William (Bill) Manning of the Wilmington office law firm Saul Ewing LLP . He practices law in the areas of land use regulation and litigation; general commercial litigation; utility regulation and higher education issues.

Bill was admitted to the Delaware Bar in 1976 after receiving his J.D from the University of Louisville Law School, where he was a cum laude graduate. He received his B.A. from the University of Delaware in Economics/Political Science. After clerking in the United States District Court in Wilmington, Bill became Counsel to the Governor and then Chief of Staff to the Hon. Pierre S. duPont, IV, Governor of Delaware. A member of the Delaware Bar Association, he currently serves on the Executive Committee of the Delaware Chamber of Commerce and the Board of Directors of Ally Bank. Bill is a native Delawarean and resides in Wilmington, Delaware with his wife, Martha.

Bill has had regular school board experience and has been an advocate of the charter school movement and education reform in the State of Delaware for many years. He is a supporter of the Delaware Charter School Network, currently serving on its Board of Directors.

William E. Manning, Esquire