Education
Ashland Senior High School, Ashland, Oregon (1984)
University of Oregon, did not graduate
San Diego State University, did not graduate (academically disqualified)
University of LaVerne, San Fernando Valley College of Law.
Ashland Senior High School, Ashland, Oregon (1984)
University of Oregon, did not graduate
San Diego State University, did not graduate (academically disqualified)
University of LaVerne, San Fernando Valley College of Law.
He is also a Certified Intervention Professional, and is the featured Criminal Interventionist on the Investigation Discovery television 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 popular-culture issues. Kavinoky has also appeared on The Insider’s sister show, Entertainment Tonight, as well as National Broadcasting Company’s Today Show, Doctor Philosophy, various shows on Cable News Network Headline News, and many other national and local television and radio programs.
Kavinoky also frequently contributes a video blog to The Insider.
He appeared on the cover of the May, 2014 issue of Speaker magazine. He authored an article for that magazine entitled "As Seen On television".
He has delivered his signature speech, entitled Be The Billboard, to associations, organizations, and public audiences around the country. Be The Billboard is an unfiltered look at Kavinoky’s life.
Kavinoky is the founding attorney of 1-800-NoCuffs, the Kavinoky Law Firm.
He has been recognized many times by his contemporaries. He has authored three legal textbooks, including Facing a Driving under the influence Charge in California: What You Need to Know, which answers the most frequently asked questions regarding DUIs.
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. He has been named one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in California by the National Trial Lawyers every year since 2007, and has received an "AV" Rating (highest level of skill and ethical standards) by the Martindale-Hubbell directory.
