Skadden lawyer celebrates his 100th birthday
Bentley Kassal. Photo courtesy of Skadden’s Facebook page.
BigLaw lawyer Bentley Kassal turned 100 on Tuesday, and he has no intention of cutting back on his workload.
Kassal is of counsel at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, where he advises litigators on punching up their legal arguments and helps advance the firm’s pro bono efforts, Bloomberg Big Law Business reports.
“I’m here every morning by 9:30 a.m. and work a full day to 4:30 p.m.,” Kassal told Bloomberg. “I am enjoying every bit of it because every day I get a new challenge, and I like being challenged.”
Kassal is a former New York state legislator and judge who joined Skadden in 1998. He attributes his good health to loving his job, being married to a woman who shares his love of travel, and staying physically active. He keeps his mind active through his legal work and reading the newspapers, he says.
He also is a photographer who has traveled worldwide and taken photos of war and oppression that he has donated to human rights and children’s organizations. His photo of a girl in Beirut was the poster child for Save the Children for many years.
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