Carleton Convo with Lis Frost ’99 | January 12, 2024

Lis Frost ’99 delivered the convocation address at Carleton College on Friday, January 12 in Skinner Chapel. Frost is a lawyer with expertise in voting and constitutional law, particularly protecting and defending voting rights. In her talk, “Fighting for Democracy in Court: The Rise of Election Litigation, and Some of the More Hidden Threats to Voting Rights,” Frost spoke on the threats to American democracy present in 2024, and shared her experiences on the front lines protecting and expanding the right to vote in the U.S.

Frost’s work played a significant role in the 2020 election cycle through her endeavors to uphold the voting rights of millions of Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic. Later in the 2020 cycle, she also  managed a coordinated defense against the “unprecedented attacks in courts across the country,” which sought to cast doubt on the outcome of the presidential election. Frost has also appeared before the U.S. Supreme Court in several seminal redistricting cases—often referred to as “gerrymandering”— four of which were won in favor of her clients.

In 2021, Frost formed the nation’s largest democracy-focused law firm, Elias Law Group, with several colleagues. Frost serves as the chair of litigation. Elias Law Group’s mission is to help democrats win elections, protect and promote voting rights, and help progressives make positive change.

After graduating from Carleton College in 1999, Frost received a degree from the University of Washington School of Law, where she operated as the editor-in-chief of the Washington Law Review. 

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