Florida Bar Podcast host Adriana Linares interviews attorney Renee Thompson at the 2015 Winter Meeting of The Florida Bar. Thompson explains how to become a member of a Bar committee, why a lawyer should come to the meetings, and the benefits of getting involved in leadership. She also discusses the future of the Practice Resource Institute and how it will help solo and small firm attorneys. Renee Thompson is a civil litigator at Mateer Harbert law firm in Ocala, Florida. She serves as the fifth Circuit representative on the Florida Bar Board of Governors, chairs the Florida Bar’s Leadership Academy, and serves on the Special Committee on Technology and the Board of Governors Vision 2016 Technology Committee.