Frank Cicero Jr. was a longtime litigator and partner at the Kirkland & Ellis law firm who played a major role in the drafting of Illinois’ current constitution in 1970 and who later wrote seve…
Frank Cicero Jr., center, was a partner with the Kirkland & Ellis law firm and helped draft the state’s constitution in 1970. Here, Cicero participates in the Chicago Humanities Festival at the Goodman Theatre on Nov. 3, 2002.
Born in Chicago, Cicero moved with his family to La Grange Park in 1945, and then to Westchester the following year and to Western Springs in 1949. After graduating from Lyons Township High School, Cicero first attended Amherst College. He then transferred to Wheaton College, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in 1957.
“Frank’s interests in the law were wide-ranging. There was no case he could not try well, and no challenge he could not overcome,” said Richard Godfrey, a retired Kirkland & Ellis partner and leader and a longtime friend. “One of the first matters I worked with him on arose out of the Iranian Revolution in 1979 and the loss of assets by various clients in Iran. This led to one of the first arbitrations before the Iran-U.S.
Cicero stepped back from work at Kirkland & Ellis when he turned 65 years old, but he remained affiliated with the firm for many years afterward. Cicero also was interested in historic research and enjoyed researching not just the state constitution but also his own Italian American family’s background. He also enjoyed researching his Evanston neighborhood and the historic homes in it, and the changing property and lakefill patterns from Northwestern University’s expansions over the years, his daughter said.
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