The State Bar Association of North Dakota Fall 2015 Gavel Magazine | Page 27

Johnson graciously responded to my questions about her involvement in the ABA and the Center for Professional Responsibility. Q: What (or who) got you involved in the ABA? Kara Johnson: When the Young Lawyers Section of SBAND was reestablished, the Section was looking for someone to fill the role of the ABA Young Lawyers Division District Representative.  The role is a shared position that rotates between being held by North Dakota and South Dakota.  I was asked to fill that position because I was one of the only North Dakota young lawyers who had attended an ABA meeting.  The District Representative position within the Young Lawyers Division was the starting point for my continued activity within the ABA. Q: What is H[