David joined the office in 1976 as the fifth generation of the Hastings family in the firm.  He is a graduate of Bowdoin College and Temple Law School.  His practice focuses on real estate transactions, small business representation including entity formations and the purchase and sale of businesses, estate planning and probate practice.   David is admitted to practice in both Maine and New Hampshire.

Outside of the office, David served over twenty years as a Director of the Eastern Slope Airport Authority, for many as chairman, was a member of the Maine SAD 72 School Board for eight years and since 1995 has served as a Trustee of Fryeburg Academy.  He has been a part of the management of the Fryeburg Fair for over twenty five years and currently serves on its finance committee.

David is currently serving his second term in the Maine Senate representing Senate District 13.  Senator Hastings, who serves on the Senate Judiciary Committee, represents 14 towns in Southern Oxford and Western Cumberland County.  He is a member of the Senate Standing Committee on Bills in Second Reading and the Senate Standing Committee on Conduct and Ethics.

David lives in Fryeburg with his wife, Carol, a retired third grade teacher.  They have four children and one grandchild.