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                         September 24, 2020

       Robert A. Berman
       Chief Executive Officer
       Hancock Jaffe Laboratories, Inc.
       70 Doppler
       Irvine, California 92618

                                                        Re: Hancock Jaffe
Laboratories, Inc.
                                                            Registration
Statement on Form S-3
                                                            Filed September 17,
2020
                                                            File No. 333-248865

       Dear Mr. Berman:

              This is to advise you that we have not reviewed and will not
review your registration
       statement.

               Please refer to Rules 460 and 461 regarding requests for
acceleration. We remind you
       that the company and its management are responsible for the accuracy and
adequacy of their
       disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of
action by the staff.

                                                        Please contact Abby
Adams at (202) 551-6902 with any questions.




                         Sincerely,


                         Division of Corporation Finance

                         Office of Life Sciences
       cc:                                              Matthew Bernstein, Esq.