John Christopher Clark is a founding attorney at Clark & Smith, a leading personal injury law firm in Macon, Georgia. Dedicated to seeking justice for the injured, he works to hold commercial trucking companies, nursing homes, insurance companies and other responsible parties accountable for their negligence.

Mr. Clark has received an AV* rating from Martindale-Hubbell. Further, he received "Best Lawyers in America" designation in 2009, 2010 and 2011 and is listed as one of the "Best Lawyers in America" in the field of personal injury. He has been chosen for inclusion in the Georgia Super Lawyers listing each year since 2007. In September 2009, the Atlanta Business Chronicle named him as one of "The 100 Most Influential Individuals Who Help Shape & Guide Atlanta's Legal Industries."

Mr. Clark has served as president of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, president of the Macon Bar Association and president of the Middle Georgia Trial Lawyers Association. He is a Governor on the State Bar of Georgia. Further, he is a member of the American Associate of Justice, the American Board of Trial Advocates, the American and Federal Bar Associations, the State Bar of Georgia - Macon, Georgia Bar and the Executive Committee of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association.

Chris is a master in the William A. Bootle Inn of Court, an organization of esteemed lawyers in the Macon area. Further, he has been an adjunct professor at Mercer Law School for 11 years, teaching Advanced Legal Writing / Trial practice to third-year students.

_{* AV Preeminent and BV Distinguished are certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell ratings fall into two categories: legal ability and general ethical standards.}