Wine-Banks, Jill (1943–)

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Wine-Banks, Jill (1943–)

American attorney. Name variations: Jill Volner. Born Jill Susan Wine, May 5, 1943, in Chicago, IL; dau. of Bert S. and Sylvia Dawn (Simon) Wine; University of Illinois-Champaigne-Urbana, BS, 1964; Columbia University, JD, 1968; m. Ian David Volner, Aug 21, 1965; m. Michael A. Banks, Jan 12, 1980.

Attained prominence as assistant Watergate special prosecutor, general counsel of US Army, and deputy attorney general of Illinois; admitted to NY bar (1969); served as 1st woman executive director of American Bar Association (1987–90); worked in senior management positions at Motorola and Maytag; served as president and chief executive officer of non-profit organization Winning Workplaces.