L Frank Coan Jr

Frank Coan serves as Criminal Chief for the Eastern District of Texas.  The district, one of four federal judicial districts in Texas, is comprised of 43 counties stretching from the Oklahoma border to the Gulf of Mexico. The district includes staffed offices in Beaumont, Lufkin, Plano, Sherman, Tyler, and Texarkana. In his current position, Mr. Coan manages a Criminal Division comprised of approximately 70 prosecutors and support staff members.  He has previously served as the district’s Ethics Advisor, Security Manager, Coronavirus Fraud Coordinator, Bank Fraud Coordinator, and Deputy Anti-Terrorism Coordinator.Mr. Coan’s practice focuses on public corruption, counter-terrorism, healthcare fraud, complex financial fraud, and other white-collar criminal matters.  He has served as an instructor at the Department of Justice’s National Advocacy Center.  He is also a speaker on federal criminal practice, money laundering, forfeiture, and sentencing issues. Mr. Coan joined the U.S. Attorney’s Office in 2008.  Before doing so, he was a partner at King & Spalding in Atlanta, Georgia.  Mr. Coan received his undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt University and his law degree from the University of Georgia Law School.