State bar recognizes Washington lawyer
The Pennsylvania Bar Association Conference of County Bar Leaders recently honored David S. Posner of Washington with its 2017 Gilbert Nurick Award for his commitment to the Pennsylvania and Washington County Bar associations.
The award was presented during the 51st annual Seminar of the Conference of County Bar Leaders in State College. It is named for the late Harrisburg lawyer who served as Pennsylvania Bar Association president, and is presented to a member of the PBA who exhibits dedication and service to the leadership and promotion of the organized bar and its activities.
In his more than 45 years of serving the bar, Posner has held several leadership positions at the Washington County Bar Association, including president, Professionalism/Ethics committee chairman and Conservatorship committee chairman. Posner also conducted numerous seminars, at both the local and state levels, to educate lawyers on the disciplinary process and the Rules of Professional Conduct.
In addition, he rewrote the association’s bylaws with respect to standing committees, helping to create a much more effective and member-responsive committee structure.
Posner is a former member of the PBA House of Delegates and is a member of the Solo and Small Firm Practice Section Council and the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section. He also is a member of the Pennsylvania Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Account Board and the Pennsylvania Council of Trial Court Administrators, where he served as president from 1975-76.
Posner received a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Pittsburgh and a B.S.E.E. from Carnegie Mellon University.