Prior to joining Gloor Law and Arbitration in 2023, Frank served for eight years as Chief Legal Officer and Chief Compliance Officer for Coastal Equities, Inc., a mid-sized independent-model broker-dealer, Coastal Investment Advisors, Inc., its affiliated registered investment adviser, and its insurance-related affiliates, where he provided regulatory compliance and legal guidance to the firms. Frank drafted, tested and maintained the firms’ Written Supervisory Procedures and Compliance Manuals, and instructed and educated the firms’ employees and supervisors on procedural and regulatory changes. Frank managed all of the firms' regulatory SEC, FINRA, and state examinations and inquiries, counseled the firms on corporate legal matters, and managed all of the firms’ arbitration and litigation matters. Frank also represented the firms and their holding company with regard to their acquisition in 2022.
Prior to joining Coastal-One, Frank was President of Skinner & Reiling, PC, a boutique New Jersey law firm specialized in securities law and consulting, commercial law, insurance law, estate planning, and construction law. Frank’s practice in the seventeen years prior to forming Skinner & Reiling focused primarily on insurance defense, creditors’ rights, bankruptcy, and commercial law litigation in all of New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Education
Widener University School of Law (J.D.)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (B.S. Electrical Engineering)
Licenses & Certifications
Series 7 and 24 (inactive)
PA Bar 1998
NJ Bar 1997
Recent Speaking Engagements
Annual Review of Policies and Procedures, National Society of Compliance Professionals, National Conference, Dallas, TX, October 2023.