Hyman and Jeanne Goldstein

Hyman Goldstein, LL.B. ’19, LL.M. ’20, and his wife Jeanne

The Hyman M. and Jeanne K. Goldstein Scholarship Fund, created by bequests from Mr. and Mrs. Goldstein, provides at least two full-tuition merit scholarship awards each year to students enrolled at GW Law.  The Goldstein Scholarship Fund supports students who share Mr. Goldstein’s interest in innovative methods of conflict resolution as a more cost-effective option, as compared with traditional arbitration. 

A lawyer in private practice in Washington, D.C., Hyman M. Goldstein, LL.B ’19, LL.M. ’20, specialized in business, personal, and estate law from the mid-1920s until his death in 1965.  Mr. Goldstein predicted that the increased cost of education and a greater focus on winning in the courtroom would lead to more litigation—a trend that would create crowded court dockets and frustrated, unhappy clients.  Instead, Mr. Goldstein advocated a system in which reasonable solutions could be accomplished through collaborative and amicable work with clients and attorneys outside the courtroom.