Katie
Johnson
is
stepping
down
from
her
role
as
chief
legal
officer
for
the


National
Association
of
Realtors.
CEO

Nykia
Wright
informed
NAR
members
of
the
news
in
an
email
sent
Tuesday
and
obtained
by

HousingWire. 

Johnson,
who
has
spent
17
years
at
the
trade
association,
has
also
been
serving
as
NAR’s

chief
membership
experience
officer.
Her
last
day
will
be
Oct.
4.

“In
her
nearly
two
decade
at
the
association,
Katie
has
been
steadfast
in
her
commitment
to
fulfilling
NAR’s
mission
to
expanding
access
to
homeownership
to
all
Americans.
We
are
grateful
for
her
service
and
her
many
contributions
over
the
years,”
Wright
wrote
in
her
email.

According
to
Wright’s
email,
members
can
direct
their
legal
questions
and
concerns
to
NAR
general
counsel
Lesley
Muchow
and
their
member
experience
concerns
to
Kate
Moore.
The
trade
group
said
that
its
immediate
focus
is
to
“develop
a
comprehensive
strategy
for
its
approach
to
all

existing
litigation
and
begin
an
assessment
of
any
additional
risk
the
association
has
based
on

current
policies
and
rules.” 

In
the
email,
NAR
said
it
will
be
hiring
additional
outside
counsel
this
week,
who
will
have
a
sole
focus
on
risk
assessment. 

A
NAR
spokesperson
wrote
in
an
email
that
the
trade
group
is
grateful
for
Johnson’s
service
which
began
in
2007.

“As
we
make
this
transition,
our
priority
is
ensuring
business
continuity
and
remaining
laser
focused
on
shepherding
NAR
through
this
time
of
significant
industry
change,”
the
spokesperson
wrote.

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