Dmitry Gennadovich Gorin

Dmitry Gorin was born in the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic in the Soviet Union. He has said there was antisemitism in the Soviet Union. In 1979, when he was nine, his family immigrated to the United States. He got in fights with other students in elementary school in the United States after being called a commie although he did not know what communism was. He attended Fairfax High School in Los Angeles, where he participated in a mock trial program which developed his interest in law.

Gorin attended the University of California, Los Angeles, earning a bachelor's degree in economics in 1992, graduating magna cum laude and receiving Phi Beta Kappa honors. He subsequently earned Juris Doctor degree from the UCLA School of Law.

Gorin worked as a deputy district attorney in the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office for more than a decade before entering private practice in 2006. He "specialized in complex trial work including gang-related murders, sex crimes, major narcotics cases, and white-collar crimes."

Gorin entered private practice in 2006 as a founding partner of Eisner Gorin LLP with Alan Eisner. Gorin has been certified as a criminal law specialist by the State Bar of California. Gorin's practice has focused on fraud, tax-related violations, and regulatory infractions.

Gorin has been consulted by the Los Angeles Times as a legal commentator on criminal cases.

Kathy Griffin–Donald Trump photo controversy (2017)

On May 30, 2017, Kathy Griffin posted a video on Instagram and Twitter showing her holding "a severed and bloody head that represented President Donald Trump". The shoot with photographer Tyler Shields drew criticism and Griffin removed the post and issued an apology. Later, Gorin represented Griffin along with Lisa Bloom when Griffin was investigated by the United States Secret Service.