Orin Tomlinson grew up in Morinville, just north of Edmonton. He attended the University of Alberta graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 2013. He returned to the University of Alberta to attend law school, graduating in 2018.

Articling with Legal Aid Alberta in Edmonton, Orin did a variety of criminal law work, gaining valuable hands on experience as duty counsel. He worked on both youth and adult criminal defence files, as well as duty counsel in Edmonton’s Mental Health Court.

In 2019 Orin relocated to Grande Prairie doing exclusively criminal defence work.