Hastings Memorial Fund Established at Law School

The Robert P. Hastings Memorial Fund has been established at the Law School in honor of Robert P. Hastings, Class of 1936, the late founding partner of the Los Angeles law firm of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky, & Walker. Hastings died at his home in Pasadena, Calif., on May 23, his 86th birthday.
Income from the fund will be used to provide grant assistance on the basis of need to deserving Harvard Law School students. Financial aid award recipients will be known as Robert P. Hastings Scholars.

"We are pleased to establish a permanent financial aid fund at the Harvard Law School in the memory of Bob Hastings," said John S. McGeeney, chair of Paul, Hastings. "Bob was always interested in young people and disadvantaged students, and a tremendous supporter of educational institutions."

The fund is supported by a $100,000 gift from the law firm Paul, Hastings, and is being augmented by gifts from family, friends, and colleagues of Hastings.

Hastings, with fellow Harvard Law School graduates Lee Paul and Leonard Janofsky, founded the law firm in 1951. It now has 450 lawyers and eight offices throughout the United States and Japan.
Hastings was a vice chair, member, and honorary trustee of the board of trustees of Harvey Mudd College of Science and Engineering; director and president of Friends of Claremont Colleges; president and trustee of the Thacher School; and member of the board of visitors of Stanford Law School.