Background
Kassal, Bentley was born on February 28, 1917 in New York City. Son of Hyman and Pauline (Niremberg) Kassal.
Kassal, Bentley was born on February 28, 1917 in New York City. Son of Hyman and Pauline (Niremberg) Kassal.
University of Pennsylvania (Bachelor of Arts, 1937). Harvard University (Juris Doctor, 1940). Spoken languages: French.
Worked at Fischbein Badillo Wagner Harding (New York, New York) specializing in Litigation, Special Master - Discovery, Alternative Dispute Resolution. Admitted to the bar, 1940, New New York 1945, United States. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New New York
Lecturer: New York County Lawyers and Supreme Court Justices Association and American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. New York Assemblyman, 1956-1962.
Judge, New York Courts, 1970-1994, including Appellate Division, Supreme Courts and Appellate Division Committee on Character and Fitness and Special Master for Pre-Argument Conferences.
Served on Court of Appeals, April, 1985. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New New York New York State Bar Association.
Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.
Military: United States Air Force Intelligence Officer, 1942-1945.
Member of New York State Assembly, Albany, 1956-1962. Pro bono staff photographer Save the Children Federation, Westport, Connecticut, World Monuments Fund, New York City, United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund, New York City, Joint Distribution Committee, New York City, also other organizations Major United States Army Air Force, 1942-1945, Mediterranean Theatre of Operations, European Theatre of Operations. Fellow American Academy Matrimonial Lawyers.
Member of New York State Bar Association, Association Bar City New York.
Married Barbara Joan Wax, June 13, 1986.