Bill holds an honours degree in law, a science degree with a double major in mathematics and a Diploma of Education, all from the University of Melbourne. He is a Fellow of the College of Law and holds a current practising certificate as an Australian lawyer.

He was Bayside Health’s first General Counsel from 2003 to 2015 and from June to December 2018.

Prior to joining Bayside Health, he was a partner and later Victorian managing partner of national law firm Hunt & Hunt from 1994 to 2003. Before that, he was a senior associate at Minter Ellison.

He is the Chair of the John F Marriott Trust for HIV at The Alfred, a testamentary trust which invests funds and makes grants for research into HIV.

He is chair of AMREP AS Pty Limited, a company owned by Baker Heart & Diabetes Institute and Monash University. The company operates the animal research facility at The Alfred campus.

He is a Board member of Triple Zero Victoria.

He was President of the Law Institute of Victoria (LIV) in 2003 and a member of the LIV Council for 7 years. He was Chair of the LIV Elder Law Committee and a member of the Health Law Committee for over ten years. He was made a Life Member of the LIV in 2021.

He was Chair of the College of Law Victoria Chapter Board from 2005 to 2026.

He was made a Member in the Order of Australia for services to the legal profession and the community in January 2020