David M. Postic

David M. Postic is a shareholder at the Oklahoma City law firm of Postic & Bates, where he focuses his practice on estate planning, asset protection, trust and estate administration, and elder law. He strives not only to provide clients with a thoughtful estate plan and the peace of mind it offers, but also to equip each client with the tools to make settling their affairs as simple as possible.

Outside of practice, David teaches Wills & Trusts as a professor at the University of Oklahoma College of Law, where he earned his law degree. He is also an active 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 Executive Committee of the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence Board of Trustees, a charitable organization dedicated to recognizing and encouraging academic excellence in Oklahoma’s public schools. In 2018, he co-founded the Community Fund for Moore Schools, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit committed to improving the physical infrastructure of Moore Public Schools.

While in law school, David served as Note and Comment Editor of the Oklahoma Law Review, sat as an Associate Justice on the University of Oklahoma 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. David was elected to the Order of the Barristers and recognized as a Dean’s Leadership Fellow and a Comfort “Top Ten” Scholar. He also received American Jurisprudence Awards in Legal Research and Writing and Individual Income Tax and won the Judge Wayne E. Alley Advocacy Writing Award.

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Oklahoma

Oklahoma Bar Association

ID Number: 32855

Since 2016

Attorney

Postic & Bates, P.C.

2016 - Current

I focus my practice on assisting clients with estate planning, asset protection, probate and estate administration, real estate law, adoptions, elder law, and a wide range of business law issues.

University of Oklahoma College of Law

J.D. (2016) | Law

2013 - 2016

Honors: Order of the Barristers; Note and Comment Editor, Oklahoma Law Review; National Champion, Ruby R. Vale Corporate Law Moot Court Competition; Runner-Up, Calvert Moot Court Competition; Judge Wayne Alley Advocacy Writing Award; Comfort Scholarship; Dean's Leadership Fellow.

Activities: Oklahoma Law Review; Student Government Association Superior Court; Dean's Leadership Fellows; National Moot Court Competition; Ruby R. Vale Corporate Law Moot Court Competition; Calvert Moot Court Competition; Board of Advocates Negotiation Competition; Ruth Bader Ginsburg American Inn of Court; Federal Bar Association.

University of Oklahoma

B.B.A. (2013) | Business Management; Religious Studies

2009 - 2013

Honors: Letzeiser Honor List; Big Man on Campus; Mr. OU (2012-13); President's Trophy for Outstanding Commuter; President's Leadership Class David A. Burr Scholar; President's Honor Roll; Dean's Honor Roll; TEDxOU Speaker (2013).

Activities: President's Leadership Class; Campus Activities Council (CAC); The Oklahoma Group; Rotaract; Sooner Yearbook contributor; The Oklahoma Daily contributor; Forensics Team.

L.O.Y.A.L. Class XIV

Leadership Oklahoma City, Inc.

2018

The LOYAL (Linking Oklahoma’s Young Adult Leaders) program is designed for next-generation leaders who are on the path to significant leadership positions within their companies and organizations. The ideal LOYAL candidate is an individual who is engaged, involved and ready to make a positive impact both in their career and in their community. LOYAL applicants must be between the ages of 23-35. They should reside in the central Oklahoma region. Up to 64 class members are selected.

Outstanding Team Leader

Ruth Bader Ginsburg American Inn of Court

2018

NextGen Under 30

NextGen Oklahoma

2018

NextGen Under 30 recognizes and encourages the next generation of innovative, creative, and inspiring individuals who push the boundaries in various categories of endeavor in Oklahoma. In addition, award winners are selected based upon their participation in and contribution to their communities.

Academic Trailblazer Award

Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence

2017

Of the over 3,000 alumni who have been named Academic All-State scholars since 1987, five were recognized and honored as Trailblazers in their careers or civic activities.

University of Oklahoma College of Law Young Alumni Board

Board Member

2019 - Current

Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence

Trustee

2019 - Current

Activities: Founded by David Boren, the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence is a nonprofit dedicated to recognizing and encouraging academic excellence in Oklahoma's public schools. Through its Academic Awards Program, the foundation provides more than $125,000 in scholarships and cash awards annually to honor outstanding graduating seniors as Academic All-Staters and exceptional educators as Medal for Excellence winners. Among its other initiatives, the foundation provides free technical support and training to local education foundations across the state, coordinates a program to send Oklahoma teachers to the Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute each summer and hosts Colonial Day at the Capitol, awards grants for teachers to attend regional and national conferences, and has partnered with the national Fund for Teachers and the Tulsa Community Foundation to provide grants statewide for self-designed summer professional development opportunities.

Oklahoma City Real Property Lawyers Association

Board Director

2017 - Current

Activities: The Oklahoma City Real Property Lawyers Association consists of attorneys in the OKC metro area who meet monthly to provide continuing legal education, disseminate academic scholarship, and exchange ideas regarding the law of real property.

South Oklahoma City Lawyers Association

Vice President

2017 - Current

Activities: The South Oklahoma City Lawyers Association consists of lawyers who live or practice in the South OKC area, meeting monthly for continuing legal education seminars.

Oklahoma Bar Association  # 32855

Member

2016 - Current

Do Attorneys Dream of Electronic Wills?

The Oklahoma Bar Journal

May, 2019

Untangling the Gordian Knot: Making Sense of Oklahoma Transfer-on-Death Deeds, Oklahoma City

June 10, 2022

Oklahoma City Real Property Lawyers Association

TODD is the Worst: More Problems with Oklahoma Transfer-on-Death Deeds, Oklahoma City

June 9, 2023

Oklahoma City Real Property Lawyers Association

Attorney at Law

Oklahoma Bar Association

2016

Q. In Oklahoma probate, can i withdraw a creditor claim? My lawyer filed & approved it, but it's not legit! Can i withdraw

June 26, 2023

A: If a creditor's claim is not denied within 30 days after being presented, the claim is deemed denied pursuant to 58 O.S. § 337 even if your attorney did not file an affirmative denial. However, if the claim was not affirmatively denied, the creditor can file suit on their claim until the Final Account is filed.