Dorian is originally from East Orange, New Jersey. He graduated from Bloomfield College in 1986 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration: General Management. Shortly after graduation, he and four friends formed a legal courier service called 504 Express Legal Courier; aptly named after their college dorm room number. He was the Operations Manager for nine years, employing 30 employees and sub-contractors. He expedited and distributed legal documents to Courthouses, Law Offices and Mortgage Companies; servicing the Tri-State (New Jersey, New York City and Pennsylvania) areas. In 1992, the company received honors from the Newark Municipal Council for their commitment to Enterprise Excellence and Minority Economic Development.In 1998 he was hired by the law firm of Secrest, Wardle, and Lynch as a Clerk Runner. Dorian was later transferred to the Ford Warranty Team where he met Scott Erskine and gained paralegal experience in warranty litigation. In 2002, he became the Head Clerk at Harvey Kruse, PC, where he coordinated court filings and logistics in the mailroom before joining Erskine Law in 2004.

From 2000 to the present, Dorian has also been employed with the United States Postal Service as a Mail Processing Clerk. He and his wife, a native Detroiter, have been married since 1996.