Background
Banta, Don Arthur was born on March 10, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of George A. and Grace Regina (Donnelly) Banta.
Banta, Don Arthur was born on March 10, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of George A. and Grace Regina (Donnelly) Banta.
University of Wisconsin. Northwestern University (Bachelor of Science, 1948. Bachelor of Laws, 1950).
Phi Delta Phi. Recipient, John Henry Wigmore Award, Northwestern University Law School, 1950.
Associate Vogel & Bunge, Chicago, 1950-1951. Attorney Montgomery Ward & Company, 1951-1953. Associate Pruitt & Grealis, 1953-1955.
Partner Naphin Banta & Cox and predecessor firms, 1956-1990, Banta Hennessy & Graefe, Chicago, 1990-1999, Michael Best & Friedrich, Chicago, 1999—2001. Retired, 2001
Consultant Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation, since 1983, arbitrator and mediator, since 2002.
Board education Deerfield (Illinois) School District, 1964-1970, president, 1968-1969. With United States Army, 1944-1946, European Theatre of Operations. Fellow College Labor and Employment Lawyers.
Member American Bar Association (labor section committee on alternative dispute resolution in labor and employment law), Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, Phi Delta Phi, Delta Tau Delta, Union League Club.
Married Mickey Edwards, March 31, 1951. Children: Stephanie, Meredith, John, Hillary.