01-31.
- ↑ Martindale-Hubbell Directory, Avvo.com
- ↑ Kavinoky, D. (2011). Facing a DUI Charge, What You Need to Know. Boston: Aspatore Books.
- ↑ Los Angeles Magazine, February 2010, p S10
- ↑ "Profile View". The National Trial Lawyers. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ↑ "Darren Todd Kavinoky Lawyer Profile on". Martindale.com. Retrieved 2012-01-31.
- 1 2 "'Deadly Sins' debuts with affair, murder". The Oregonian. March 3, 2012.
- ↑ State Bar of California
- ↑ "Darren Kavinoky Results". athlinks.com. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
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