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Former AARP executive takes over National Bar Association

For J. Robert Carr, new executive director of the National Bar Association, taking his current position was an adjustment in scale. “I worked at AARP, which has 37 million people. I worked at SHRM, which has over 250,000 members. And then I came to this organization here, [with] maybe 20,000 members,” Carr said in a recent interview at his downtown D.C. office. “You think in your mind, am I headed in the right direction?” The group’s deep sense of mission, however, convinced Carr that he made the right career move. NBA bills itself as the oldest and largest association for African-American lawyers and judges. Members have played pivotal roles in American legal and… Read More