Darren Kavinoky is an American criminal lawyer and television journalist who is currently the on-air legal analyst and a special correspondent for the syndicated show The Insider

The Insider (TV series)

The Insider is an American tabloid television news program covering events and celebrities. It debuted on September 13, 2004 as a spinoff of Entertainment Tonight and started as a popular segment that took viewers "behind closed doors" and gave them "inside" information...

, where he reports on legal, political, and pop-culture issues. Kavinoky has also appeared on The Insider’s sister show, Entertainment Tonight

Entertainment Tonight

Entertainment Tonight is a daily tabloid television entertainment television news show that is syndicated by CBS Television Distribution throughout the United States, Canada and in many countries around the world. Linda Bell Blue is currently the program's executive producer...

, as well as NBC

NBC

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’s Today Show, Dr. Phil

Dr. Phil (TV series)

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, various shows on CNN Headline News

CNN Headline News

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, and many other national and local television and radio programs. Kavinoky also frequently contributes a video blog to The Insider.com.

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

Larry King Live

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, and many local news shows in Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles, California

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Kavinoky’s career as an expert began in earnest with the arrest of Mel Gibson

Mel Gibson

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 for driving under the influence of alcohol in 2006. Following Kavinoky’s commentary on Entertainment Tonight

Entertainment Tonight

Entertainment Tonight is a daily tabloid television entertainment television news show that is syndicated by CBS Television Distribution throughout the United States, Canada and in many countries around the world. Linda Bell Blue is currently the program's executive producer...

and The Insider

The Insider (TV series)

The Insider is an American tabloid television news program covering events and celebrities. It debuted on September 13, 2004 as a spinoff of Entertainment Tonight and started as a popular segment that took viewers "behind closed doors" and gave them "inside" information...

, 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, 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

Michael Jackson

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. He has since traveled around the country for the show, filing reports on topics as varied as the Sarah Palin

Sarah Palin

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 book tour, Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey

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’s retirement announcement, the untimely death of Daniel Kerrigan, Jon and Kate Gosselin’s divorce, the John Edwards sex tape scandal and the domestic violence

Domestic violence

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 prosecution of Charlie Sheen

Charlie Sheen

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Legal

Darren, the Kavinoky Law Firm's founding attorney, is an accomplished attorney and has been recognized many times by his contemporaries for his legal knowledge and fierce dedication to his clients.

He has authored the book, Facing a DUI Charge in California: What You Need to Know, which answers the most frequently asked questions regarding DUIs.

Awards

Kavinoky has twice been named a SuperLawyer Rising Star, and was named a SuperLawyer in 2010 and 2011. He has been named one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in California by the American Trial Lawyers Association, and has received an “AV” Rating (highest level of skill and ethical standards) by the Martindale-Hubbell directory.

Education

• Ashland Sr. High School, Ashland, Oregon (1984)

• University of Oregon

University of Oregon

-Colleges and schools:The University of Oregon is organized into eight schools and colleges—six professional schools and colleges, an Arts and Sciences College and an Honors College.- School of Architecture and Allied Arts :...

• San Diego State University

San Diego State University

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• University of LaVerne, San Fernando Valley College of Law

Personal life

Kavinoky is married and has one daughter (born 2002). He is an endurance athlete, having completed seven Ironman distance triathlons, and many other marathons and ultramarathons.