Shirley Perles Thau
1964-1965
Shirley Perles Thau was admitted to the bar in 1947, having graduated in 1946 from NYU Law School and Hunter College. Over the years, she practiced in many areas, including international law, trusts and
estates, and litigation. She became a senior partner in the law firm of Wolf Popper. She then became a principal at Gruen, Muskin & Thau, which she left in 1986 when she moved her practice to Boca Raton, Florida. She was very active with NYWBA and also with other bar associations, and she chaired several NYCLA Committees. She passed away in Florida in 2014.