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It's been around 7 years, but I still think about Alan and what a good person and friend he was. Very fond memories. Hugh
Hugh Hansen
December 21, 2025 | Friend


New York, New York
HARTNICK--Alan Jay, beloved husband of Karen L. Hartnick; father of Jonathan (deceased), Kate (Elliott), Christopher, and Maggie; father-in-law of Steve (Elliott) and Liz; grandfather of Marina, Nathaniel, and Eliza Hartnick and Daniel and Sarah Elliott; and brother of Gloria (Rothman), passed...
Read MoreIt's been around 7 years, but I still think about Alan and what a good person and friend he was. Very fond memories. Hugh
Hugh Hansen
December 21, 2025 | Friend
- a fine man --a great copyright lawyer ---missed greatly
Jeffrey E Jacobson
June 04, 2024 | Work
Alan mentored me while I was at Brooklyn Law School in the late 80s. He was a golden man, brilliant and big-hearted.
Vincent Peppe
September 04, 2018 | Nashville, TN
Alan was a friend, mentor, scholar, gentleman, and an inspiration. We had many wonderful conversations at Lake George during breaks at Copyright Society meetings and later in New York. He was admired by countless copyright lawyers. Condolences to his family. May his memory be a blessing.
Howard Knopf, Ottawa, Canada
Howard Knopf
August 31, 2018 | Ottawa, ON
Alan was a mentor and colleague. He also served as mediator in a difficult case on which I was counsel, drawing it to a successful resolution, with his trademark (he would approve the use of the word) grace and wit. We will miss him and honor his memory.
Alan Behr
August 31, 2018 | New York, NY
Alan mentored me when I took his Copyright Law class in the LL.M program at NYU School of Law. He advised me as I considered various career paths, and took me in as an associate at his firm, Colton, Weissberg, Hartnick, Yamin and Sheresky.
Giving me that opportunity changed my career. He was a great lawyer, generous with his advice to a young lawyer, and he taught me many lessons that I carry to this day. He was a true scholar and also a practical and effective counselora rare...
Jeff Liebenson
August 31, 2018 | New York, NY