Joel L. Frank

Chairman / Managing Partner

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Joel L. Frank, Chairman, Managing Partner and Executive Committee Chairman of Lamb McErlane PC, concentrates his practice in commercial and civil litigation in state and federal courts, as well as ethical matters, including attorney and judicial discipline.

He is rated “AV Preeminent” by Martindale-Hubbell and has been named a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer for general litigation every year starting in 2005, which is an annual recognition obtained by only 5% of Pennsylvania’s attorneys.  Joel was also recently recognized as a Best Lawyers in America© 2025, for Commercial Litigation.

Joel provides counseling to a number of corporate clients and often serves as an arbitrator and mediator.  Prior to joining Lamb McErlane, Joel was a partner at a large Center City Philadelphia law firm.

Joel is very integrated in the community. He serves on several boards of directors including the National Board of Directors for Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the Zoological Society of Philadelphia (Philadelphia Zoo) and the Holding Company Board of Directors of Mid-Penn Bank. He is a Commissioner on the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission. Joel is also on the Advisory Board for the Satell Institute, a non-profit dedicated to corporate social responsibility. He was recently appointed by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to serve as a member of the Court’s Investment Advisory Board and was also recently named to the Board of Directors of Broad and Liberty.

Joel is the former General Counsel for the Republican Party of Pennsylvania and was the longtime Solicitor for the Republican Committee of Chester County. He for years has served as the Solicitor for the Chester County Police Chiefs Association.

ADMISSIONS:

  • United States Supreme Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • United States Tax Court
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
  • Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
  • Supreme Court of Florida
  • Northern District of Florida

EDUCATION:

  • Widener University School of Law, JD (cum laude) – Law Review, Note and Comment Editor (1986)
  • University of Delaware, BA – Criminal Justice (1983)

COMMUNITY SERVICE & AFFILIATIONS:

  • Philadelphia Zoo, Board of Directors/Executive Board Member
  • Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission, Commissioner
  • Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, Board of Directors
  • Mid-Penn Bank Holding Company, Board of Directors
  • Pennsylvania Supreme Court Investment Advisory Board
  • Member, PA Chamber Legal Policy Council
  • Broad and Liberty, Board of Directors
  • Satell Institute, Advisory Board Member
  • Republican Party of Pennsylvania, General Counsel [Former]
  • Chester County Chamber of Business & Industry, Board of Directors, Chairman (2013-2015)
  • Chester County Police Chiefs Association, Solicitor
  • Philadelphia Zoo, Nominating & Governance Committee
  • West Chester University President’s Corporate Advisory Board
  • Chester County Community Network Inc., Solicitor
  • Greater West Chester Chamber of Commerce, Senior Leadership Council [Former]
  • Republican Committee of Chester County, Solicitor [Former]
  • Merit Selection Panel for the Reappointment of US Magistrate Judges [Former]
  • Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors [Former]
  • Delaware Valley Regional Finance Authority, Board of Directors [Former]
  • Chester County Bar Association and Bar Foundation, Board of Directors [Former]
  • Support Center for Child Advocates [Former]

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Joel L. Frank

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