Frank Kimball, 58, died of an aortic dissection Friday, Oct. 28, in Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in Chicago, according to his brother, who also is an attorney. He was a longtime resident of Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood.

Mr. Kimball grew up in California and was a 1974 graduate of the University of California at Los Angeles. He went on to law school at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, graduating in 1977.

Mr. Kimball came to Chicago in 1986 as a partner with McDermott, Will & Emery, where his practice included corporate and commercial litigation.

For several years, he led the firm's hiring effort, both at law schools and in recruiting practicing lawyers. Around 1992, Mr. Kimball opened his own legal search and consulting firm, Kimball Professional Management.

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