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ALAN HARTNICK Obituary
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 away on Saturday, August 18, 2018 while listening to classical music, and with a pile of books by his side, as always. Mr. Hartnick was born on February 27, 1930; attended Erasmus Hall High School, Syracuse University, and Harvard Law School; and had a distinguished career as a copyright lawyer. A long- time partner of both Colton, Hartnick, Yamin, & Sheresky and Abelman, Frayne and Schwab; past President of the Copyright Society of the USA; and regular columnist for the New York Law Journal, he particularly loved teaching new generations of lawyers at NYU, Yale, Fordham, and Seton Hall Law Schools. Donations in Mr. Hartnick's honor may be made to The Leukemia And Lymphoma Society, WQXR, or the charity of your choice.
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Jeffrey E Jacobson
June 4, 2024
- a fine man
--a great copyright lawyer
---missed greatly
Vincent Peppe
September 4, 2018
Alan mentored me while I was at Brooklyn Law School in the late 80s. He was a golden man, brilliant and big-hearted.
Howard Knopf
August 31, 2018
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
Alan Behr
August 31, 2018
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.
Jeff Liebenson
August 31, 2018
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 combinationas well as an extremely nice man.
Alan encouraged me to join the Copyright Society and introduced me to many great copyright lawyers there including his close friends, Alan Latman and Stanley Rothenberg, two other luminaries of the copyright bar.
Alan set a brilliant example for myself and many others. He will be deeply missed.
Jeff Liebenson
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