Albert Morris Bendich (June 18, 1929 – January 5, 2015) was a professor of rhetoric at UC Berkeley, active during the Free Speech Movement (1964-1965), as well as a civil rights attorney, noted for his roles in defending the free speech rights of poet Allen Ginsberg and comedian Lenny Bruce against obscenity charges.
A quote from his brief during the Howl prosecution: "Would there be any freedom of the press or speech if one must reduce his vocabulary to vapid and innocuous euphemisms?
An author should be real in treating his subject and be allowed to express his thoughts and ideas in his own words.
– Al Bendich (brief in People v. Ferlinghetti, 1957) He was born in New York City.
His first marriage to Hilary Bendich (nee Solomon) ended in divorce.