Taking the ideal of the successful CEO one step farther, a West Chester law firm has exemplified what it is to be a SmartCEO — both a bottom-line-conscious steward and a powerful economic driver.

Lamb McErlane PC Managing Partner Joel L. Frank has just been named a SmartCEO Cornerstone Award Finalist, one of 35 top Philadelphia area business leaders who have collectively generated nearly $3 billion in annual revenue and employed more than 14,000.

“It is an honor that the firm and I have been chosen as finalists for this award,” Frank said. “Becoming integrated in and giving back to the community has always been and will remain an important part of the firm’s culture.”

The 25-plus-attorney reach of Lamb McErlane under Frank’s leadership has extended to job creation and retention, market competition and philanthropy, SmartCEO’s announcement stated. Its high-caliber metro-esque reputation in the suburbs will be profiled in the July/August issue of SmartCEO magazine and celebrated at an awards ceremony on Aug. 31.