Hon. E. Scott Front (Ret)

Over more than thirty years in the law, Judge Frost served first as a litigator for the U.S. Department of Justice and then as a federal judge. He built a reputation for integrity, sound judgment, and deep courtroom experience, and he joined Keith & Lorfing in July 2025 to bring that experience to the firm’s clients.

He began his legal career as a law clerk to U.S. District Judge Sam R. Cummings, then practiced civil litigation with the firm McLean, Sanders, Price, Head & Ellis. In 1990, he was appointed an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, a position he held for more than two decades.

As an Assistant U.S. Attorney, Judge Frost handled a wide range of civil matters for the United States, including employment law, personal injury and medical malpractice defense, civil rights claims, and farm bankruptcy litigation. He tried countless bench and jury trials and argued multiple times before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He also served as the Professional Responsibility Officer for the district and taught regularly at the Department of Justice’s National Advocacy Center.

In 2011, Judge Frost was sworn in as a United States Magistrate Judge, presiding over criminal and civil cases in the Northern District of Texas. His work on the bench led to a nomination for United States District Judge in 2016 and a rare “Unanimously Well Qualified” rating from the American Bar Association, its highest evaluation.

After completing his eight-year term on the bench, Judge Frost returned to private practice with Richards, Elder & Gibson (now Richards, Elder & Frost), focusing on federal court litigation and mediation. In 2018, the Texas Tech Law Alumni Association recognized his decades of service with the Daniel H. Benson Public Service Award.

Now Of Counsel at Keith & Lorfing, Judge Frost offers clients the combined perspective of a federal prosecutor, a civil litigator, and a judge, the kind of experience and judgment that can only be earned over a career on every side of the federal courtroom.