Bentley Kassal

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Judge Bentley Kassal
Personal details
Born	(1917-02-28)February 28, 1917 New York City, U.S.
Died	December 16, 2019(2019-12-16) (aged 102)
Political party	Democrat and Liberal
Spouse	Barbara Joan Wax Kassal
Alma mater	Townsend Harris High School (1933) University of Pennsylvania B.A. (1937) Harvard Law School LL.B (1940)
Occupation	Litigation Counsel at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (1998 to date)
Law School	Harvard University, 1940
Military service
Branch/service	World War II veteran Present at invasions of Gela, Sicily, Salerno, Italy, and St. Tropez, France served 30 months overseas (1942–1945) Bronze Star Medal (1944) French Legion of Honor(Normandy, 2009)

Bentley Kassal (February 28, 1917 – December 16, 2019) was an attorney and litigation counsel with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom in New York City. He was a New York State Assemblyman, a judge of the New York State Courts at every level, and a World War II veteran. An early rugby football player, he was a member of the 1940 Harvard Rugby Football team, which was the undefeated champion of the Eastern Rugby League. Kassal was married to Barbara Joan Wax Kassal, a retired business executive from Bonwit Teller in New York City.