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Criminal Defense
Criminal Defense: White Collar
Criminal Defense: DUI/DWI
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Dmitry Gorin
Dmitry Gorin
Los Angeles
California (CA)
Profile
Dmitry Gorin is a partner at Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin, L.L.P., a boutique, Los Angeles-based law firm with an AV Preeminent* peer review rating and an exclusive focus on criminal defense. Drawing from more than a decade of experience as a senior deputy district attorney for Los Angeles County, Mr. Gorin now specializes in the defense of complex criminal matters in state and federal courts nationwide. Having litigated approximately 100 jury trials, he has successfully defended attorneys, medical professionals, business owners and corporations on charges ranging from sex crimes, murder, and drug trafficking to felony drunk driving and vehicular manslaughter. Mr. Gorin has also litigated some of the largest white collar crime and narcotics cases nationally. Many of his publicity cases have been profiled by media outlets such as the Los Angeles Times, Daily News, ABC, NBC and Court TV.
Mr. Gorin is a 1995 graduate of the UCLA School of Law, an adjunct professor at both Pepperdine Law School and UCLA, and an active member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the California Association of Criminal Justice and several other legal organizations. He is frequently asked to serve as a legal expert/analyst for various national and international media outlets and has previously provided commentary on the criminal prosecutions of Phil Spector, Roman Polanski, Dr. Murray, Mel Gibson and Lindsay Lohan, among others. Mr. Gorin's law firm has 7 attorneys devoted to defending criminal accusations.
*AV Preeminent and BV Distinguished are certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell ratings fall into two categories: legal ability and general ethical standards.
About Dmitry Gorin
Law School: UCLA School of Law
Admitted: 1995, California
Professional Webpage: www.keglawyers.com/Bio/DmitryGorin.html/
Honors and Awards:
- Top Prosecutor Award, Association of Deputy District Attorneys
- Magna Cum Laude, UCLA
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Moot Court Honors, UCLA School of Law, Los Angeles, California
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Beverly Hills Bar Association
- Criminal Courts Bar Association
- Los Angeles County Bar Association
- San Fernando Valley Bar Association
- California Association of Criminal Justice
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
- U.S. Federal Courts
- U.S. District Court Central District of California
- U.S. District Court
- California
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- Professor, Pepperdine University, School of Law, 2001-Present
- Professor, UCLA, Speech & Communications Department, 2002-Present
- Author, California Criminal Law Procedure and Practice, State Bar of California, Continuing Education of the Bar, 2004
- Author, California Criminal Law Procedure and Practice, State Bar of California, Continuing Education of the Bar, 2005
- Author, California Criminal Law Procedure and Practice, State Bar of California, Continuing Education of the Bar, 2006
- Author, California Criminal Law Procedure and Practice, State Bar of California, Continuing Education of the Bar, 2007
- Author, California Criminal Law Procedure and Practice, State Bar of California, Continuing Education of the Bar , 2008
- Author, California Criminal Law Procedure and Practice, State Bar of California, Continuing Education of the Bar , 2009
- Author, California Criminal Law Procedure and Practice, State Bar of California, Continuing Education of the Bar , 2010
- Presented at Annual State Bar event to family law practitioners about effectively addressing possible criminal law issues that arise in the course of litigation, State Bar Speaker, Monterey, CA, Family Law and Criminal Defense Cross-Over, 2010
- Author, California Criminal Law Procedure and Practice, State Bar of California, Continuing Education of the Bar , 2011
Verdicts and Settlements:
- Registered Nurse falsely accused of Domestic Violence, Jury Acquittal and Judicial Finding of Factual Innocence, 2006
- Medical Marijuana Case Dismissed, Preliminary Hearing, All Medicine and Monies Returned (Van Nuys), 2007
- Publicity Murder Case, Jury Finds Client Not Guilty By Reason of Insanity after month-long trial (Van Nuys Court), 2008
- Medical doctor accused of domestic violence has case dismissed at trial., 2009
- Multi-Million Dollar Medical Fraud Cases Dismissed, Preliminary Hearing (Ventura and Los Angeles Courts), 2009
- Numerous clients facing child pornography investigation have charges dropped before court proceedings, after pre-filing intervention by the law firm (Nationwide including California and Nebrasrka), 2010
- Multi-Million Dollar Mortgage Fraud Case, Dismissed in Trial Court (Downtown Los Angeles), 2010
- Domestic Violence felony charges dismissed on eve of trial against client, releasing him from custody (Pasadena Court), 2011
- Doctor accused of $3 million medical fraud scheme has all felony charges dismissed. Case settled for misdemeanor accessory charges, with no restitution nor jail. The litigation on this cases started in 2008, involved allegations of prosecutorial misconduct, illegal eavedropping, and included litigation in the Court of Appeal (Downtown Los Angeles Court), 2011
- Executive facing prison for Forcible Sexual Acts, All Felonies Dismissed in Trial, Misdemeanor Plea with Community Service (Antelope Valley Court), 2011
Other Outstanding Achievements:
- A.V. PRE-EMINENT U.S. LAW FIRM (MARTINDALE HUBBELL), 2006
- A.V. PRE-EMINENT U.S. LAW FIRM (MARTINDALE HUBBELL), 2007
- A.V. PRE-EMINENT U.S. LAW FIRM (MARTINDALE HUBBELL), 2008
- A.V. PRE-EMINENT U.S. LAW FIRM (MARTINDALE-HUBBELL), 2009
- A.V. PRE-EMINENT U.S. LAW FIRM (MARTINDALE HUBBELL), 2010
- A.V. PRE-EMINENT U.S. LAW FIRM (MARTINDALE-HUBBELL), 2011
Video:
- Arguing a bail-hearing in criminal defense matter, Bail Hearing - High Profile Defense, 2007
- Discussion of the rights that a suspect can exercise after being detained for shoplifting, Shoplifting Prosecutions, Canadian Public Television, 2007
- Sufficiency of the evidence of the prosecution evidence in the first trial of Phil Spector, which ended in a hung jury, Spector Murder, 2008
- Legal analysis in high-profile murder case, Phil Spector Murder Case, 2008
- Using a "wrap-up" witness to corroborate prosecution case of forensics, prior violence, and motive., Phil Spector: Prosecution's Last Witness, 2009
- Legal commentary into a high-profile criminal prosecution, NBC: Criminal Investigation into Death of Michael Jackson, 2009
- Discussion of expected charges for Dr. Murray accused of causing the death of pop-star Michael Jackson., Prosecution of Dr. Murray, 2010
- Discussion of whether Lohan has to surrender into County Jail due to probation violation., CBS: Lindsay Lohan Going to Jail?, 2010
- Discussing the homicide case with NBC News., NBC Nightly News, Michael Jackson Death Trial, 2011
- Discussing the Conrad Murray prosecution with Headline News., Dr. Murray Jury Trial, 2011
Educational Background:
- University of California, B.A. in Economics (Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa), 1992
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