Steven & Lee, Stevens & Lee/Griffin name new chairman

Ernie Choquette has been named chairman of Stevens & Lee and Stevens & Lee/Griffin.

The companies, which have offices in Allentown, Harrisburg, Lancaster and Reading among others in the Mid-Atlantic, said Choquette will succeed Joseph Harenza, who held the roles for more than two decades.

“This transition has been planned for some time and is part of our overall leadership succession strategy,” said Choquette.

As part of a multi-year succession and transition plan over the past two years seven new Stevens & Lee practice group leaders have been named, including Steven D. Buck, E. Thomas Henefer, Edward C. Renenger, Lisa M. Scidurlo, Stacey A. Scrivani, William P. Thornton, Jr., and Jay R. Wagner.

Matthew T. O’Leary was hired last year as CEO of Griffin Financial Group.

Steven M. Mauro, an experienced law firm administrative executive, has also been hired as COO.

Stevens & Lee/Griffin describes itself as a multidisciplinary professional services platform which consists of Stevens & Lee, a 180-lawyer, full-service law firm; Griffin Financial Group, a FINRA-licensed investment bank and SES ESOP Strategies, a national ESOP firm.