With an enviable record of trial victories over the past 13 years, California criminal defense attorney Darren T. Kavinoky is known throughout the country as one of the top lawyers in his area of practice. He has received constant praise from judges, law enforcement officials, prosecutors, colleagues and even the media; among them Los Angeles Magazine, which in 2005 and 2006,named him a “Super Lawyer Rising Star,” an honor reserved only for the top five percent of the lawyers in California.

     As founding partner of The Kavinoky Law Firm, with offices in Santa Monica, Riverside, Newport Beach, and headquarter facilities in Woodland Hills, Kavinoky oversees a staff of more than a dozen attorneys and 20 support personnel. Though best known for his work in handling drug and alcohol cases, he also defends the rights of those accused of other crimes, ranging from petty theft to murder. The Kavinoky client roster is broad and includes high profile individuals—such as the killer of Ennis Cosby (a case he took on until a public defender could be named), a former L.A. Sheriff’s Deputy, a Secret Service agent, and a nationally known radio and TV personality—to others less known.    

     Considered one of the leading experts who can deftly explain the many intricacies of criminal law, Kavinoky is regularly asked to comment on the high profile criminal cases of the day, and as such has been featured on many local and national television broadcasts including “Larry King Live,” Court TV, “Entertainment Tonight,” “The Insider,” (during both its weekly and weekend editions), the “Today Show” and “Celebrity Justice.” With respect to radio, Kavinoky has guested during talk segments on such Los Angeles radio stations as KFWB, KNX, KROQ, KLSX and KRLA, and on the East coast, he has appeared on Clear Channel Radio. Kavinoky has been sought out continuously by the Denver and Boulder, Colorado media to comment on the JonBenet Ramsey case, including the Daily Camera, Elites TV,  KOA Radio and KSYY.  Darren Kavinoky also has been quoted on numerous criminal-headline stories of the day in such publications as USA Today, The  New York Times, Santa Monica Daily Press, The Baltimore Examiner, the New York Post, Men’s Health, Time magazine andCNN.com. In addition, Kavinoky has been used as a regular expert source by the Los Angeles Times, who quoted him most recently on the Mel Gibson drunk driving case.