Christopher L. Frost

Professional Profile

Chris Frost maintains an active litigation practice, representing clients in state and federal courts and arbitrations. He represents individuals, and local, national and international companies, including service industry providers; real estate developers, contractors, and investors; charitable organizations; medical and dental professionals; entrepeneurs; mortgage lending and servicing companies; and private equity funds. He has litigated and arbitrated numerous cases alleging fraud, labor and employment violations, concealment, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, interference and other business torts, conversion, and breach of partnership obligations. Chris has also successfully obtained and defended against provisional remedies such as preliminary injunctions and attachment relief. Chris has also served as Special Litigation Counsel in numerous bankruptcy proceedings.

In addition to his litigation practice, Chris is an Adjunct Professor of Law at Pepperdine University School of Law, where he teaches Honors Trial Practice. He also served as a Special Deputy Prosecutor for the City of Redondo Beach.

Education

Pepperdine University School of Law, JD, 1998, summa cum laude
Associate Editor and Member, Pepperdine Law Review
Member and National Qualifier, Pepperdine Interschool Trial Team
American Jurisprudence Awards in Torts I, Torts II, Contracts II, Professional Responsibility, and Federal Income Taxation

University of Oklahoma, BA, 1995, cum laude

Clerkship/Externship

Briefing Attorney (Law Clerk) for the Hon. Deborah G. Hankinson of the Supreme Court of Texas (1998-99)
Judicial Extern for the Hon. Pamela A. Rymer, Ninth Circuit United States Court of Appeals (1997-98)

Publications

“Welcome To The Jungle: Rethinking The Amount In Controversy In A Petition To Vacate An Arbitration Award Under The Federal Arbitration Act,” 32 Pepp.L. Rev. 227 (2005) (cited by numerous federal courts, federal and state treatises, and peer publications)

“Practicing Technical Proficiency in Writing: Seven Ways To Avoid Embarrassing You and Your Client,” 67 Ala. Law 287 (2006) (co-author)

“The Art and Architecture of Closing Argument,” 76 Tulane L.Rev. 961 (2002) (co-author)

“Successor Liability For Defective Products: A Redesign Ongoing,” 72 Brook.L. Rev. 1173 (2007) (co-author)

“Beware of the Litigation-Based Waiver Trap: Protecting Your Client’s Right to Remove In The Eleventh Circuit,” 66 Ala. Law 380 (2005) (co-author)

Admissions

California (1999)
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (1999)
U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado (2001)

Membership

California State Bar