David M. Postic | Shareholder
David M. Postic has been recognized by Super Lawyers as an Oklahoma Rising Star in estate planning and probate, while also representing clients in the areas of real estate transactions, trust administration, and elder law. Outside of practice, David teaches Wills & Trusts as a professor at the University of Oklahoma College of Law and regularly gives Continuing Legal Education seminars and contributes to the Oklahoma Bar Journal.
In addition to his involvement in various legal organizations, David is active in the community. He is a member and Past President of the Oklahoma City Midtown Rotary Club and has served in Rotary leadership positions at the national and international levels. He currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence, a charitable organization dedicated to recognizing and encouraging academic excellence in Oklahoma’s public schools.
David graduated from the University of Oklahoma College of Law, where he served as Note and Comment Editor of the Oklahoma Law Review, sat as an Associate Justice on the Student Government Association Superior Court, and was the 2015 National Champion of the Ruby R. Vale Corporate Law Moot Court Competition and Runner-Up of the 2014 Calvert Moot Court Competition. He was elected to the Order of the Barristers and recognized as a Dean’s Leadership Fellow and a Comfort “Top Ten” Scholar.
Areas of Practice
- Estate Planning
- Probate and Estate Administration
- Trust Administration
- Real Estate Transactions
- Asset Protection
- Adoption
- Business Formation and Transactions
- Elder Law
Education
University of Oklahoma College of Law
Juris Doctorate, with honors (2016)
Note and Comment Editor, Oklahoma Law Review
Order of the Barristers
National Champion, Ruby R. Vale Corporate Law Moot Court
Judge Wayne Alley Advocacy Writing Award
2 American Jurisprudence Awards
Associate Justice, SGA Superior Court
University of Oklahoma
B.B.A. in Management, magna cum laude (2013)
Letzeiser Honor Award (top 10 seniors)
Big Man on Campus
President's Leadership Class
Mr. OU (2012-13)
Professional Associations
Ruth Bader Ginsburg American Inn of Court
Team Leader (2017-19, 2022-23)
Court Liaison (2018-19)
Member (2015-Present)
South OKC Lawyers Association
President (2021)
Vice President (2020)
Secretary (2019)
Member (2017-Present)
OKC Real Property Lawyers Association
President (2024)
Vice President (2023)
Secretary (2022)
Treasurer (2021)
Director (2019-Present)
Member (2017-Present)
Oklahoma Bar Association
Member (2016-Present)
Civil Procedure/Evidence Code Committee (2018-19)
American Bar Association
Member (2022-Present)
Real Property, Trusts & Estates Section (2022-Present)
OU College of Law Young Alumni Board
Member (2019-Present)
Community Activities
Rotary Club of Oklahoma City Midtown
President (2020-21)
Vice President (2019-20)
Secretary (2017-18)
Member (2016-Present)
Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence
Trustee, Board of Trustees (2019-Present)
Member, Executive Committee (2020-23)
Member, All-State Awards Committee (2012-Present)
Community Fund for Moore Schools
Co-Founder and Board Member (2019-Present)
Secretary (2019-Present)
Bar Admissions
- Supreme Court of Oklahoma
- U.S. District Court Western District of Oklahoma
Honors and Awards
- Super Lawyers, Rising Stars - Estate Planning & Probate (2022-24)
- Distinguished Service Award, Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence (2022)
- Nominee, 50 Most Powerful Young Professionals in OKC (2020-23)
- Outstanding Team Leader, RBG Inn of Court (2019)
- L.O.Y.A.L. Class XIV, Leadership OKC (2018)
- NextGen Under 30, NextGen Under 30 Foundation (2018)
- Outstanding Team Leader, RBG Ginsburg Inn of Court (2018)
- Trailblazer Award, Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence (2017)
- Outstanding Pupil, RBG Inn of Court (2016)
- Order of the Barristers, University of Oklahoma College of Law (2016)
Publications & Presentations
- Oklahoma Real Property Law and Practice, LexisNexis (forthcoming)
- Lost Wills and the Meaning of 'Existence', O.B.J. (forthcoming)
- TODD is the Worst: More Problems with Oklahoma Transfer-on-Death Deeds, OKC Real Property Lawyers Association (Jun. 2023)
- Undue Influence: What Property Lawyers Should Know, OKC Real Property Lawyers Association (Jan. 2023)
- Do I Have a Duty to Investigate Undue Influence?, O.B.J. (Dec. 2022)
- Untying the Gordian Knot: Making Sense of Oklahoma Transfer-on-Death Deeds, OKC Real Property Lawyers Association (Jun. 2022)
- Do Attorneys Dream of Electronic Wills?, O.B.J. (May 2019)
Featured In
- Ethics Panel, Oklahoma Association of Charitable Gift Planners (Dec. 2023)
- How to Set Up a Power of Attorney, U.S. News & World Report (Aug. 2021)