Mr. Hastings is a partner in the Cincinnati office of Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan and his law degree, graduating cum laude, from Harvard Law School. Mr. Hastings represents employers in a broad range of labor and employment matters involving employment discrimination, sexual harassment, unfair labor practices, union organizing, contract negotiations, arbitrations, constitutional claims, and other labor and employment related issues. He is a member of the Cincinnati Bar Association where he serves on the Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee. Mr. Hastings also is a member of the Cincinnati Academy of Leadership for Lawyers (CALL), Class of 2006. He is a member of the American Bar Association's Labor and Employment Law Section, serves as secretary of the Harvard Club of Cincinnati and is a member of the Harvard Law School Association. Mr. Hastings was selected by Cincinnati Magazine as a 2005 and 2006 Super Lawyers Rising Star and recently awarded a BV Peer Review Rating by LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell.