in Communication studies and was president of her chapter of Iota Alpha Pi,[6][7] and at Columbia Law School, receiving a J.D.

[5] After law school, Wine-Volner joined the United States Department of Justice, becoming one of the first female attorneys in the organized crime section.

[5] In that capacity, in the proceedings before Judge John Sirica, she was responsible for cross-examining President of the United States Richard Nixon's secretary Rose Mary Woods about the 18+1⁄2 minute gap on the Watergate tapes.

[8] Wine-Volner received media attention during the trial for her legal tactics and fashion choices; critics disapproved of her wearing miniskirts.

[1] After divorcing Ian Volner, in 1980 she married her boyfriend from their high school days, Michael Banks, an antiques dealer living in Winnetka, Illinois, and changed her name to Jill Wine-Banks.

[4] After the Chicago Tribune ran a story titled "Grieving Dog Owner Unleashes Clout with State", a former ABA president, Eugene Thomas, circulated a letter in which he said that Wine-Banks "does not understand the use of power and lacks a sense of decorum and propriety in professional matters" and should be dismissed by the ABA.

[10] She left Winning Workplaces in 2003 and joined the Chicago Public Schools as chief officer for career and technical education, a post she held until 2008.