Her practice includes employment discrimination and civil rights litigation as well as First Amendment advocacy. Ms. Dorman served as co-counsel in the precedent-setting sexual harassment case against the United Nations, Claxton vs. United Nations , which resulted in the discharge of the respondent Under Secretary General who had been represented by Alan Dershowitz. The case also resulted in the establishment of standards to ensure a harassment-free work environment of United Nations employees.

Ms. Dorman became a First Amendment activist as a result of her involvement in Finley vs. NEA, which reached the Supreme Court. As a lawyer and activist, she has also represented hundreds of civil disobedience demonstrators including members of ACT-UP, Women's Action Coalition (WAC) and Irish Lesbians and Gays (ILGO). In addition, she is former counsel to and President of the National Campaign for Freedom of Expression, an arts advocacy organization. She is also one of the few women to hold an appointment as a Special Master of the Supreme Court of New York.

In 1991, Ms. Dorman received the Uncommon Woman Award for outstanding contributions to the women's community. She is the recipient of the 1998 NOW/NYC Women of Power and Influence Award, and in 1999 was honored by the National Campaign for Freedom of Expression for her First Amendment work and as "An Artist in the Courtroom".

In November, 2003, Ms. Dorman was honored by the New York National Employment Lawyers Association at a Celebration of Courageous Plaintiffs and Their Attorneys. The case, Baratto v. NYCPD, involved a police officer who was harassed by fellow officers for being gay. The case was settled for a landmark 1.2 million dollars, the largest sexual orientation discrimination case against New York City.

She is currently the President of Feminists for Free Expression and on the Board of Advisors for Manhattan Midtown Community Court and the Museum of Sex.